Don't use "click here" as link text

Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by thousand_nights on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:21PM (#44448382)

if i only read HN threads i'd assume 95% of users exclusively use some screen readers to read the web

it's become a trope to the point i know i can ctrl-f "screen reader" if literally anything ui related is being discussed

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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by const_cast on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @07:44PM (#44450040)

Screen readers are deterministic website or web application navigation applications. Building for screen readers isn't just for the disabled, it's for you, too. That will become infrastructure for testing and automation.

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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by rhdunn on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @05:53PM (#44449242)

If you are doing front-end web development then you really need to have some knowledge about accessibility, screen readers, etc. so you don't make simple/common mistakes. More so if you are involved in addressing accessibility issues for customers/your company.

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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by ThunderSizzle on Thursday July 03, 2025 @06:42AM (#44453639)

Although he has a point - it seems overdiscussed compared to other types of accessibility or design topics.

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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by int_19h on Thursday July 03, 2025 @12:17PM (#44456590)

I dunno, color blindness is brought up just as often here IMO.

On the whole I'd say it's a good thing because it means that the various awareness campaigns are working. Better that this kind of stuff is "overdiscussed" than not discussing it at all.

And besides, this focus has some useful side effects. For example, pages designed with screen readers in mind are also that much easier to interact with from scripts and other automation.

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