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Re: Links open in new tab or window in LMS

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From: Joe Humbert
Date: Oct 5, 2018 7:56AM

Hi Krista,

I think it really depends on how the "opens in a new window" information is conveyed to all users. If there is no indication to a sighted user, I think you have to answer your questions from a usability perspective instead of an accessibility one.

Users can control this using browser settings (at least in Firefox for sure, ref: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow, http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction)

I'm not sure you are going to get a consensus here, but I maybe wrong. 😊

Joe Humbert
I do somethings in the accessibility field