WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: underline on links, from the blind's perspective

for

From: Stella Mudd
Date: May 23, 2012 10:08PM

Julius,

> Generally, it is a good accessibility practice to
> have an underline on each link.

I think you'll find arguments on both sides, but I have never felt an
underline is necessary. Bottom line for me is whether a link can be
discernible, which has never necessitated an underline. I would argue good
usability no longer requires an underline.

Arguments?

- Stella

On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Julius Charles Serrano wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> Generally, it is a good accessibility practice to have an underline on
> each link.
>
> Regarding this matter, I wanna ask, particularly the accessibility
> advocates here who are blind, is there a way to verify (non-visually)
> that the links on a page are indeed underlined?
>
> I think for sighted accessibility advocates, this is not a problem. I
> just wanna know if there is a way for blind advocates to verify that
> links are underlined. Perhaps we can do this by looking at the code? Any
> ideas?
>
> I think being able to verify this is necessary because sometimes web
> developers tend to remove the underlines for whatever reason.
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Julius
>
>
>
> --
> Julius Charles Serrano
> Accessibility Specialist
> Catalyst IT Ltd
> http://www.catalyst.net.nz
> Mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> <javascript:;>
> Phone: +64 (4) 803-2436
>
> > > >