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Re: [EXT]Requirement Or Nice To Have: When Links Leave A Site

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From: Max ability
Date: Aug 17, 2021 7:52PM

Yes Summit, Primarily its a failure of 1.4.1 Use of color.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 10:50 AM Sumit Patel < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> If visual indication to indicate link will open in new page or PDF is
> not conveyed to screen reader users, falls into 1.1.1,
> Which SCs following violations will fall into?
> 1. Blue or Red color for a link has used to indicate this page is
> selected (current page)
>
> 2. We have 3 buttons. "Details", "Review" and "Payment"
> It is 3 steps. First user has to provide details, then review it and
> at last do payment.
> If user is in "Review" page,
> "Details" button will be in blue color(completed)
> "Review" button will be in white color(current page)
> "Payment" will be in grey colore (disabled state)
> screen reader will not read these states.
> I was thinking 1.4.1 and failing it under this SC. Am I doing right?
> If not, Please correct me
> Waiting for answers.....
>
> Regards,
> Sumit.
>
> On 10/08/2021, Max ability < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Agree with Jared. If the link navigates to an external website, opens in
> a
> > new browser window or links to a different format is not necessarily
> > mentioned to screen reader user as per WCAG requirement. This will
> > definitely enhance the user experience.
> > However, if the same information is available to someone who can see but
> > not available to screen reader it violates WCAG as Birkir mentioned.
> >
> > Regards
> > Rakesh
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 4:26 PM Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
> > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> >> If there is no visual indication of links that open in a new window,
> >> open a PDF file, or leave the site, WCAG does not require it.
> >> The closest it comes is WCAG 3.2.5 (which is a level AAA requirement,
> >> and thus considered best practice).
> >> If, however, there is a visual indication (icons or formatting)
> >> identifying links that do anything special, then WCAG SC 1.1.1 kicks
> >> in and requires that there is text or programmatic equivalent info
> >> available.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/10/21, Geetha Shamanna < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >> > I have come across web sites where links that point to external pages
> >> > are
> >> > simply labelled 'opens in a new window'. Does that violate 2.4.4?
> >> >
> >> > Geetha
> >> >