Link Context

The text and information surrounding a hypertext link that helps users understand the link's purpose and destination. For sighted users, link context is often apparent from the visual layout — headings, images, and nearby text provide clues about what a link does. For screen reader users, however, links are frequently navigated in isolation (via tab key or links list), stripping away this visual context and leaving only the anchor text. When anchor text is vague (e.g., "Read More" or "Click Here"), the loss of surrounding context makes it impossible to determine the link's purpose. WCAG requires that link purpose be determinable from the link text alone or from the link text together with its programmatically determined context.