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To create a better experience for users, write meaningful link text that indicates the link's destination and/or provides a description of the content being linked to. | To create a better experience for users, write meaningful link text that indicates the link's destination and/or provides a description of the content being linked to. | ||
− | '''i.e. | + | '''i.e. If you were to just see the link, would you know the web page it connects to?''' |
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*[[Optical_Character_Recognition|Optical Character Recognition]] | *[[Optical_Character_Recognition|Optical Character Recognition]] | ||
====Canvas Accessiblility Checklist==== | ====Canvas Accessiblility Checklist==== | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Accessibility_Checklist|Accessibility Checklist]] |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Utilizing_Headings|Utilizing Headings ]] |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Inadequate_Color_Contrast|Inadequate Color Contrast]] |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Utilizing_Descriptive_Text|Utilizing Descriptive Text]] |
*[[Proper_List_Format| Proper List Format]] | *[[Proper_List_Format| Proper List Format]] | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Alt_Text_and_Captioning|Alt Text and Captioning ]] |
*[[Accessible_Video|Accessible Video]] | *[[Accessible_Video|Accessible Video]] | ||
*[[Create_an_Accessible_PDF|Create an Accessible PDF]] | *[[Create_an_Accessible_PDF|Create an Accessible PDF]] |
Revision as of 13:47, 15 November 2017
How to write meaningful descriptive text.
To create a better experience for users, write meaningful link text that indicates the link's destination and/or provides a description of the content being linked to.
i.e. If you were to just see the link, would you know the web page it connects to?
For Example:
Accessibility Checklist by UW versus http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/checklist/.
Descriptive text for embedded videos
INCORRECT: A YouTube link that does not utilize descriptive text will appear like this on the page:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFjMY9weYRA
CORRECT: A YouTube link that does utilize descriptive text that will display like this on the page:
The Evergreen State College celebrates the Class of 2017