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Re: Google Forms: Label issues

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From: Stella Mudd
Date: Apr 19, 2012 3:20PM

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On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Karla Kmetz wrote:

> Thank you Sailesh. I don't have much option to do anything with the code,
> but it is helpful to know that some screen reading software will encounter
> the double label well. Do screen readers skip over empty form labels?
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Sailesh Panchang <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > > 1. You are correct, the question and the help text are both being
> > > associated as labels for a single input element. This is technically
> > > incorrect, but some screen readers seem to handle this OK, but there
> > > is no guarantee that all screen readers will.
> > >
> > Sailesh: As a matter of fact it is technically correct to associate 2
> > labels with one input control. Both 'for' values should have to match
> > the 'id'value. It is right to say that some AT handle it right ... it
> > is user agent dependent.
> > I'd perhaps use one label to include the help text if it is adjacent
> > to question text. Else aria-describedby may have wider user agent
> > support than 2 labels.
> > > 2. All of the questions are coded as labels, but sometimes those
> > > labels aren't explicitly tied to the following choices, such as
> > > multiple choice questions made with check boxes or radio buttons. What
> > > is really needed is a different model of presenting the questions and
> > > choices. Some question types, like multiple choice, in most cases
> > > should probably be implemented with a legend for the fieldset. This
> > > raises the problem then of some questions being coded as labels and
> > > some as fieldsets. There are other solutions to this problem, such as
> > > using headings to denote each question, or else using aria-label or
> > > aria-labelledby attributes.
> > Sailesh: Fieldset/legend is the appropriate solution. Well if the
> > structure of the question and answer choices are different, they
> > justify different markup. It does not have to be the same as for
> > question text with input type=text.
> > Unless custom controls that do not support HTML labelling methods are
> > used, there's no need for aria-label or labelledby. Use of heading too
> > is not the appropriate choice.
> > Sailesh Panchang
> > Deque Systems
> > > > > > > >
>
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> *Karla Kmetz, M.Ed.*
> Instructional Designer
> Distance Learning and Instructional Media Services
> University of South Florida St. Petersburg, POY 239
> Phone: 727-873-4474
> > > >