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From: Detlev Fischer
Date: Jun 5, 2018 4:00AM

You all know these: Links including both heading and a longish teaser
text. When focused with a screeenreader, the whole text gets read out,
the role (this is a link) comes right at the end. I wonder what people
recommend as best practice here, accessibility-wise:

1. not include the teaser text in link, just link the heading (this
decreases click / tab area and focus for sighted users)

2. trigger the (redundant) click tab on the teaser text via some script
so SR users get a short link followed by text?

3. leave as is, but use aria-label to supply a short link text alternative?

4. accept as-is, working on the assumption that SDR users are by now
familiar with those constructs and can manage just fine?

5. anything else?

Detlev



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