- Success Criterion 2.4.4
- Conformance level A
Link Whose Only Distinguishing Context Is Its Table Position
2.4.4 — Link Purpose (In Context)
Scenario
Setting
A coworking-space booking app
What’s wrong
Links whose only distinguishing context is visual position (column meaning without header association — table semantics broken so context fails).
Example
Consider a coworking-space booking app: links whose only distinguishing context is visual position (column meaning without header association — table semantics broken so context fails).
Why it matters
People who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes. On a coworking-space booking app, that means they can't navigate the content by its real structure.
How to test
Read a link's context: if the only thing distinguishing it from similar links is its visual column position (with no header/name association), it fails for screen reader users.
How to fix
The link's purpose must be clear from its accessible name (or name plus immediate programmatic context), and unique among links going to different destinations.
Outcome
With the fix in place on a coworking-space booking app, they move through the content with confidence.
Who is affected
People who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes.
Learn more
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