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Decoding Accessibility

Kinetic Iris

23 episodes

1 week ago

Learn how to create accessible websites with practical insights into WCAG and other web accessibility standards through tips, real-world stories, and strategies to help you create inclusive digital experiences. We also explore the intersection of disability, neurodiversity, and inclusion to better understand how to make the web accessible to all.

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Opening links in a new tab

Decoding Accessibility

9 minutes 26 seconds

1 year ago

Opening links in a new tab

Not every external link needs to be opened in a new tab. Forcing a link to open in a new tab takes the choice away from your visitor.

I can open a link in a new tab a few different ways if I want to — I can’t force a link to open in the same tab if you’ve told the link to do the opposite. Forcing links to open in a new tab goes against expectations, and it takes away my choice.

Links:

- Blog post: https://overnightwebsite.com/opening-links-in-a-new-tab/

- Accessibility New Window Warnings plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessibility-new-window-warnings/

- The Admin Bar's accessibility weekly series: https://theadminbar.com/accessibility-weekly/opening-links-in-new-tabs-or-not/