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Hello Masto-peeps who use screen readers!

I just learned that I need to put alt text on URLs for more accessible PDFs, but -- what should it say?

I am formatting academic citations that include a URL, so all the information about where that link will take you is in the text. I don't want it to read the URL to you and I don't want to just repeat the same information you just heard. What do you find most helpful in this situation?

Pls boost for reach!

#accessibility #AltText #ScreenReader

#Accessibility #screenreader #AltText

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NV Access

How did you go with this? Do you have a link to anything saying you need alt text on links? Everything I learnt is that you need MEANINGFUL TEXT on links, ie <a href="nvaccess.org">NV Access website</a>. Reading sites like w3schools.com/tags/tag_a.asp the only thing I can think is using alt text if you use an image as a link? But that is for the image, not the link. PDF should be similar. Creating from Word for instance, there is no provision for alt text on a link in Word.

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