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Screen-friendly pageLink Example: Ambiguous Text Link
Inaccessible Text Link (Before)
Inaccessible features:
- Links that point to different
URLs have same link text ("Full Story"). - Taken by itself, link text "Full Story" does not provide sufficient information about the destination.
- The
altattribute of animgelement that is used as a link should not describe the image, but describe the destination. However, in this example, sinceimgelement links have same destinations as text links, thealtattributes should be empty. - This example is based on "Inside llinois" page of the News Bureau of UIUC.
HTML Example
Personal Information in e-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates
Businesses rick chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool. Full Story
Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest U.S.
A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago. Full Story
Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence of overweight infants and toddlers. Is there a connection? Full Story
U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says
U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert. Full Story
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<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0701email.html"><img src="images/ex5_white.jpg" alt="Tiffany Barnett White" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
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<h3 id="newshead">Personal Information in e-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates</h3>
<p id="inil_text">Businesses rick chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool. <a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0701email.html">Full Story</a></p>
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<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715athapaskans.html"><img src="images/ex5_geronimo.jpg" alt="Geronimo" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
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<h3 id="newshead">Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest U.S.</h3>
<p id="inil_text">A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago. <a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715athapaskans.html">Full Story</a></p>
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<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0711infants.html"><img src="images/ex5_jkim.jpg" alt="Juhee Kim" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
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<h3 id="newshead">Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices</h3>
<p id="inil_text">With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence of overweight infants and toddlers. Is there a connection? <a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0711infants.html">Full Story</a></p>
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<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0707hiring.html"><img src="images/ex5_lawler.jpg" alt="John Lawler" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
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<h3 id="newshead">U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says</h3>
<p id="inil_text">U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert. <a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0707hiring.html">Full Story</a></p>
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Accessible Text Link (Revised)
Accessible Features:
- The
h3elements, that are the titles of news articles in this example, are the text contents of the links, instead of text "Full Story", so that the text content is unique and indicative of the destinations of links. - The
imgelements that have the same destinations as text links have emtpyaltattributes ("").
HTML Example
Personal Information in e-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates
Businesses rick chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool.
Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest U.S.
A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago.
Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence of overweight infants and toddlers. Is there a connection?
U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says
U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert.
HTML Source Code
<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0701email.html"><img src="images/ex5_white.jpg" alt="" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
</div>
<h3 id="newshead"><a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0701email.html">Personal Information in e-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates</a></h3>
<p id="inil_text">Businesses rick chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool.</p>
</div>
<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715athapaskans.html"><img src="images/ex5_geronimo.jpg" alt="" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
</div>
<h3 id="newshead"><a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715athapaskans.html">Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest U.S.</a></h3>
<p id="inil_text">A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago.</p>
</div>
<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0711infants.html"><img src="images/ex5_jkim.jpg" alt="" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
</div>
<h3 id="newshead"><a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0711infants.html">Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices</a></h3>
<p id="inil_text">With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence of overweight infants and toddlers. Is there a connection?</p>
</div>
<div class="inil">
<div class="inil_pic">
<a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0707hiring.html"><img src="images/ex5_lawler.jpg" alt="" id="newsphoto" width="70" height="70"/></a>
</div>
<h3 id="newshead"><a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0707hiring.html">U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says</a></h3>
<p id="inil_text">U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert.</p>
</div>
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