Issue
Link text that doesn’t give the user any information about where the link goes, such as here or click here is meaningless when read out of context. Same goes for linking a page url or a file url. (ie: https://accessibility.engin.umich.edu/post.php?post=272).
Who’s affected
Screen reader users who ask the screen reader to read all the links on a page, also non-disabled users who are scanning the page.
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
WCAG standard
Guideline 2.4.4: Link Purpose (in 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)
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