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Re: Label tags again

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From: Barker.Diane
Date: Jul 16, 2010 10:09AM


In regard to this: "But I was surprised that the assistive software
spoke the words of the descriptor in both cases in the same way, whether
there was a Label tag or not."

What you've stated is true, however, when JAWS is in forms mode the
input field without a label tag will not be read to the user when the
user arrives at that input, therefore, making it inaccessible.

Regards,
Diane

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ken Weavers
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:51 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Label tags again

Following the very helpful responses from my question about Label tags
on
June 22, I have discovered that the cursor goes to the field if you
click on
the Label, provided it is coded correctly - thanks especially Jason
Megginson.

Could I just check if there are any other advantages of the Label tag? I
set
up two fields, one with a Label tag, one without, and as expected only
the
former caused focus to move to the field. But I was surprised that the
assistive software spoke the words of the descriptor in both cases in
the
same way, whether there was a Label tag or not. So this does not appear
to
be an advantage, though not a disadvantage either, obviously.

If there are any other major advantages, I would like to check that the
web-page takes those advantages, to confirm that the coding of the tags
is
optimum.

Thanks,

Ken Weavers, Oxford Brookes University.