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Posted on April 6, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by amycarss

Issue

You never know how other people are going to approach your content. Some use shortcuts that provide a list of all the links on the page, so it’s important that your links make sense, even when they’re out of context.


What to do

Write link text that describes the destination or purpose of the link. (ie. “Please take our admissions survey” (link is just for demo purposes, does not go to a survey).

DO

  • If you know their name, go to MCommunity
  • If you know their department: Go to the department website and visit the People section to find them.
  • If you know what office they’re in: Try the Engineering phone list.
  • If you’re still not sure: Check the Engineering org chart on the University’s SPG site.

DON’T

  • To go to MCommunity, click here
  • To go to a list of Department websites, click here.
  • To go to the Engineering phone list, click here.
  • To go to the Engineering Org Chart, go to https://spg.umich.edu/org-charts/210000

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Who’s affected

People who:

  • Are blind/have visual processing difficulties
  • Non-disabled users scanning a page

WCAG standard

  • Guideline 2.4.4: Link Purpose (in Context)

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+1 (734) 647-7000

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