Checkpoint 5.21 - Mobile-PDA

Pages on mobile devices make up a web site with each page accessed via hyperlinks. Users can waste time and have a poos user experience if they follow links that are not relevant for their information search. It is important to clearly identify where each links leads to so users can decide if they want to take that link.

Requirement

The target of each link is clearly identified

Recommendation

Links that lead to resources that are not human-readable should be made clear to the user so that the user can decide whether or not to download the file and even if their mobile device is capable of supporting that type of file.

The language used to describe the link must be clear and concise.

Checking Tool

Check that all linked text is meaningful and doesn't use disallowed text such as "Click here" or "More". Check for all links that link to file types other than (X)HTML and check if non-X(HTML) file types are appropriately described.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-meaningful-links)