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RE: Explicit Link Between Radio Buttons and "Question" Label?

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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Feb 13, 2003 6:39PM

Here's a form with fieldset, including around radio buttons. The
fieldsets are nested.
http://jimthatcher.com/samples/FieldsetFormNoLabels.htm. (Note that
there are no label elements in this sample.) This example is taken form
"Constructing
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904151000/jimthatcherco-20/104-
3980221-7716736> Accessible Web Sites," page 156.



I believe that HPR (3.021) ignores the legend - treating it as if it
were text followed buy a <br>. JFW (4.51) on the other hand uses the
fieldset by speaking the legend in front of each control in the group.
Window-Eyes (4.2) ignores the fieldset and legend elements.



There is an alternative that hasn't been discussed in this thread - I
think. The title attribute can be used on the input elements to include
the question and current option, if desired. It is an tehchnique
supported by HPR, Window-Eyes and JFW. Here is a form using titles - but
the question is not included in those titles (also from the book).
http://jimthatcher.com/samples/SurveyFormWithTitles.htm.



Jim

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