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Re: [External Sender]Instructions inside forms

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Nov 15, 2019 10:09AM

On 15/11/2019 17:06, Brian Lovely via WebAIM-Forum wrote:
> These things are generally put inside the open and close form tags (in my
> experience), which is where my whole discoverability dilemma comes from. If
> they were simple text nodes in a non-semantic container outside the form I
> wouldn't have a problem.

Not explicitly checked all combinations of browser/AT, but screen
readers (from memory) don't switch into forms mode when they first enter
a <form>, but upon entering the first form control, so don't quite see
this as a problem?

P
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