Link Purpose (In Context) - Link does not sufficiently describe its purpose

Test Case Summary

Test Case ID

TC14.1-2-fail-1

Test Case Description

Detect the existence of a <link> element and determine if the link text sufficiently describes of its purpose. The code sample includes a link that does adequately describe the link’s purpose. A successful test should identify a Fail for Baseline 14.1-LinkPurpose.

Applicable ICT Baseline Test

Test Case Detail

Expected Baseline Result

Fail

A link in the code sample does not sufficiently describe the purpose of the link.

Test Data

Single-Page URL

https://section508coordinators.github.io/baselinealignment/testfiles/TF14/14.1-2-fail-1.html

Embedded Code

Code

Test Case Instruction

Test Instruction	Instruction Detail	Expected Test Case Result
IC-1	All links including those that are scripted elements and assigned a role of a link.	The sample code includes multiple links on the page.
14.1-1	Check that the combination of accessible name and accessible description is not empty. [SC 4.1.2]	Pass - each of the links has a non-empty accessible name and description.
14.1-2	Check that the purpose of each link can be determined from any combination of the link text, accessible name and accessible description, and preceding page context (same paragraph, list, or table cell as the link or in a table header cell that is associated with the table cell that contains the link). [SC 2.4.4]	Fail - a link provides an accessible name and description that does not sufficiently describe the link’s purpose.
Result	If any of the above checks fail, then Baseline Test 14.1-Links.	Fail - one of the checks fails.