Visit Western Illinois University - WIU

Western Illinois University Libraries - WIU

Western Illinois University Quad Cities - WIU

Student Life - WIU

Right Here at Home: Macomb's Campus and Community - WIU

Foundation and Development - WIU

College of Fine Arts and Communication - WIU

Academic Programs - WIU

Course Offerings - WIU

Apply Now - WIU

The purpose of a link should be clear from the text inside the link. Links like "learn more" are
not helpful to users with assistive technology.

Links should also avoid redundantly saying that they are links, e.g. "link to page" as screen
readers will read these out with the word "link" added, e.g. "link link to page".

Exceptions to these rules are allowed where the purpose of a link would be ambiguous to users 
in general.

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Visit Western Illinois University - WIUwww.wiu.edu/visit/	2
	Western Illinois University Libraries - WIUwww.wiu.edu/libraries/	2
	Western Illinois University Quad Cities - WIUwww.wiu.edu/qc/	2
	Student Life - WIUwww.wiu.edu/student_success/	1
	Right Here at Home: Macomb's Campus and Community - WIUwww.wiu.edu/macomb/	1
	Foundation and Development - WIUwww.wiu.edu/foundation/	1
	College of Fine Arts and Communication - WIUwww.wiu.edu/cofac/	1
	Academic Programs - WIUwww.wiu.edu/academics/	1
	Course Offerings - WIUwww.wiu.edu/registrar/courses.php	1
	Apply Now - WIUwww.wiu.edu/admissions/apply-now/	1

Ensure links explain their purpose

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