screen reader links video transcript

When using hyperlinks, make them clear in their description. in this document you can see a number of links in the common 'click here' style. All are valid links and most people accessing the document will understand what they are and what they do, and a screen reader user is able to 'tab' from link to link down a page.

However, in this instance, doing so will mean being presented with something that sounds like this... [screen reader voice] "Link click here", "here", "click here", "more, "click here".

Further down in the document we have a list of links that have been copied and pasted from a browser. This is how they sound with a screen reader [screen reader reads out hyperlinks verbatim]. The best way to present links is within the content itself and make them descriptive.

So here you can see three examples of links that have been described and embedded within text, and this is how they sound with a screen reader: [screen reader voice] "Link accessibility guidelines", "W3C Mobile Best Practices", "BBC's Mobile Accessibility Guidelines". So, if you are presented with the list, you know what each link is and where it's likely to take you.

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