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Re: Links open in new tab or window in LMS

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From: glen walker
Date: Oct 5, 2018 4:43PM

No, it's just a usability issue. All users have the same experience (they
don't know the link will open in a new window).

There's nothing for you to fix from an accessibility perspective.

On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 4:07 PM Krista Greear <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Let's say that the LMS does NOT have any type of visual cue about how the
> link is going to interact. So it's a usability and an accessibility issue
> (does not tell the AT user what's happening).
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