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Comment LC-2868 : links with different text and 2.4.4
Commenter: Sailesh Pangchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com> (archived message ) Context: Link Purpose (In Context): Understanding Success Criterion 2.4.4
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Comment :In trying to determine if links with same href but different link-text violate WCAG2 I came across this statements:
As per SC 2.4.4(A):
"Links with the same destination should have the same descriptions (per
Success Criterion 3.2.4), ..."
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However, SC 3.2.4 clarifies that not having identical text does not create a failure. So someone reading the above statement in the explanation for SC 2.4.4 will certainly conclude otherwise.
Extracts from SC 3.2.4 explanation:
While it is desirable and best practice always to be consistent within a single web page, 3.2.4 only addresses consistency within a set of web pages where something is repeated on more than one page in the set.
Also:
Note 1: Text alternatives that are "consistent" are not always "identical."
And from an example:
To meet the Success Criterion, the link text for these two links need only be consistent, not identical. But best practice is to have identical text so that when users encounter the
second one, it is clear that it goes to the same place as the first.
Proposed Change:
Suggested fix to the sentence under SC 2.4.4:
While it is a best practice for links with the same destination to have the same descriptions (per Success Criterion 3.2.4), ..."
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Resolution: Thank you for your comment. It seems that there may be a misunderstanding of the 2.4.4 understanding text. There is no requirement implied that the links _must_ have the same descriptions, just that they should.
Your point about 3.2.4 only applying to links in sets of pages is correct, so we propose modifying the sentence in 2.4.4 to:
It is a best practice for links with the same destination to have consistent descriptions (and this is a requirement per Success Criterion 3.2.4 for pages in a set). It is also a best practice for links with different purposes and destinations to have different descriptions. (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)
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Comment LC-2864 : bad link in understanding 1.3.1
Commenter: Jennifer Sutton <jsuttondc@gmail.com> (archived message ) Context: Info and Relationships: Understanding Success Criterion 1.3.1
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Comment :If you go to this Understanding page:
http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/content-structure-separation-programmatic.html
And you activate the link to Quick Tips for Accessible Headings (which is under Related Resources), you'll find that it's broken.
It's a link that goes here:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100418065544/http://www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/headings/quick-tips-for-accessible-headings/
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WG Notes: Bad link, can't locate it. Suggesting replacements.
Resolution: Thank you for the comment. As this resource seems to be unavailable we are removing it and adding replacement resources:
WebAIM: Semantic Structure http://webaim.org/techniques/semanticstructure/
Heading Tags http://accessibility.psu.edu/headingshtml
We are also updating Technique H42, which includes the same link. (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)
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