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From: Jonathan C. Cohn
Date: Dec 3, 2016 8:37PM

When using the title attribute most screen reader browser combinations speak title and screen text when tabbing between links but not when using screen reader navigation.

Is there a disadvantage to aria labels in text links?

Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn

> On Dec 2, 2016, at 3:28 AM, Julie Chan Watson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hi
> I read a great article about the use of the title attribute on links, and how screen readers handle them.
> Advice was to not use them as they are not read out by screen readers, unless there is no link text at all.
> Recommendation was to add all the text you need as the link text, and put <span> around the screen reader specific bits. and hide from other users with css.
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> https://silktide.com/i-thought-title-text-improved-accessibility-i-was-wrong/ <https://silktide.com/i-thought-title-text-improved-accessibility-i-was-wrong/>
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> Julie Chan Watson
> Web Developer
> Corporate Information & Computing Services (CiCS)
> The University of Sheffield
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>>> On 30 Nov 2016, at 19:46, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>>> That's correct. SC 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) does not require the link text itself to determine its purpose.
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>> The thinking behind this was that a screen reader user could keep their focus on the link and use other common screen reader commands to access other contextual information. For example, screen readers often provide commands to read the header, sentence, paragraph, and list item without requiring the user to move focus.
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>> As for the links list -- I'd consider that a feature request to screen reader vendors. As far as I know even if title is used JAWS will only display the title in the list of links if there isn't link text there already. Aria-label should work.
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