Accessibility, the Design Handoff, and You!

Links and Buttons

What is it?

Links take the user to another place

• Another page
• Another place on the same page
• You can open a link in a new tab

Buttons perform an action on the page

• Open a flyout, modal, etc.
• Manipulate content on the page (e.g. "equals" on a calculator)
• Exception: Form submit buttons can take the user to another page

Why is it important?

• Screen readers announce whether something is a Link or Button
• They have unique and different functionality
• They aren't the same thing