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From: Verena Lenes
Date: Mar 16, 2023 2:50AM

Hi Jim,

if there is text in the app that is underlined and is a link and there is also
text that is underlined that is not a link, then I fail this under 3.2.4
Consistent Identification.

As others mentioned: it's confusing and inconsistent to use underlines for both
links and emphasis. I'd be tempted to fail it even if the app doesn't have
underlined links, but so far I've only come across this on web pages which also
underline links.

Kind regards,
Verena

> ----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
>> Von: "Jim Homme" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> An: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. März 2023 20:31:20
>> Betreff: [WebAIM] Text That Looks Like A Link
>
>> Hi,
>> Inside an app I'm testing with a sighted partner is a piece of text that looks
>> like a web link, but is blue and underlined text. Would this fail for Structure
>> and Relationships? My co-worker clicked on it because it tricked them.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim
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