Information for University Staff | University of Otago

For current students at the University of Otago | University of Otago

Research (Thesis) Masters' Degrees | University of Otago

Enrolment | University of Otago

Studying at Otago | University of Otago

Textbooks, Studying at Otago | University of Otago

Planning Your Degree | University of Otago

Terminology, Studying at Otago | University of Otago

Fees, Studying at Otago | University of Otago

University of Otago, Christchurch, University of Otago, Christchurch | University of Otago

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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July 2025

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University of Otago

Title / URL	Issues
Information for University Staff \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/staff	39
For current students at the University of Otago \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/currentstudents	36
Research (Thesis) Masters' Degrees \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/masters	35
Enrolment \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/enrolment	34
Studying at Otago \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study	31
Textbooks, Studying at Otago \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/textbooks	30
Planning Your Degree \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/planning	30
Terminology, Studying at Otago \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/terms	30
Fees, Studying at Otago \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/study/fees	30
University of Otago, Christchurch, University of Otago, Christchurch \| University of Otagowww.otago.ac.nz/christchurch	29

Avoid using the same link text for different destinations

University of Otago

Where this issue has occurred