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From: L Snider
Date: Aug 16, 2021 2:39PM

Hi Kathy,

So WAVE is telling you there are there, and yes it is annoying if you
are using a screen reader to hear, list, list, list for one item, 5
items, one item, etc. The headings are good, and they show the
section, so the multiple lists would be an annoyance. If you can
change it, great. If not, then it isn't the worst thing that could
happen (that would be no headings or wrong headings). I work with many
auditors with disabilities, and some use screen readers. They have
indicated (they are the experts, I don't use a screen reader every day
all day) that this is an annoyance, when we have come across this kind
of list, list, list...

Just my 2 Canadian cents!

Cheers

Lisa

On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 5:12 PM Kathy Szigeti
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>
> Hello,
>
> In the following question LibGuides is the content editor being used (in case any of you use it).
>
> Here is the site I am asking about and the question I am asking is illustrated under the heading "Archival (back issues and ceased publications):"
>
> https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/news/Canada
>
>
> Under the heading is an unordered list (UL) of like items but that list is composed of 2 different asset types: links and databases. Every time a different asset type is used, a new UL is created.
>
> So, for the content I am talking about, it is:
>
> For the HTML:
> Heading
> UL with 1 link asset
> UL with 5 database assets
> UL with 1 link asset
> UL with2 database assets
>
> Viewing the site:
> Heading
> Like items in a bulleted list
>
> The question: WAVE flags each of those ULs. It seems a screen reader will announce each of those UL notifications and that can't be good. Is it bad form to have all those UL notifications when by content it is really 1 unordered list? Will a screen reader announce all those notifications?
>
> I appreciate any assistance you may provide,
> Kathy
>
>
> Kathy Szigeti, BSc., MLS
> Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Research Data Management Librarian
> University of Waterloo
> Waterloo, ON, Canada
> 519.888.4567 ext. 48785
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> "There's nothing wrong with librarians." Thumps DreadfulWater
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