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Re: using "label for=" on things other than inputs

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Feb 19, 2016 12:15PM

> (B) Whether this unintended use of label for="" would violate 4.1.2 or is actually harmless

In my opinion it depends on whether the information and relationship is communicated another way or whether it is necessary information or relationship. If a label is used incorrectly to associate text with a button but the text is not necessary to understand the purpose of the button then it does not seem to be a failure. However, if the information is necessary to understand the purpose of the control then it must be associated somehow with the control and thus if it were not it could be a failure of SC 1.3.1. Use of a label on a button doesn't seem to be a failure under SC 4.1.1.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
SSB BART Group
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