Hello Cole, > I'm a little confused: are TITLE attributes required > for <a href> navigation elements? Won't screen > readers "verbalize" the contents of the wording > between <a href> tags?
They will read the linked text and a screen reader user will normally turn off title expansion (I think it's off by default). So, text rules. The title attribute is a very weak conveyence of information. If it's important it should be as text. Personally, I use the title attribute mostly to expand information on external links, but this is only readily available to mouse (pointer) users so I try to add some clarity within the context. Here's an example of how I might use it (extracted from an actual usage at http://green-beast.com/blog/?p=214): "[...] I decided to ask my Swedish friend <a href="http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/"; title="Autistic Cuckoo">Tommy Olsson</a> on board to co-author the project." I hope this helps. Respectfully, Mike Cherim ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
