Re: Buttons vs links

The advice you've read is good advice. Generally speaking links request
other documents (like pages or documents to download)and buttons invoke
actions (like open a disclosure or print the page).


On 07/05/2020 17:02, Savage, Angela (ITS) wrote:
> I was wondering what is the proper usage for a button and a link when
> building an accessible application or website?
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> I’m reading multiple articles on this topic and I read an article from
> the Nielsen Norman Group on command links and they state that buttons
> should not be used for navigation and that users should click a plain
> link to move to another page of information. Multiple articles I have
> read  on using buttons and links when creating an accessible application
> or page mention this too.
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> Article: Command Links <https://www.nngroup.com/articles/command-links/>
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> Thank you in advance,
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> * *
> 
> *Angela Savage*
> 
> Accessibility Auditor
> 

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