Section 508 and Links
May 31st, 2002Peter Merholz has a thing or two to say about decentralized organizations unifying their online presence. Makes me tired to even think about it.
Accessibility Tip:
I’ve been doing Section 508 research,
and testing each new lesson on the NYPL site. The flavor of this month has to
do with links and screen readers. Some screen readers have an option to read only
the links on a given page. It is important to select meaningful words to use as
the link. Here is an unkind way to set it up for screen readers:
- Visit this site to see panthers in their natural habitat.
- Visit this page to read about a panther’s diet.
- Read about how panthers mate.
A screen reader set to read links only will read, "visit this site, visit this page, read about."
Here is the kind way to provide the screen reader with meaningful links.
- Visit this site to see panthers in their natural habitat.
- Visit this page to read about a panther’s diet.
- Read about how panthers mate.