Exploring Exceptions in WCAG Success Criteria

Success Criteria with Link Purpose Exception

• 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (A)
• 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) (AAA)

Summary of Link Purpose (In Context)

Users can tell where a link goes based on the link text and its context

What can give context?

• The link's immediate heading
• Words in the same sentence
• Words in the same paragraph
• Words in the same list item
• Words in previous list items in a list of similar items
• Attributes
• • title
  • aria-label
  • aria-labelledby
  • aria-describedby

Key Terms in Link Purpose (In Context)

ambiguous to users in general

No one would know where the link goes without going to it

Link Purpose Exception

No one would know where the link goes without going to it

Examples

One of the notable exports is guava