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Re: Adding ARIA tag to "Click here" links?

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From: cb
Date: Dec 12, 2017 4:39PM

I would hesitate to do something that would make the aria-label or
aria-labeledby content significantly different from the visible content. If
you're using a combination magnifier/screenreader (such as for low vision),
or highlighter/screenreader (such as for certain cognitive disabilities) it
could be confusing to have what's read out loud for a link not match what
you can see.

Caroline

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Henry, Michael (IntelliDyne) <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> As for which aria attr to use, it looks like "aria-labelledby" fits my
> situation best. It applies when there is an existing visible text node to
> refer to, versus aria-label, which would apply when a label or description
> of some sort needs to be added.
> Taken from this reference (https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/
> wiki/Using_aria-labelledby_for_link_purpose):
>
>
>
> With the aria-labelledby attribute, authors can use a visible text element
> on the page as a label for a focusable element (a form control or a link).
> For example, a "read more..." link could be associated with the text of the
> heading of the preceding section to make the purpose of the link unambiguous
>
>
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> Tim Harshbarger < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:43:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Adding ARIA tag to "Click here" links?
>
> The other option would be to use aria-describedby on the link instead of
> using the aria-labelledby attribute.
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