Making Links Accessible in Moodle

When a screen reader sees a link… it verbalizes the word: link before reading the linked text. The linked URL may not be read, so users exploring pages in this way may not be able to tell exactly where a link leads.

1. Log in to Moodle and navigate to the desired course.
2. Enter the desired activity or resource that contains the link you wish to change.
3. From the Secondary navigation click the Settings item.
4. Locate the text you wish to make an accessible link. Make sure the linked text states everything the reader needs to know—without the surrounding text for context. You may need to adjust your wording to make sure the linked URL destination is clear.
5. Highlight the text (or click within an existing link) and click the link button (chain icon) in the page editing controls above the text field.
6. Paste the desired URL in the Enter a URL textbox.
7. Click the Create link button to apply the link.
8. Repeat as desired for any other links on the page.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
10. Click the Save and return to course button to save your changes.

Good Examples

Why are these good?

These links can stand on their own when separated from the rest of your content and inform the reader exactly where that link will take them if they click on it and if they’ll need to open that link in a new application.

Bad Examples

Why are these bad?

Neither of these Bad examples provide any context as to where the links will take a reader. The reader would need to attentively listen to any and all surrounding text again to figure out anything about the links.