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From: KP
Date: Jun 16, 2016 2:28PM

Ref the height/width. What happens when you use the larger text option in IE ir magnify the page?

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> On 17/06/2016, at 4:48 AM, Joseph Sherman < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hello all. I've been given a search application to check for accessibility. I am well versed in website audits but not quite as familiar with this type of complex interactive form. As usual it's after it's been built, making life more difficult.
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> Anyway, the form allows students to search across 25 institutions for classes that meet any variety of criteria. I can't link to it as it's only available on internal network (I can provide code snippets if anyone really wants to help out). A few questions:
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> 1) Is there any actual difference between using FOR and ID to associate labels vs using label element is as a container for both the form control and the label text? Any different behavior in various browser and AT, or mobile devices?
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> 2) They currently have the form laid out in a bunch of table columns and rows. I know best practice is to use CSS for layout. Is adding role="presentation" to the layout tables sufficient?
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> a. Also they are using <td height="20px" width="100px"> Is this ok, as I usually recommend using relative rather than absolute units.
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> 3) What is the best way to code a search criteria with multiple fields like: Start Time (select from: equals, greater than, less than, between) and then the Time field?
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> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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> Joseph
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