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From: Mohith BP
Date: Mar 18, 2019 11:17PM

Hi Eilana,

Using placeholder instead of visible label is wrong as the placeholder
text disappears after user input the value.
For screen reader alone aria-label can be used however this will not
help people with cognitive disabilities.
The only work around is using the floating label if the design / ux is
stubbern on using placeholder.


Thanks & Regards,
Mohith B. P.

On 3/12/19, Eilana Benish < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> hello, my name is Eilana from Israel. Currently, I work with organizations
> required to make their websites accessible in Israel.
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> We are working on developing a new website.
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> We have a very serious disagreement about the place-holder as a method to
> label forms fields.
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> I know that the popular screen reader reads the place holder. But this is
> mey not be accessible to users with cognitive disabilities.
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> The development team thought otherwise and implemented the place holder.
> When I told them to change to standard labels – I got the answer that using
> the Placeholder is WCAG 2 compliant.
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> I have also tried to find information on the W3C accessibility resources –
> Without success.
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> So, is the place holder WCAG 2 compliant
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> And what the WCAG 2 working group has to say about that topic?
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