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Re: Minimal style needed to make links accessible?

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From: Allison Bloodworth
Date: Aug 24, 2010 12:45PM

I think the standard for links is that a) they are a different color from the rest of the text on the page, hopefully with sufficient contract (also note that visited links should be a different color from regular links) and b) the link upon mouseover is underlined, which is an additional cue that they are clickable. The color attracts the user to inspect it further, and then if they do they are given the visual cue for a link--an underline. I definitely wouldn't underline links in text other than on mouseover because as Karen points out then you really can't underline anything else on the page.

Cheers,
Allison

On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Karlen Communications wrote:

> It would be the same for people with visual disabilities or learning
> disabilities. We would be waving our mice over content looking for "hot
> spots" we could activate. I don't really have time to do that so would not
> find any of the hoverable links.
>
> As an aside I am so used to underlined text being links that I often try to
> activate underlined text on pages or in documents where the link is not
> easily recognizable. When that fails/LOL I assume there are no links on the
> page.
>
> Cheers, Karen
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