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Re: HTML Fieldset missing a Legend

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From: Steve Green
Date: Nov 4, 2021 1:35PM

You also get the legend name when you tab into a fieldset - it is prepended to the label of whichever form control is announced.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of <EMAIL REMOVED>
Sent: 04 November 2021 19:01
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] Re: HTML Fieldset missing a Legend

Patrick,

Thus I get the info of the legend-name entering with *arrow keys*.

But what would be the best realization, if I explore a form with tab-key or in jaws with jaws-key+F5?
I'd only hear 'Yes' or 'No', 'red', 'green' an 'blue' as options or 'Accept' in a checkbox for what?

Should the related Question be simply named in the heading, presupposing that users know how to deal name "Yes" etc. with their AT?


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Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] Re: HTML Fieldset missing a Legend

On 04/11/2021 18:21, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> If SR ignored legend in fieldset despite spec, this would make me worrying.

They don't ignore legend, but they only announce the legend when an SR user enters a fieldset area, rather than for each and every focusable/form control inside it (same way they only announce the name of a named region when you enter it).

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