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Re: WCAG 2.1 2.5.3 Label in name

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From: Steve Green
Date: Oct 1, 2019 8:16AM

You can still use that technique as long as the visible label is an exact substring of the accessible name as computed by the accessible name computation algorithm.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


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Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.1 2.5.3 Label in name

Hello-

Our organization has used hidden text to expand links that need more context than what is displayed visually.

For example, where multiple "learn more" links appear on a page we will expand them- the visual is "learn more" but we make them unique and meaningful by adding "about (subject)" with hidden text. Or if an image button is used the ALT text is expanded "ALT="learn more about (subject)"

Under WCAG 2.1 2.5.3 "Label in Name" is this technique no longer acceptable? Due to the need to identify links with voice dictation, must the full link text now appear visually? The extra space needed to expand all links visually is a design constraint that we would like to avoid if possible.

thanks

Jon