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From: Goldsmith, Marissa
Date: Jan 21, 2009 7:30AM

I've been lurking on this list for a while and absorbing quite a bit.
And now I have a question.



Our client is trying to make their website more accessible. We've
identified a probably, however, with some of their donation forms. The
tool is almost accessible. Most of the form fields have labels, but
there are a few, because they are "special" that don't. We don't have
any way to change how the form code is built, and the maker of the
application will not make any changes.



Instead, we think we can use Javascript to add labels into the DOM of
the page as soon as it has loaded. I know it's not an ideal solution.
We don't have access to the more popular screenreaders, so I can't tell
what will happen. Will the ScreenReaders pick up on the Javascript? I
realize that it's not the most elegant solution, and that it will not
likely "pass" a 508 check, but I would like to know if it would help
improve the accessibility of the page.



Thanks!



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