Re: Using the word 'below' as a visual characteristic

I guess if I were worried about it I would use following or as follows

Please consult the following list of...
Consult the guidance notes as follows...

Best Regards,
Bryan Rasmussen

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 1:23 PM Louise Lister <Louise.Lister@iop.org> wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> I hope that you are all having good weather wherever you are!
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> I’ve just been reviewing our website for over reliance on visual characteristics (shape, size, colour, position) and noticed that we use the term ‘below’ a bit.
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> “Please see below a list of …”
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> “See guidance notes below”
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> Can someone tell me if the use of the word ‘below’ equals an over reliance on ‘position’, and would fail a WCAG check? I’m hoping this is okay as there’s may not be a succinct alternative.
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> Thank you for your help!
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> Kind regards
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> Louise
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Received on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 11:38:30 UTC