Re: Do you set a lang attribute for URLs?

Cat,

As a speaker of foreign languages myself, I can say that the 
bastardization of the world's languages into English is well under way, 
and the speakers of those languages no longer try to stop the English 
onslaught.  When a foreign writer uses an English word like "weekend", 
it is with the conviction that the foreign reader will understand the 
word whether that reader is disabled or not.  Even better, a screen 
reader setting will often present the word as used in that language, for 
example, wi-fi is pronounced wee-fee in German, just what the German 
listener needs.

I say we go with the author's assumption the same as if they use a 
cryptic English word the reader may not understand.

Cheers,
Peter Shikli
Access2online Inc.
29030 SW Town Center Loop East
Suite 202-187
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-570-6831 - pshikli@access2online.com
Cell: 949-677-3705
FAX: 503-582-8337
www.access2online.com
Prison inmates helping the internet become accessible


Catherine Ailanjian wrote on 7/16/2020 12:54 PM:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I would appreciate your opinions on whether to set a lang attribute 
> for URLs that have English words in them (like “support” or “shop” or 
> “warranty”) for web page content that has been translated into another 
> language.  What do you think would be most helpful for users of 
> assistive technology who are reading the web page in a language other 
> than English?  WCAG 2.1 SC 3.1.2 doesn’t mention URLs.
>
> Cat Ailanjian
>
> Web QA Engineer
>