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Re: Does WCAG require that when you click a label it checks the checkbox or radio button?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Nov 19, 2015 9:34AM

On 19/11/2015 16:09, Paul Adam wrote:
> I think WCAG does require you emulate the native behavior of a checkbox with a clickable label if you were to make an ARIA checkbox.
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> I also think if you use role=button you're required to make it work with the spacebar key like a native <button> element but maybe I'm wrong there too! ;)

[citation needed]

*smile*

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