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From: Renato Iwashima
Date: Jan 8, 2018 2:11PM

I thought about adding role="button" since it does visually look like a
button, but then someone mentioned to me that a button activates with space
bar while a link does not. If I add a role="button", would I have to
implement some javascript to handle space bar?


On Jan 8, 2018 12:46 PM, "JP Jamous" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

In addition, I have found it to be an excellent UX design practice to use
role="button" if the link is styled as a button visually. I cannot count
the many times I would be interacting with a sighted user and state, "Click
on the whatever link." The user would always say, "I don't see a link,
rather a button." In some situations, it can be quite confusing.

I know this does not fall under WCAG, but I find it a best user experience
for users across the board.