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From: Kathleen Ballard
Date: Aug 8, 2007 5:10AM

Dear list,
I understand the need for using <label> tags for form
controls.

Is using display: block to hide the labels and keep
them available for screen readers a safe/accepted
practice?

Also, a recent webinar mentioned using the alt or
title attribute of the form control itself. This
would actually allowed giving the screen reader user
better infromation about the form control. Ex:
alt="Enter First Name required"

Are both <label> and alt preferred? Or should one be
chosen over the the other?

Thank you for your time,
Kathleen