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Link Rule Details
Link Rule 1: Link text must/should be consistent
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Definition
| Links with the same HREF must/should have the same link text
| yes
|
| Summary
| Link text must/should be consistent
| yes
|
| Purpose
|
- Consistency of link text makes interaction with web pages more predictable
| yes
|
| Rule ID
| LINK_1
| yes
|
| NLS Rule ID
| Link Rule 1
| yes
|
| Techniques
|
- Use the same text for links that point to the same URL
- Make sure the link text accurately describes the target of the link
| yes
|
| Manual Checks
| none
| yes
|
| Scope
| Element
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Primary
| 2.4.4
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Related
|
| yes
|
| Language Dependency
| empty string
| yes
|
| Rule Category
| Link
| yes
|
| Target Resources
|
| yes
|
| Target Resources Description
| A and AREA elements and elements with ROLE="LINK"
| yes
|
| Resource Properties
|
- accessible_name
- accessible_name_source
- href
| yes
|
Link Rule 1: Rule Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| All Pass: Singular
| Only one A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element on the page so no test to perform on consistent naming of links that share the same HREF value
| yes
|
| All Pass: Plural
| All %N_P A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements have consistent accessible names for links that share the same HREF value
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Plural
| empty string
| yes
|
| Some Fail
| %N_F out of %N_T A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have consistent accessible names for links that share the same HREF value
| yes
|
| All Fail: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| All Fail: Plural
| All %N_F A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have consistent accessible names for links that share the same HREF value
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Plural
| add ARIA-DESCRIBEDBY attribute to the %N_F A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements to provide additional text context to make the accessible names unique
| yes
|
| Not Applicable
| No A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements on page share the same accessible name
| yes
|
Link Rule 1: Node Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Pass 1
| %1 element has unique HREF value on the page
| yes
|
| Pass 2
| %1 element has the same accessible name as the %2 links it shares the same HREF with
| yes
|
| Pass 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 1
| Verify the %1 element has the an accessible name that makes sense to users, since the link shares the same HREF has a different accessible name
| yes
|
| Manual Check 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 1
| Change the text content of the %1 element to make it the same as other %2 links that share the same HREF value
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Hidden (i.e. thru css)
| %1 element is hidden from asssistive technologies.
| yes
|
| Presentation (i.e. role=presentation)
| empty string
| yes
|
| Other
| empty string
| yes
|
Link Rule 2: Link text must/should be unique
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Definition
| Links with different HREFs must/should have unique accessible names
| yes
|
| Summary
| Link text must/should be unique
| yes
|
| Purpose
|
- Links that point to different URLs should have unique accessible names, when a link shares the same accessible name but have different URLs, users using speech will be confused unless programmatic text context is provided
| yes
|
| Rule ID
| LINK_2
| yes
|
| NLS Rule ID
| Link Rule 2
| yes
|
| Techniques
|
- The link text (i.e. accessible name) should uniquely describe the target of a link,
- Use aria-laeblledby to provide context for links that share the same link text
| yes
|
| Manual Checks
| none
| yes
|
| Scope
| Element
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Primary
| 2.4.4
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Related
|
| yes
|
| Language Dependency
| empty string
| yes
|
| Rule Category
| Link
| yes
|
| Target Resources
|
| yes
|
| Target Resources Description
| A and AREA elements and elements with ROLE="LINK"
| yes
|
| Resource Properties
|
- accessible_name
- accessible_name_source
- href
- accessible_description
| yes
|
Link Rule 2: Rule Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| All Pass: Singular
| A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element has unique accessible name on the page
| yes
|
| All Pass: Plural
| All %N_P A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements have unique accessible name or are unique through additional text context on the page
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Plural
| empty string
| yes
|
| Some Fail
| %N_F out of %N_T A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have unique accessible name or are NOT unique even with additional text context on the page
| yes
|
| All Fail: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| All Fail: Plural
| All %N_F A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have unique accessible names or are NOT unique through additional text context on the page
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Singular
| add ARIA-DESCRIBEDBY attribute to the link to provide additional text to make the accessible name unique
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Plural
| add ARIA-DESCRIBEDBY attribute to the %N_FA, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements to provide additional text context to make the accessible names unique
| yes
|
| Not Applicable
| No A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements on page share the same accessible name
| yes
|
Link Rule 2: Node Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Pass 1
| %1 element has unique link text on the page
| yes
|
| Pass 2
| %1 element has the same HREF value as the %2 links it shares a name with
| yes
|
| Pass 3
| %1 element has unique link text throught the use of additional text context using ARIA-DESCRIBEDBY attribute
| yes
|
| Manual Check 1
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 1
| Change the text content of the %1 element or provide additional context text to make the link text unique
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Hidden (i.e. thru css)
| %1 element is hidden from asssistive technologies.
