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From: Angela French
Date: Wed, Nov 02 2011 5:48PM
Subject: practical usability of this accessible page content
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Hello,
I am wondering about editing down the link labels found on this page: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/_f-salariesNEW.aspx . As you can see, they are quite redundant, as they restate, in part, what is in the heading that precedes them. However, if a screen reader user is in links mode they might appreciate the extra wording, to give them context - at least until they've heard a few of them! I suppose for purposes of SEO it is better to have the link labels all spelled out .
I would appreciate hearing opinions on this. Thank you.
Angela French
Internet Specialist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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From: Jared Smith
Date: Wed, Nov 02 2011 6:42PM
Subject: Re: practical usability of this accessible page content
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This is a case where the repetition in the links is probably more of a
burden than forcing the user to read the previous heading.
How about a data table? The table caption would be "CTC Faculty Salary
Reports". Column headers would be "Full Time, By Quarter", "Full Time,
Alphabetically", and "Part Time". Row headers would be the fiscal
years. Each data cell could simply display the PDF icon (probably with
alt of "Download PDF") because the row headers would present
everything necessary. This would be much more concise and easier for
everyone.
Jared