The Most Common ADA Compliance Issues for Websites

WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4 requires that hyperlinks contain descriptive text that helps users understand its purpose, so they can decide whether they want to follow it.

Assistive technology has the ability to provide users with a list of links on the page. Link text that is as meaningful as possible can help people choose which links to follow, without having to employ complicated strategies to understand the page.

Exactly what constitutes meaningful link text depends on the link itself. On some pages, "contact us" might be descriptive enough. On others, you might need to provide more information. However, empty links should be avoided.

An empty link is a hyperlink that does not contain link text or any other content to describe its purpose. This can occur when a link contains only non-text content, such as an image, and that link cannot be identified by an accessible name.