Link Text for External Links [WCAG.PDF.SC244]
Test Basis (WCAG 2.0)
This test is based on the WCAG 2.0 Technique
PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents
PDF13: Providing replacement text using the /Alt entry for links in PDF documents
WCAG 2.0 Reference
1.3.1 Info and Relationships “Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text. (Level A)”
WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria 1.3.1
2.1.1 Keyboard “All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes, except where the underlying function requires input that depends on the path of the user's movement and not just the endpoints. (Level A)”
WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria 2.1.1
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)“The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone or from the link text together with its programmatically determined link context, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general. (Level A)”