RE: Link separation (not to be deprecated!!!!)

Whether it is deprecated or not, it is clearly a browser etc. [see note 1 
on UAAG] issue to be able to distinguish between adjacent links, whether 
there is a printable or non-printable text in between or not.  I for one 
am tired of hearing link, bar, link,  bar, link, etc.

This is another example of where the essential components of Web 
accessibility include a lot more than just the content being coded 
correctly.  To understand more about the essential components of Web 
accessibility, please read http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/components

Note 1 UAAG 1.0  (User Agent (a.k.a. browsers, etc.) Accessibility 
Guidelines: Allow user control of rendering 
http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/guidelines.html#gl-user-control-styles

Regards,
Phill Jenkins