| yes
|
| Presentation (i.e. role=presentation)
| empty string
| yes
|
| Other
| empty string
| yes
|
Link Rule 3: Link must/should not be small
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Definition
| Link must/should provide minimum target dimensions.
| yes
|
| Summary
| Link must/should not be small
| yes
|
| Purpose
|
- Links must be large enough for people to see and select with the mouse
| yes
|
| Rule ID
| LINK_3
| yes
|
| NLS Rule ID
| Link Rule 3
| yes
|
| Techniques
|
- Increase the rendered dimensions of the link
| yes
|
| Manual Checks
| none
| yes
|
| Scope
| Element
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Primary
| 2.4.4
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Related
|
| yes
|
| Language Dependency
| empty string
| yes
|
| Rule Category
| Link
| yes
|
| Target Resources
|
| yes
|
| Target Resources Description
| A and AREA elements and elements with ROLE="LINK"
| yes
|
| Resource Properties
|
- height
- width
- is_visible_onscreen
| yes
|
Link Rule 3: Rule Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| All Pass: Singular
| A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element is more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| All Pass: Plural
| All %N_P A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements are more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Singular
| Dimension of one A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element could not be calculated, manual check of dimensions need to be done to insure size is greater than 12 pixels high or 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Plural
| Dimension of %N_MC A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements could not be calculated, manual check of dimensions need to be done to insure size is greater than 12 pixels high or 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Some Fail
| %N_F out of %N_T A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements are NOT more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| All Fail: Singular
| A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element is NOT more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| All Fail: Plural
| All %N_T A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements are NOT more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Singular
| increase the dimensions of the A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element to be at least 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Plural
| increase the dimensions of the %N_F A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements to be at least 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Not Applicable
| No A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements on page
| yes
|
Link Rule 3: Node Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Pass 1
| %1 element is more than 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Pass 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Pass 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 1
| The rendered dimensions of the %1 element could not be determined, check to make sure the image is at least 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Manual Check 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 1
| The rendered dimensions of the %1 element is %2 pixels by %3 pixels, change the dimensions of the image to be at least 12 pixels high and 12 pixels wide
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Hidden (i.e. thru css)
| %1 element is off screen.
