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Re: "Read more" links in WordPress

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Apr 19, 2013 9:51AM

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Whitney Quesenbery wrote:

> In context, the link is a continuation of the text that was just read,
> allowing you to continue reading from the same place, rather than moving on
> to a different topic.

I don't think there would be much difference in this interaction
between sighted and screen reader users.

> It's when repeated links are seen out of context, in
> a list of links for example, that they become problematic.

Again, I don't see how this would be much more problematic for screen
reader users navigating by links than it would be for sighted users
simply looking for clickable things in the page, which is quite common
for blog landing pages. I don't think seeing "Article title" then
"Read more" is much different than hearing it read in a link list.

It would be an issue if a screen reader user alphabetized or somehow
changed the order of the link list, but I wouldn't think this to be
common.

> A trip itinerary, for example, might have a similar
> block: identify the activity, then offer options to edit, delete, expand
> the block. Wouldn't repeating the title of the activity be annoyingly
> repetitive:

But you're suggesting that it isn't annoying repetitive to add it to a
"Read more" link? That's the problem - it seems the only solution to
the ambiguity is to add repetition. And because adding the repetition
is more work, perhaps keeping it as is is the best solution.

Jared