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Re: Where does invisible link text fail WCAG2?

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Jul 20, 2015 10:18AM

Lynn Holdsworth wrote:

> Where (if at all) does this one fail WCAG2? Feels like it should be an
> info and relationships or a labels issue, but I can'tfind a specific
> criterion to fail it under.

These types of statements always cause me concern. If you can't find a
WCAG failure would it not be documented as an issue? It's clearly an
accessibility and usability issue and should be noted as such even if
it isn't a WCAG failure.

Remember that WCAG only deals with accessibility for users with
disabilities - if something's inaccessible to nearly everyone (as is
the case with invisible link text), then it's not a WCAG failure. This
is why things like white text on a white background (at Level A), 1
pixel sized text, entirely ambiguous link text (such as "here"), etc.
are not WCAG failures, even though they are all significant
accessibility and usability issues.

Jared