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RE: <label> element

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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Mar 28, 2002 3:58PM



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From: Jim Thatcher [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]

>>My understanding is that the actual label (LABEL with for attribute)
can be
anywhere, though I haven't checked it recently.


It can be anywhere *within the form tags*. The label tag means nothing
outside of a form: it is a child element of the form tag.

Paul Bohman
Technology Coordinator
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu




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