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Re: Icon instead of text > open in new window

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From: Angela French
Date: May 8, 2017 9:41AM

Jonathan,
When one looks at a General Technique page, how does one tell which level of conformance it applies to?

Angela French

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jonathan Avila
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 4:23 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Icon instead of text > open in new window

> WCAG states that if a new window is opened advanced warning should be
> given to users

Actually this is not required for A/AA conformance. It would be advisory at that level and generally be required at AAA.


Jonathan

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> On May 8, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Fernand van Olphen < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> WCAG states that if a new window is opened advanced warning should be
> given to users