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From: Angela French
Date: Apr 19, 2011 3:18PM

I just came upon the instruction below and wondering if part of it is true:


The instructions:

HTML Form Inputs Using the Title Attribute
In some cases, it is visually impractical to use a form label. When fields have no visual labels the title attribute provides information about the fields. Assistive technology looks for the <label> element, but if it isn't provided, they will read the title attribute.
<input type="text" name="num2" title="Enter your 3 digit phone exchange" />
<input type="text" name="num3" title="Enter the last 4 digits of your phone number" />


Is the following true? " Assistive technology looks for the <label> element, but if it isn't provided, they will read the title attribute."


I had never heard/read this before.


Angela French
Internet Specialist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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