Screen readers recoginize hyperlinks by scanning the <A> element in the HTML code. Upon recognizing the hyperlink, the hyperlinks text is read aloud. Users of screen readers can have the screen reader skip all web content, and only read hyperlink text. Thus, it is necessary that hyperlink text be meaningful. The "click here" hyperlink is not descriptive enough. Consider the following:
1. Click here to learn more about homonyms
Note: this is a poor way of communicating a hyperlink to the web user
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2. For more about homonyms, visit Alan Cooper's
homonym list
Note: this is a clearer way of communicating a hyperlink to the web user
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3. For more about homonyms, visit Alan Cooper's homonym list
Note: This is the clearest description of a hyperlink, particularly to users of screen readers. Also, not all hyperlinks are underlined, or consist of standard colors (blue, violet). "Alan Cooper's homonym list" is a green-colored hyperlink without an underline
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4. For more about homonyms, visit Alan Cooper's homonym list
Note: This is the clearest description of a hyperlink, to any user.
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