Removing and adding target=_blank on links as appropriate following discussion regarding accessibility. Also fix to charticles.html footer - seems the aria-label attributes were mistakenly overwritten by alt attributes, probably from a bad find-replace operation.

Author: itsozz

accessibility.html

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ <h2>Technical information about this website's accessibility</h2>
                         Trafford Data Lab is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
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                     <p>
-                        This website is fully compliant with the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1</a> AA standard.
+                        This website is fully compliant with the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/" target="_blank">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1</a> AA standard.
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             <main id="main">
                 <h1>Data</h1>
-                <p>We are committed to the sourcing, preparation and publication of open data. We aim to ensure that all the open data we publish has a minimum <a href="http://5stardata.info/en/#by-example">3-star openness rating</a>, is accessible on the Web in a machine readable non-proprietary format and with a licence that permits anyone to reuse it. We store our datasets in our dedicated <a href="https://github.com/traffordDataLab/open_data" target="_blank">open data repository</a> on GitHub.</p>
-                <p>Choose from the following datasets to open a page in a new window containing a preview, download links and further information, e.g. date of publication, source etc. (metadata). <span id="filterContainer" style="display: inline-block;"></span></p>
+                <p>We are committed to the sourcing, preparation and publication of open data. We aim to ensure that all the open data we publish has a minimum <a href="http://5stardata.info/en/#by-example" target="_blank">3-star openness rating</a>, is accessible on the Web in a machine readable non-proprietary format and with a licence that permits anyone to reuse it. We store our datasets in our dedicated <a href="https://github.com/traffordDataLab/open_data" target="_blank">open data repository</a> on GitHub.</p>
+                <p>Choose from the following datasets to open a page containing a preview, download links and further information, e.g. date of publication, source etc. (metadata). <span id="filterContainer" style="display: inline-block;"></span></p>
 
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-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/allotments/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/allotments/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- allotments gardening gardens growing food vegetables fruit greenspaces green spaces --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Allotments</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Allotment sites in Trafford.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/council_open_data/boundaries/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/council_open_data/boundaries/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- boundary boundaries spatial geographic geography vector administrative electoral statistical lad local authority district wards localities locality msoa lsoa oa middle-layer lower-layer super output area westminster parliamentary constituency constituencies --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Boundaries</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Vector boundary layers for administrative, electoral and statistical geographies..</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/care_homes/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/care_homes/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- care homes nursing cqc residential assets vulnerable population--></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Care homes</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Nursing and residential care homes in Trafford.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/cctv/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/cctv/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- cctv closed circuit television cameras security surveillance public safety crime prevention police --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">CCTV cameras</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Locations of Local Authority controlled Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in Trafford.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/elections/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/elections/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- elections by election by-election district and borough democracy democratic voter voting ballot  --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Elections</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Results from Trafford council local elections/by-elections from 2016 onwards.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/electric_vehicle_charging_locations/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/electric_vehicle_charging_locations/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- electric vehicle charging charge ev air pollution reduction reducing reduce climate change low carbon zero --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Electric vehicle charging</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Electric vehicle charging locations in Trafford and associated information.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/fast_food_outlets/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/fast_food_outlets/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- fast food outlets take away take-away takeaway health eating diet hygiene rating standards --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Fast food outlets</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">The location of fast food outlets in Trafford.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/grants/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/grants/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- grants voluntary sector community social enterprise organisations 360 giving grantnav --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Grants</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Grants allocated by Trafford Council via Trafford Partnership to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/population/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/open_data/population/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- population estimates mid-year residents people 2018 --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Population estimates</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Estimates of the usual resident population in Trafford during mid-2018.</p>
                     </a>
 
-                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/spatial_data/postcodes/" target="_blank" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
+                    <a href="https://www.trafforddatalab.io/spatial_data/postcodes/" class="card themeBlockLight labBorder">
                         <span class="filterTags"><!-- postcodes trafford greater manchester centroids electoral wards localities locality spatial geography geographies --></span>
                         <h2 class="cardHead themeBlockDark">Postcodes</h2>
                         <p class="cardBody">Postcode list for Trafford by ward and locality with centroids.</p>