- Success Criterion 2.4.4
- Conformance level A
Duplicate Link Names Pointing to Different Destinations
2.4.4 — Link Purpose (In Context)
Scenario
Setting
A survey tool's question builder
What’s wrong
Ambiguous duplicated names to different destinations within same context ("Details" ×10 in identical cells).
Example
On a survey tool's question builder, a visitor hits this wall: ambiguous duplicated names to different destinations within same context ("Details" ×10 in identical cells).
Why it matters
People who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes. On a survey tool's question builder, this barrier means they lose track of what belongs to what.
How to test
Pull up a screen reader's link list: identical link names ('Details' repeated many times) going to different destinations within the same context are ambiguous and fail.
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
Corrected, a survey tool's question builder now lets a visitor understand how the page is organized.
Who is affected
People who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes.
Learn more
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- Multiple ‘Download’ Links With No File Name or Type Given
- Icon-Only Link With No Accessible Name at All
- Link Text That’s Just a Long, Meaningless Tracking URL