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Links must have discernible text

Ensures links have discernible text

Status
Failed
Impact
Serious
Category
Name Role Value
Guidance
Deque University

1 issue across 2 pages

#1

How to fix

To fix the issue, you need to:

  1. Resolve this:
    • Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text
  2. Resolve at least one of these:
    • Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers
    • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
    • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
    • Element has no title attribute

Where to fix

We found occurrences on 2 pages:

  1. alphagov.github.io/accessibility-tool-audit/tests/links-image-link-with-no-alternative-text.html

    HTML node 
    <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk"><img alt="" src="../assets/test_images/bbc-blocks-dark.png"></a>
    CSS selector 
    a

  2. alphagov.github.io/accessibility-tool-audit/tests/links-blank-link-text.html

    HTML node 
    <a href="http://www.google.com"></a>
    CSS selector 
    a