WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

RE: Duplicate links...

for

From: Moore, Michael
Date: Jun 8, 2006 12:00PM

Stephanie Sullivan:

"It was indeed the link I showed him with the differing link text
pointing to the same URL. This is completely illogical to me as there
are many cases where you would have valid reasons for having differing
link text...

I must agree with Andrew, I really don't think the converse is implied
in the guideline ...

As an FYI, this user was validating his work at Cynthia says..."

Mike:

If memory serves, Bobby (WebXM) Cynthia Says and Lift will all flag this
situation as an error. This is why blind adherence to the results of
automated testing tools is never advisable. It is much more important
to understand the reasoning behind the guidelines and the implications
of our coding decisions. I stand by my assertion that this situation is
a judgment call. Different text can be helpful to some users but does
raise a minor concern in a screen reader link list.

Mike