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Re: "Error feedback MUST be programmatically-associated with the appropriate element"

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Sep 25, 2020 5:37PM

On 25/09/2020 21:27, Jared Smith wrote:
> This would instead generally fall under 1.3.1. If a visual association between the error information and the relevant input is present, this should also be programmatically defined - probably via aria-describedby (and aria-invalid is a good idea too).

A quick drive-by +1 from me on this - in the common cases where the
error appears right next to/underneath/above the form field, I'd
generally fail it if it's not associated (either via aria-describedby,
or somehow part of the <label> for the field, or replicated verbatim in
aria-label or similar).

P
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