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Re: when is the "title" attribute used in the accessible namecomputation?

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From: Glen Walker
Date: May 30, 2018 4:42PM

I wasn't saying it shouldn't be included. My question was that it was referenced in both step 4 (D) and step 12 (I).

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> On May 30, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> I have no objection to the title attribute being included in the accessible name calculation as the last resort in the absence of anything else. However, I would set the threshold for WCAG compliance as being higher than that.
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> The rationale is that including the title attribute in the accessible name calculation will benefit some people, but not enough that it can be considered sufficient.
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> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
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