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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Feb 11, 2017 8:16PM

Assuming the visual labeling is totally clear, you can use aria-label
to provide individual labels for each dropdown (such as degree 1,
discipline 1, degree 2, discipline 2, etc.).
Make sure the label for the first becomes a group label )degrees and
disciplines or similar).
Ditto for the interest dropdowns, .. the group label should be
"interests" and individual aria-label values can be "interest 1"
"interest 2" and so on.

http://a11yideas.com/testcode/makeGroupAccessible.html


On 2/10/17, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> i would also ding you on these because fore the set i am getting the
> lable for both lists for both of them so i can't tell if i am in degree or
> discipline i think the only way you can do it is what you said you don't
> wannt to do its clear and much more acurit that way
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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>
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I would like to get opinions/recommendations for improvement in the
>> accessibility of this page<http://www.sbctc.edu/
>> about/jobs/job-seekers.aspx>.
>> We are getting dinged in an accessibility scan because the drop down lists
>> under the Degrees & Disciplines label aren't all individually marked.
>>
>> The drop down lists come in 4 pairs: a degree selection and a discipline
>> selection for that degree. This is a means of providing the user the
>> opportunity to make 4 different selection sets. The only way I can think
>> to
>> label this in an accessible manner is to be very explicit with labels,
>> for
>> example:
>>
>> Degree Choice 1 [drop down list here]
>> Discipline Choice 1 [drop down list here]
>>
>> Degree Choice 2[drop down list here]
>> Discipline Choice 2 [drop down list here]
>>
>> Etc.
>>
>> I'm hoping there is a way to do this that would not be so
>> verbose/redundant.
>>
>>
>> The same issue repeats itself in the next set of drop down lists under the
>> Interests label. In this second case, I think the solution would be to
>> provide a single drop down list from which multiple selections can be
>> made,
>> but perhaps you have different ideas.
>>
>>
>> As always, thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Angela French
>> Internet/Intranet Specialist
>> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
>> 360-704-4316
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> www.sbctc.edu<;http://www.sbctc.edu/>;
>>
>> >> >> >> >>
> > > > >


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