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Re: Links that open new windows and/or go off site

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Mar 18, 2022 1:11PM

The closest you get in WCAG is SC 3.2.5 - change on request, which is level AAA.
If you plan to meet that in full, not only do you have to warn the
user, you also have to let the user change that setting (i.e. user has
the choice to open the link in the same window), but you typically
have a lot of leeway adopting level AAA guidance.


On 3/18/22, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> No, because the change of context is not caused by changing the setting of a
> user interface component. It is caused by clicking a link.
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> Steve
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