How to design CTAs for accessibility and screen readers?

Accessible CTAs work for everyone-including users with screen readers, motor impairments, or vision limitations. This means clear link text, sufficient contrast, and adequate tap targets.

Accessibility requirements: Descriptive link text-"Download the 2024 report" not "Click here." Screen readers often list links out of context; "Click here" tells users nothing. Color contrast-WCAG AA minimum (4.5:1 for text, 3:1 for large text). Focus states-visible indication when a link is keyboard-focused. Adequate size-44x44px minimum for tap targets. Semantic HTML-use <a> tags with proper href, not styled divs.

Accessible design is better design. The same clarity that helps screen reader users-descriptive text, obvious visual hierarchy, sufficient contrast-helps everyone. Accessibility isn't a separate checkbox; it's a quality standard.

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