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Re: Any problems with placing headings inside legends?

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Aug 2, 2012 8:31PM

Paul,
Right,
One uses heading navigation to understand the structure and
organization of content ... a form in this case.
And when one uses form navigation, the heading markup is of no
significance. The legend markup kicks in to announce which fields are
grouped by the common label i.e. legend.
But my point is group/radiogroup are better supported across browsers
and screen readers than fieldset/legend and offer improved
flexibility to the developer too for managing presentation.
Ref. http://www.deque.com/aria-group-viable-alternative-fieldset-legend
Sailesh


On 8/2/12, Paul J. Adam < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> In my test on OS X, VoiceOver did not say it was a heading when navigating
> between the fieldset controls. It only said that when focused on the legend
> text or using heading navigation to jump directly to the legend. So no extra
> noise, I also tested in latest versions of NVDA/JAWS/IE/FF and no extra
> noise.
>
> So I guess I don't see any problems with this. Seems to me it only enhances
> the accessibility of a large form.
>
> Paul J. Adam
> Accessibility Evangelist
> Deque Systems
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> www.PaulJAdam.com
> @pauljadam on Twitter
>
> On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:34 PM, "Corbett, James" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> Wouldn't that fail on 1.3.1 Info and Relationships?
>>
>> ...and if and when HJ resolves the issue with field sets / legends I
>> personally wouldn't want to hear H1 blah blah Date of Birth each time I'm
>> tabbing between the controls within the fieldset.
>>
>> Jim
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Paul J. Adam
>> Sent: August 2, 2012 2:11 PM
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List
>> Subject: [WebAIM] Any problems with placing headings inside legends?
>>
>> To improve accessible navigation of forms? Does HTML validation really
>> matter in this situation?
>>
>> Don't see any problems from a quick test on OS X and VoiceOver/Safari.
>>
>> Paul J. Adam
>> Accessibility Evangelist
>> Deque Systems
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> www.PaulJAdam.com
>> @pauljadam on Twitter
>>
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