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Rephrase, mention problems with role=text.
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@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) offers a decision tree for writing
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Remember that guidelines and "good practices" always have exceptions.
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=> gemini://seirdy.one/2020/11/23/website-best-practices.gmi An opinionated list of best practices for textual websites
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Alt text isn't just for blind readers; sighted readers who can't load an image will see alt-text in its place. This alt text might be confined to the image container, so small images should have shorter alt text.
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On Gemini, much of this section applies to varying degrees. I typically employ this approach when linking to e.g. images. Sometimes, I even do this when linking to gemtext or HTML documents.
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Different screens and display-calibrations render color differently; what may look like a light-gray on a cheap monitor could look nearly black on a high-end OLED screen. Try to test with both high- and low-end displays, especially when designing a dark color scheme.
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Color schemes should also look good to users who apply gamma adjustments. Most operating systems and desktop environments bundle a feature to lower the screen color temperature at night, while some individuals may select a higher one in the morning.
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Color schemes should also look good to users who apply gamma adjustments. Most operating systems and desktop environments bundle a feature to reduce the screen color temperature at night, while some individuals may select a higher one in the morning.
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## In defense of link underlines
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=> https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#no_aria_better_bad_aria No ARIA is better than Bad ARIA
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ARIA exposes a host of accessibility hazards when used improperly, so only use this approach when there's no good alternative.
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ARIA exposes a host of accessibility hazards when used improperly, so only use this approach when there's no good alternative. Furthermore, `role="text"` isn't actually standard ARIA; its proposed inclusion into the ARIA specification was controversial. See issue 870 of WAI-ARIA for some problems with it:
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=> https://github.com/w3c/aria/issues/870#issuecomment-589282781 WAI-ARIA Issue 870: Consider early re-add of role=text
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The best solution for possessive nouns is to include the "apostrophe + s" inside the hyperlink.
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Different screens and display-calibrations render color differently; what may look like a light-gray on a cheap monitor could look nearly black on a high-end OLED screen. Try to test on both high- and low-end displays, especially when designing a dark color scheme.
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Color schemes should also look good to users who apply gamma adjustments. Most operating systems and desktop environments bundle a feature to lower the screen color temperature at night, while some individuals may select a higher one in the morning.
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Color schemes should also look good to users who apply gamma adjustments. Most operating systems and desktop environments bundle a feature to reduce the screen color temperature at night, while some individuals may select a higher one in the morning.
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In defense of link under­lines {#in-defense-of-link-underlines}
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{{< /quotecaption >}}
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{{</quotation>}}
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If you're unfamiliar with ARIA, always remember the <dfn id="first-rule-of-aria">First Rule of ARIA</dfn>: [No ARIA is better than Bad ARIA](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#no_aria_better_bad_aria). ARIA exposes a host of accessibility hazards when used improperly, so only use this approach when there's no good alternative.
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If you're unfamiliar with ARIA, always remember the <dfn id="first-rule-of-aria">First Rule of ARIA</dfn>: [No ARIA is better than Bad ARIA](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#no_aria_better_bad_aria). ARIA exposes a host of accessibility hazards when used improperly, so only use this approach when there's no good alternative. Furthermore, `role="text"` isn't actually standard ARIA; its proposed inclusion into the ARIA specification was controversial. See [issue 870 of WAI-ARIA](https://github.com/w3c/aria/issues/870#issuecomment-589282781) for some problems with it.
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The best solution for possessive nouns is to include the "apostrophe + s" inside the hyperlink.
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[^9]: Decoration is more than cosmetic. The [color overrides and accessibility](#color-overrides-and-accessibility) sub-section describes how some decorations, like borders, improve access­ibility.
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[^10]: [WebAIM](https://wave.webaim.org/api/docs?format=html) and the [University of Illinois](https://fae.disability.illinois.edu/rulesets/IMAGE_4_EN/) recommends 100 characters; [Tangaru](https://www.tanaguru.com/en/) recommends an even lower limit of 80 characters.
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[^10]: [WebAIM](https://wave.webaim.org/api/docs?format=html) and the [University of Illinois](https://fae.disability.illinois.edu/rulesets/IMAGE_4_EN/) recommends 100 characters; [Tangaru](https://www.tanaguru.com/en/) recommends an even smaller limit of 80 characters.
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[^11]: Since <abbr title="Windows High Contrast Mode">WHCM</abbr> sets colors independent of explicitly-defined ARIA roles, it's a good way to test adherence to [the First Rule of ARIA](#first-rule-of-aria).
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