{"id":151,"date":"2016-10-12T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T19:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/weblinks\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:37:30","slug":"weblinks","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/weblinks\/","title":{"raw":"Weblinks","rendered":"Weblinks"},"content":{"raw":"In this section, we review how to add accessible weblinks to content.\r\n<h2>Before You Begin<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Why Are You Including the Weblinks You Have Selected?<\/h3>\r\nGenerally links are included within content to provide the user with additional information that is available at another location.\r\n<h2>What Do You Need To Do?<\/h2>\r\n<h3 class=\"sctxt\">Descriptions<\/h3>\r\nA reader should be able to identify the purpose of the link by the link text. You shouldn't have to include additional information to justify the use of the link and you want the link to be meaningful in context. For example, do not use generic text such as \"click here\" or \u00a0\"read more\" (Level Access, 2019).\r\n<p class=\"sctxt\">Consider the following examples.<\/p>\r\n<strong>Example 1 --\u00a0unclear:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\">here<\/a> for information on the BC Open Textbook Project.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Example 12 --\u00a0clear and\u00a0accessible<\/strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\">Information on the BC Open Textbook Project<\/a> is available online.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 class=\"sctxt\">New Tabs\/Windows<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"sctxt\">In general, it is better if links do <strong>not<\/strong> open new windows and tabs since that can be disorienting for people, especially people who have difficulty perceiving visual content (W3C, 2014).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"sctxt\">However, if a link must open in a new window, it is best practice to include a textual reference. For example, <a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information on the BC Open Textbook Project [New Window]<\/a> is available online (EIT Accessibility Group, 2019).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>References<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\">EIT Accessibility Group. (2019). <em>Links on a web page<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml\">http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\">Level Access. (2019). <em>Ensure link text is meaningful within context<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webaccessibility.com\/resource-library\/best-practice\/?bestPractice=1301\">https:\/\/www.webaccessibility.com\/resource-library\/best-practice\/?bestPractice=1301<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\">W3C. (2014). <em>G200: Opening new windows and tabs from a link only when necessary<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200\">http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200<\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- pb_fixme -->","rendered":"<p>In this section, we review how to add accessible weblinks to content.<\/p>\n<h2>Before You Begin<\/h2>\n<h3>Why Are You Including the Weblinks You Have Selected?<\/h3>\n<p>Generally links are included within content to provide the user with additional information that is available at another location.<\/p>\n<h2>What Do You Need To Do?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"sctxt\">Descriptions<\/h3>\n<p>A reader should be able to identify the purpose of the link by the link text. You shouldn&#8217;t have to include additional information to justify the use of the link and you want the link to be meaningful in context. 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