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Re: Using <legend> and <fieldset> on a single drop-down.

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From: Tom Livingston
Date: May 28, 2021 8:58AM

Makes sense. Thanks you.

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 10:49 AM Patrick H. Lauke
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> On 28/05/2021 15:02, Tom Livingston wrote:
> > Would adjacent copy satisfy the role of a legend, such as in the case
> > of a Yes/No radio button pair? Such as the related question in a <p>?
> > For example:
> >
> > <p>Do you like kale?</p>
> >
> > <label for="yup">Absolutely</label>
> > <input type="radio" id="yup" name="yestokale">
> >
> > <label for="nope">Gag</label>
> > <input type="radio" id="nope" name="notokale">
>
> I'd say no because this assumes an AT user is navigating sequentially
> through the form in reading mode. If they just tabbed from one form
> control to the next, if they're in forms mode, or used a shortcut key to
> jump to the first radio button or something, that text won't be
> announced because it's not programmatically denoted as acting as the
> overarching label/legend for the group (and hence, a failure of 1.3.1).
>
> P
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