- From: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:16:50 +0100
- To: "Savage, Angela (ITS)" <Angela.Savage@its.ny.gov>, "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
The advice you've read is good advice. Generally speaking links request other documents (like pages or documents to download)and buttons invoke actions (like open a disclosure or print the page). On 07/05/2020 17:02, Savage, Angela (ITS) wrote: > I was wondering what is the proper usage for a button and a link when > building an accessible application or website? > > > > I’m reading multiple articles on this topic and I read an article from > the Nielsen Norman Group on command links and they state that buttons > should not be used for navigation and that users should click a plain > link to move to another page of information. Multiple articles I have > read on using buttons and links when creating an accessible application > or page mention this too. > > > > Article: Command Links <https://www.nngroup.com/articles/command-links/> > > > > Thank you in advance, > > * * > > *Angela Savage* > > Accessibility Auditor > -- Director @TetraLogical
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