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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: John Foliot
Date: Nov 19, 2015 9:51AM

Paul Adam wrote:
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> 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.

Can you kindly point us to the normative text in WCAG that leads you to believe this?

>
> 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! ;)

Can you kindly point us to the normative text in WCAG that leads you to believe this?

JF