| yes
|
| Presentation (i.e. role=presentation)
| empty string
| yes
|
| Other
| empty string
| yes
|
Link Rule 4: Link text must/should be descriptive
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Definition
| Accessible names for a link must/should describe the target of the link
| yes
|
| Summary
| Link text must/should be descriptive
| yes
|
| Purpose
|
- Link text should describe the target of the link
| yes
|
| Rule ID
| LINK_4
| yes
|
| NLS Rule ID
| Link Rule 4
| yes
|
| Techniques
|
- The text content of the link (i.e. the default accessible name) should uniquely describe the target of each link,
- Use aria-label or aria-labelledby to provide more descriptive accessible names when the text content of the link cannot be changed
- Use aria-describedby to provide context for links that share the same link text but have some type of context to make the link text meaningful
| yes
|
| Manual Checks
| none
| yes
|
| Scope
| Element
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Primary
| 2.4.4
| yes
|
| WCAG 2.0 Related
|
| yes
|
| Language Dependency
| empty string
| yes
|
| Rule Category
| Link
| yes
|
| Target Resources
|
| yes
|
| Target Resources Description
| A and AREA elements and elements with ROLE="LINK"
| yes
|
| Resource Properties
|
- accessible_name
- accessible_name_source
- href
- accessible_description
| yes
|
Link Rule 4: Rule Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| All Pass: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| All Pass: Plural
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Singular
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check: Plural
| empty string
| yes
|
| Some Fail
| %N_F out of %N_T A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have an accessible name
| yes
|
| All Fail: Singular
| A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] element does NOT have an accessible name
| yes
|
| All Fail: Plural
| All %N_F A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements do NOT have accessible names
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Singular
| add text content to the link that describes the target of the link
| yes
|
| Corrective Action: Plural
| add text content to the %1 links that describes the target of each link
| yes
|
| Not Applicable
| No A, AREA or [ROLE=LINK] elements on page share the same accessible name
| yes
|
Link Rule 4: Node Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Pass 1
| empty string
| yes
|
| Pass 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Pass 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Manual Check 1
| %1 element has the accessible name "%2", verify that the name accurately describes the target of the link, if not change the text content or text context of the link to create a more accessible name
| yes
|
| Manual Check 2
| %1 element has the accessible name "%2" with a text content of "%3", verify that the name and context text accurately describes the target of the link, if not change the text content or context of the link to create a more accessible name
| yes
|
| Manual Check 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 1
| The %1 element does NOT have an accessible name, add text content to the link so the the accessible name describes the target of the link
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 2
| empty string
| yes
|
| Corrective Action 3
| empty string
| yes
|
| Hidden (i.e. thru css)
| %1 element is hidden from asssistive technologies.
| yes
|
| Presentation (i.e. role=presentation)
| empty string
| yes
|
| Other
| empty string
| yes
|
new rule nls id : new rule summary
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Definition
| definition
| NO
|
| Summary
| summary
| NO
|
| Purpose
|
- purpose 1
- purpose 2
- purpose 3
- purpose 4
| NO
|
| Rule ID
| rule id
| NO
|
| NLS Rule ID
| rule nls id
| NO
|
| Techniques
|
- technique 1
- technique 1 url
- technique 2
- technique 2 url
- technique 3
- technique 3 url
- technique 4
- technique 4 url
| NO
|
| Manual Checks
|
- manual check 1
- manual 1 url
- manual check 2
- manual 2 url
- manual check 3
- manual 3 url
- manual check 4
- manual 4 url
| NO
|
| Scope
| Element or Page
| NO
|
| WCAG 2.0 Primary
| X.X.X
| NO
|
| WCAG 2.0 Related
|
| NO
|
| Language Dependency
| empty string
| NO
|
| Rule Category
| Link
| NO
|
| Target Resources
|
| NO
|
| Target Resources Description
| target resource nls description
| NO
|
| Resource Properties
|
| NO
|
new rule nls id : Rule Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| All Pass: Singular
| empty string
| NO
|
| All Pass: Plural
| empty string
| NO
|
| Manual Check: Singular
| empty string
| NO
|
| Manual Check: Plural
| empty string
| NO
|
| Some Fail
| empty string
| NO
|
| All Fail: Singular
| empty string
| NO
|
| All Fail: Plural
| empty string
| NO
|
| Corrective Action: Singular
| empty string
| NO
|
| Corrective Action: Plural
| empty string
| NO
|
| Not Applicable
| empty string
| NO
|
new rule nls id : Node Result Messages
| Property
| Value(s)
| Up To Date
|
| Pass 1
| empty string
| NO
|
| Pass 2
| empty string
| NO
|
| Pass 3
| empty string
| NO
|
| Manual Check 1
| empty string
| NO
|
| Manual Check 2
| empty string
| NO
|
| Manual Check 3
| empty string
| NO
|
| Corrective Action 1
| empty string
| NO
|
| Corrective Action 2
| empty string
| NO
|
| Corrective Action 3
| empty string
| NO
|
| Hidden (i.e. thru css)
| empty string
| NO
|
| Presentation (i.e. role=presentation)
| empty string
| NO
|
| Other
| empty string
| NO
|
