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Re: WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same nameaccessible

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Nov 19, 2014 10:45AM

> Isn't preceding heading no longer allowed for link purpose determination? Link purpose, button purpose same thing right?

Yes, that is my understanding but it was also my understanding that SC 2.4.4 did not apply to buttons.

Jonathan

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Isn't preceding heading no longer allowed for link purpose determination? Link purpose, button purpose same thing right?

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> On Nov 19, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bim Egan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> In my view the situation you've described would mean that the buttons were
> accessible under WCAG2. This is because there's a heading structure that
> gives context for each of the same-name buttons. The purpose of the
> button is programmatically determinable. Unfortunately, in some
> screen readers this might mean that audible output includes the page
> title as well as the preceding heading, but the context is there, so you've done your job.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Bim
>
>
>
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> Sent: 19 November 2014 16:05
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> Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same name
> accessible
>
> Hi all,
>
> I haven't been able to find an answer to this in the WCAG 2.0 so I
> thought I'd ask in this forum for your opinions. Is it allowed to have
> multiple buttons with the same name on a webpage? I'm wondering if
> it's similar to the guidelines for links where screen readers would
> see a list of links with multiple "click here" which isn't good.
>
> For example, something like below where the text between the square
> brackets represents the button names:
>
> H2 Blah blah blah
> [start]
>
> H2 Blah blah blah
> [modify] [stop]
>
> H2 Blah blah blah
> [modify] [stop]
>
> Thanks, Rob.
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