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

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Feb 22, 2016 11:27AM

> I take it nobody would see a failure of 1.3.1 for using 'label for=' on read-only text, disabled input, or a button that already has an accessible name via value - correct?

In the case that the label would override the button text and provide a different accessible name a violation could occur if that new accessible name did not sufficiently label the button. For example, a button with text color had a label of "foreground". Foreground would be the accessible name unless the button was wrapped within the label such as in <label for="a1"> Foreground <button id="a1">Color</button></label>.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
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SSB BART Group
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