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Re: Usage of title attribute or hidden label
From: Holli Smith
Date: Nov 6, 2013 9:16AM
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I believe the recommendation at the deque conference was to use both title
attribute and an aria label to support the maximum combination of browsers
and screenreaders
On Nov 6, 2013 11:14 AM, "Gunderson, Jon R" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Another option is to use the aria-label attribute:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/states_and_properties#aria-label
>
> It works just like the title attribute, but produces no tooltip.
>
> Example:
>
> <input type="text" name="firstname" size="15" aria-label="First Name">
>
> Jon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 7:23 AM
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Usage of title attribute or hidden label
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a scenario where I can't use visual text label does title attribute
> to input field or a hidden label will be a better option to implement as
> per accessibility guideline.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Jyothi
> Accessibility Consultant
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