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Is use of <label> and title redundant?

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From: Angela French
Date: Nov 9, 2012 11:22AM

Hello,
Is the use of a <label> tag to identify association with a text field and the simultaneous use of the title attribute in the <input> tag redundant, such that it should be avoided? In other words, would a screen reader say the word twice?

Example:

<label for="searchfield" class="offscreen"> Search</label><input id="searchfield" type="text" title="Search">

Thank you,


Angela French
Internet Specialist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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