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From: Metzessible
Date: Dec 16, 2022 11:47PM

Hi Barry,

To clarify Jared's points, there is no accessibility requirement that
exists, unless your organization follows a standard for PDF accessibility.
If your organization follows WCAG 2.x or Section 508, then a mere tagged
PDF directing users to somewhere else (in document or externally) is fine
as long as you have a <Link> tag with the link text and a LINK-OBJR tag.

If, like many others, your organization has adopted PDF/UA, a bit more work
has to happen. Links are inline, so they go inside a block level element
(Paragraph and Heading tags). If they go to an external resource, then the
following tag structure should be fine:

<P>
<Link> Go here
LINK_OBJR

If the link goes to a location inside the document it references (like a
footnote, or continuation), it should contain a Reference tag:

<P>
<Reference>
<Link> See Page xx
LINK _OBJR

But this is only if your organization follows PDF/UA. ISO 14289 (PDF U/A)
confirms conformance to a standard that is used when you want to ensure
what you're providing is a PDF that meets the standards for a specific
specification. Technically, there are no accessibility requirements unless
you explicitly state which standard you're following.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:04 AM Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> *All* links go to the same page or an external page. There is no need to
> inform users of this. And there is no accessibility requirement that screen
> reader users be informed that a link takes the user somewhere – that's what
> links do.
>
> Jared
> > > > >