RE: links in aria-describedby

Angela,

Also note that if that link text is announced via an aria-decribedby it may not announce its role of “link” until it gets keyboard focus. Sometimes, screen readers do not read that role until actual focus on the element in this case the link text.

That also may help you.

Alan Smith

From: Davis, Angela (ITS)
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 2:53 PM
To: ALAN SMITH; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: links in aria-describedby

Yes that is correct.  Thanks for your help!

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Subject: RE: links in aria-describedby

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Angela,

This is getting a little clearer.

It sounds like you are saying that the part of the sentence that is text under the image is announcing only the non-link text. The text that is the link is not announcing.

Is that correct?

I would say it is a violation of 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (which is a good catch all at times. Even labeling issues that are thought to be under 3.3.2 at times are actually 1.3.1’s).

Please read up on 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.
This typically applies to main menus that do not announce that they have sub-menus or expand and collapse elements that do not announce that they do so or if they are collapsed or expanded.

Hope that help.s



Alan Smith

From: Davis, Angela (ITS)
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:58 PM
To: ALAN SMITH; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: links in aria-describedby

Sure.  I have a check box. When clicked it shows an image. The image has text under it that is also in an aria-describedby. The text contains a link. When the check box receives focus the screen reader does not tell me the text has a link in it. It reads the whole caption as plain text which is what it should do. My question is what wcag 2.0 standard would be violated if a user is not told a link is present?

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Angela,

Your question does not make sense. Can you be more specific and give a code example?


Alan Smith

From: Davis, Angela (ITS)
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:10 PM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: links in aria-describedby

Hi,

If a link is in an aria-describedby what wcag 2.0 guide line would be violated? I’m thinking it would violate 4.1.2
Name, Role, Value Level A but I want to be sure.


Thank you,



Angela Davis
Information Technology Specialist 2
NYS Office of Information Technology Services
Citizen Services Cluster | Application Systems Engineering