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Re: question about design for either-or buttons

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From: Steve Green
Date: Jul 18, 2022 11:19AM

I agree with regard to toggle switches. I sometimes report a non-conformance if the state is not conveyed in text - it depends on how the label is worded and how different the two visual states are. Apple's design is a clear failure of SC 1.4.1 (Use of colour). Some other designs are less ambiguous, but I often find it a significant cognitive load to translate the visual state into its actual meaning.

You may well choose to use radio buttons for two options if you want the user to make a positive choice. Leaving a checkbox unchecked doesn't meet that objective. Of course that doesn't matter if your business logic means the user cannot proceed without checking the checkbox.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd