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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Apr 16, 2021 2:59PM

> Best practices for navigation description: instead of "click to the left of X..." I would tend towards using "select X under the Y heading." What are some other options?

Choose the items below or above is better than left or right -- refer to the understanding document for SC 1.3.3 (https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/content-structure-separation-understanding.html). I've still had folks raise issue with after and before - but they are sequential for most mediums.

> - Should we stop using sight-based idioms like "look" and "see"? Are those to be avoided in favor of "...find the X link after the Y heading" or "if you are searching for X, select the Y link under the Z heading...." Or is that over-thinking it?

I typically use other words like locate or refer to, etc.

> - What are recommendations on what interaction descriptor to use instead of "click?" Are "select" or "choose" good options? Any others?

"Choose" is another option

Jonathan