Links

Overview

Links must meet several criteria in order to be accessible.

• All links must contain either text or an image with alt text.
• Link text needs to be uniquely identifiable within the page.
• The link text should be descriptive of its target location.
• The link text should not be too long.
• When possible and appropriate, don’t make the target URL the actual hyperlink text.
• Do not remove the underline from links except in cases like menus.
• Links should notify the user if they are going to open in a new window.