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Re: WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same name accessible

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From: Don Mauck
Date: Nov 19, 2014 10:59AM

I agree, it certainly seems that in this case buttons should be treated the same way links are. Is this an oversight from the WC3?

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From: Paul Adam [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same name accessible

So it's ok if I have 10 buttons on the page that all say "Delete"? But not ok if I have 10 "read more" links?

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On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>> 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.
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> 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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>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Wloch, Rob
>> Sent: 19 November 2014 16:05
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>> Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same name
>> accessible
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>> 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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