- From: Cindy King <cindy.king@gallaudet.edu>
- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 05:58:26 -0400
- To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- CC: Matt May <mcmay@w3.org>, Lynn Alford <lynn.alford@jcu.edu.au>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
The best rationale for not using "click here"--that authors will accept--is that, when the page is printed and carried off to a non-web location, "click here" isn't sufficient for the person to use. Many people still print pages as a way to have the info off-line. Many authors still shrug off "disability access," but will avoid "click here" if they realize off-line users don't have the info they need. I use a standard format of: To do X, go to URL. To change your password, go to http://academic.gallaudet.edu/changepassword. For instructions, go to http://library.gallaudet.edu. Using a standard format for the sentences and putting the purpose first also helps people when reading tech info. Hope this helps. -- Cynthia M. King, Ph.D. (Cindy) Executive Director, Academic Technology Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002-3695 mailto:cindy.king@gallaudet.edu http://acadtech.gallaudet.edu (Dept Web Site) http://courses.gallaudet.edu (Gallaudet Online Course Directory) http://my.gallaudet.edu (Gallaudet Personalized Web Portal) 202-651-5865 Voice; 202-651-5494 TTY; 202-651-5720 FAX Kynn Bartlett wrote: > At 8:29 AM -0700 8/9/02, Matt May wrote: > >Another point: some people don't "click," because they don't use a mouse. > >They may type, or speak, or use a switch, or tap a screen. > > Click is slang for "follow this link." There has never in the history > of Web access been a single person who knows how to operate a Web > browser by typing, speaking, using a switch, or tapping a screen, who > has been completely stymied by the concept "click here" and been unable > to use the link. > > Blind people don't go "click here? but i don't use a mouse! AUGH I CAN'T > ACCESS THIS SITE!" and run screaming from their computers. Everyone knows > what "click" means. It means "follow this link." > > --Kynn > > -- > Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com > Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain http://idyllmtn.com > Next Book: Teach Yourself CSS in 24 http://cssin24hours.com > Kynn on Web Accessibility ->> http://kynn.com/+sitepoint
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