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Screen reader users will see links on a page listed without context, 
so you should ensure the same link text is not used to point to different web
addresses.

For example:

```html

 Learn the latest about our products: 
 <a href="/products/news">News</a>



 Learn the latest about our services: 
 <a href="/company/news">News</a>

``` 

To a screen reader who is listing links, they will only hear:

* News
* News

These links appear to be the same, but they both behave differently. 
One solution, which doesn't require the page design to change, is to add an 
`aria-label` for each link:

```html

 Learn the latest about our products: 
 <a href="/products/news" aria-label="Product news">News</a>



 Learn the latest about our services: 
 <a href="/company/news" aria-label="Company news">News</a>

``` 

Which will be heard as:

* Product news
* Company news

To pass this checkpoint, make sure that links which point to different pages 
have distinct text inside them, or that they specify ARIA labels (`aria-labelledby` or
`aria-label`), or they use hidden text only visible to screen readers
(e.g. `...`) to distinguish them from each 
other.

If links point to the same page (e.g., they redirect or use tracking
parameters, but are functionally equivalent to the user) you can ignore
this issue.

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February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Faculty of Education and Health Sciences \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/ehs	56
Cookie Statement \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/cookie-statement	48
Research \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/research	43
Students \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/students	32
Global \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/global	32
Graduate and Professional Studies \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/gps	32
Study at UL \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/study	31
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.ul.ie/	30
University of Limerick \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/	30
Information for Staff \| University of Limerickwww.ul.ie/staff	30

Avoid using the same link text for different destinations

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