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title: "Embedded Links and Online Reading Accessibility: Whitney Quesenbery and Caroline Jarrett, #stc10"
date: 2010-05-07
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# Embedded Links and Online Reading Accessibility: Whitney Quesenbery and Caroline Jarrett, #stc10

1. [1.0 A Few Ways to Make the Next STC Summit Better, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/11/a-few-ways-to-make-the-next-stc-summit-better/)
2. [1.0 Trending Towards Mobile: Neil Perlin at the STC Summit #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/04/trending-towards-mobile-stc10/)
3. [1.0 What I'm presenting on at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/01/what-im-presenting-on-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas-stc10/)
4. [1.1 Trust and Transparency: Leadership Day at the STC Summit #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/03/trust-and-transparency-stc10/)
5. [1.3 Storytelling for User Experience: Whitney Quesenbery at the STC Summit #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/06/storytelling-for-user-experience-whitney-quesenbery-at-the-stc-summit-stc10/)
6. [1.4 The Art of Questioning: Rich Maggiani at the STC Summit, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/06/the-art-of-questioning-rich-maggiani-at-the-stc-summit-stc10/)
7. [1.5 Breaking into the Mobile Market: Joe Welinski at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/07/breaking-into-the-mobile-market-joe-welinski-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
8. 1.6 → Embedded Links and Online Reading Accessibility: Whitney Quesenbery and Caroline Jarrett, #stc10
9. [1.7 Pay-per-Content Versus Free: Char James-Tanny and Bill Swallow at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/07/pay-per-content-versus-free-char-james-tanny-and-billow-swallow-at-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
10. [1.8 Upcoming Books from XML Press: Richard Hamilton at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/07/upcoming-books-from-xml-press-richard-hamilton-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
11. [1.9 Finding Time to Draw: Ben Minson at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/finding-time-to-draw-ben-minson-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
12. [2.0 New Variables for Technical Writing Project Managers: Larry Kunz at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/new-variables-for-technical-writing-project-managers-larry-kunz-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
13. [2.1 Old Guard Versus New Guard: Whitney Hess at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/old-guard-versus-new-guard-whitney-hess-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
14. [2.2 Simple Tips for Website Accessibility: Brenda Huettner at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/simple-tips-for-website-accessibility-brenda-huettner-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
15. [2.3 SXSW Conference Versus STC Summit: Anne Gentle and Janet Swisher at the STC Summit, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/sxsw-conference-versus-stc-summit-anne-gentle-and-janet-swisher-at-the-stc-summit/)
16. [2.4 The Do-It-Yourself Philosophy: Saul Carliner at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/the-do-it-yourself-philosophy-saul-carliner-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
17. [2.5 Tough Situations for Technical Communication Managers: Saul Carliner at the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/tough-situations-for-technical-communication-managers-saul-carliner-at-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)
18. [2.6 Videocast Gallery from the STC Summit in Dallas, #stc10](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/09/videocast-gallery-from-the-stc-summit-in-dallas/)

In this video, I talk with [Whitney Quesenbery](http://www.wqusability.com/) and [Caroline Jarrett](http://www.formsthatwork.com/) about the feasibility of removing links embedded directly within paragraphs -- which [Kathryn Summers](http://iat.ubalt.edu/summers/) and [Ginny Redish](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/05/ginny-redish-letting-go-of-the-words-podcast-interview-at-stc-summit/) describe as "exit points" that confuse and disorient low-literacy readers.

[Video: Video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/EtHNDAoQLSQ)