Re[2]: (WCAG 2.1) Do we want to replace ​"programmatically determined link context" in 2.4.4 with "Accessible Name"?

I also think the terms are too similar - but I know where David is 
coming from with this.

Thanks

Josh

------ Original Message ------
From: "Wayne Dick" <wayneedick@gmail.com>
To: "David MacDonald" <david100@sympatico.ca>
Cc: "WCAG" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Sent: 19/07/2016 17:07:07
Subject: Re: (WCAG 2.1) Do we want to replace ​"programmatically 
determined link context" in 2.4.4 with "Accessible Name"?

>I hope you don't mean the accessible name as in the accessible name 
>computation in ARIA 1.0 and 1.1.  That is out of the frying pan into 
>the fire.
>
>Wayne
>
>On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:13 AM, David MacDonald 
><david100@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>***This is proposed for version 2.1. NOT for 2.0 ***
>>
>>Do we want to consider replacing
>>​"
>>programmatically determined link context" with "Accessible name" in 
>>2.4.4.
>>
>>This will simplify the requirement, eliminate that awkward definition 
>>that few developers understood, and ensure that when screen reader 
>>users pull up a list of links on on conforming page, they will not get 
>>"learn more" etc... because screen readers provide the accessible name 
>>in the links list, not just the link text. So an aria-label or 
>>aria-labelledby will render a meaningful text in the list. 
>>AccessibleName wasn't well understood or supported back in 2006-2008.
>>
>>===Current===
>>
>>2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context): The purpose of each link can be 
>>determined from the link text alone or from the link text together 
>>with its
>>​​
>>programmatically determined link context, except where the purpose of 
>>the link would be ambiguous to users in general. (Level A)
>>
>>​=== Proposal change===
>>
>>2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context): The purpose of each link can be 
>>determined from the link text alone or Accessible Name, except where 
>>the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general. (Level 
>>A)
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>David MacDonald
>>
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