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Phase 1 and Section 508 at CSU

Hypertext Links

Many text readers allow the user to navigate links by using the tab key. Unless tabindex is used, the reader goes from the upper left and reads through the table. This is why I have put the most important links in the upper left on this page. The reader would tab through the three links on the left first. Next, it would read the tabindex link in this paragraph.
It is important to cincider the order ot your links.

The reader reads what the text for the link says.
It is important to use text links that make sense when read out of contex. Link text needs to be meaningful.
Also, when possible, the links should be concise rather than wordy, to be more efficient.

Links are read from upper left to bottom right.
Important links are usually positioned to be read first.

The only time this is not done is with email links. Email links should be explicit, that is to say, they should be the email address.

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