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Re: Using CSS to hide a portion of the link text

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From: Chris Hoffman
Date: Aug 4, 2009 6:30AM

Why do we (and WCAG) go out of our way to let users avoid context when
reading our pages? Is it because screen reader users can navigate by
running through a list of links? Well I (a sighted user) can do the
same thing by scanning the page, but I still need to go back and check
the context of a link before I click on it.

If we are to assume screen reader users ignore context, then we should
probably include hidden text with all pronouns to describe their (the
pronouns') referents, too.

Chris

On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:25 AM, "E.J. Zufelt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> Trying to build support for more meaningful link text in Drupal 7. To
> this end I am investigating using CSS to hide a portion of link text.
> If anyone has strong, or medium, feelings about this method I'd love
> to hear them.
>
> Also, wondering if anyone can point to examples of sites that are
> using WCAG 2.0 technique C7 - Using CSS to hide a portion of the link
> text - http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20081211/C7
>
> Thanks,
> Everett
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