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From: John Hicks
Date: Feb 4, 2013 1:45PM

What did you try?
A fieldset needs a legend tag inside it.
A quick google on these terms will reveal all .... if you spell them
correctly.

I have been away from the list for a while and I don't know if posting
of code is encouraged, but what you need is

<fieldset>
<legend> Question about X </legend>

.... the radio buttons, each with their own <label></label>

</fieldset>

The fieldsets will create lines, you need to get rid of them with CSS.

hope that helps.



Le 04/02/2013 18:15, Lucy Greco a écrit :
> Hello:
> Your write it is a the best answer to use filed sets but I can't get them
> to fix it at all Lucy
>
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> Hi
>
> Although the table sounds like it is being misused, the solution to the
> problem you mention lies more in using fieldsets and labels correctly.
> A fieldset for each question and proper labels (for/id) for each of the
> 5 radio buttons in each question.
>
> Presentation tables in themselves are not non-compliant. (Although they
> are cumbersome).
>
> I even gather that "tables for layout" are back "in" .... whatever that
> means.
>
> But the accessibility problème you are asking about revolves around form
> labels and fieldsets (I believe).
>
> John
>
> Le 01/02/2013 02:47, Lucy Greco a écrit :
>> Hello:
>> Does anyone have a sample of a survey using a table lay out for a
>> ranking set of questions. I need to provide a contractor a sample of
> what
>> I am looking for and they wanted it in a hurry.
>> The idea is the user is given ten ideas they need to agree or disagree
>> with in a scale of one to 5 and they are using radio buttons for the
>> scale. They have laid this out in a table and have not even tried to lay
>> it out with roe or columns headers. I think a better way to do it is
> treat
>> each idea as a separate question but I lost that fight. If anyone has
> the
>> sample code I could give them I would really appreciate it. The thing
> that
>> kills me is the front page of the survey said it was w3c compliant well
> I
>> have to say if my screen reader set to out of box default settings could
>> not tell what I was agreeing to or that I was even agreeing or
> disagreeing
>> it isn't Lucy
>> >> >> >>
>
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John Hicks ( <EMAIL REMOVED> )
Ingénieur Consultant en Accessibilité
Docteur en Sciences Cognitives

www.Urbilog.fr -- Solutions Accessibles