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Re: Placeholder instead of explicit label?

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jan 5, 2015 8:27AM

> > I know that using a TITLE attribute is a sufficient technique,

> [Yucca wrote] It isn't. The great majority of users will not perceive anything in the TITLE attribute, unless they mouse over the field.

In my opinion title would pass SC 1.3.1 and SC 4.1.2 but not SC 3.3.2. That is -- it could be used as an accessible name but it is not a substitute for a visual label or instructions.

Jonathan

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