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Re: form select dropdown - label, title or aria?

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From: Aaron Cannon
Date: Sep 8, 2015 2:52PM


That's the problem I have with it. It is too fragile and
unpredictable IMHO. I've seen too many people add titles, assuming
that a screen reader would read them, but often screen readers do not.
This is generally because there is some other label, that is
ambiguous, that causes it not to be read.

Still, you're probably right, and for the sake of compatibility, she
should probably use both a title and an aria-label.

Aaron

On 9/8/15, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Aaron,
>
> Which screen readers do not support the title in form fields when there is
> not another means of determining the accessible label for the item? I
> thought that this was universally supported and provided more backwards
> compatibility than aria-label.
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
>