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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Oct 8, 2012 7:02AM

Ramya,
Not every piece of info in a form needs to be tab-navigable.
Aria-describedby is alright for shorter Text such as data format tips,
error messages that may be visible at all times or are displayed when
the form control receives focus.

Making a paragraph of text tab-navigable will make the text read out
as a chunk ... not the best experience for users. Most users may
prefer to read through the text separately.
So one option is to place a checkbox:
"I have read and agree to the terms below".
If this is not possible, then place visible / off-screen text to the
closest / related field, like 'Please read terms below / above); and
associate it with aria-describedby.
Sailesh Panchang


On 10/6/12, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I don't know how people feel about the semantic nature of this suggestion,
> but we have made some critical disclaimer information tab focusable in our
> forms before to ensure that the information was not missed, even with older
> screen readers, when navigating a form by tabbing.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Elle
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