WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

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

for

From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Aug 17, 2021 8:56PM

It's 2 failures.
1.4.1 - using color alone as information
1.3.1 - not providing a text or programmatic equivalent for visual information.

I would fix it by:
* Adding icons to indicate completed, current and not done (in
addition to color)
* Adding alt text="completed" to done icons, aria-current="true" to
current step, it can be aruged that "not done" doesn't need any text
alternative.


On 8/17/21, Max ability < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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
>> >> >