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Re: text in addition to arrows for flashcard navigation?

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From: Steve Green
Date: Aug 30, 2022 2:04PM

You don't need text for WCAG conformance, but I would recommend it for usability.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Mike Warner
Sent: 30 August 2022 21:00
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Subject: [WebAIM] text in addition to arrows for flashcard navigation?

Hi all,

we have a flashcard feature that works great and passed the accessibility audit from a very well-known organization. As it currently is, there are three columns of divs. The first column is the navigation for the previous card and contains an arrow icon link (with appropriate alt
text) and a corresponding text link that says "Previous Card." The middle column is the card, and the right column is the navigation for the next slide, with the icon and text as previously described. Since the arrow icons have alt text, do we need the text in addition to the icons? It seems like the text is not needed, but I wanted to run it by this list before making a change to accommodate a learner.

Thanks,
Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning