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Re: Options are presented with abbreviated Labels within aDropdown

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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Dec 7, 2022 3:25PM

I think that, in the example provided for state abbreviations, some of the abbreviations given are obscure for those of us in the US who expect standard abbreviations.

For example: Ala, Calif, DE, FL,

Standard abbreviations would be:
* AL
* CA
* DE
*FL

I'm pretty sure the abbreviations are based on standards provided by the USPS (United States Postal Service). There are two capitalized letters for each of the 50 states.

Cheers,
David

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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Options are presented with abbreviated Labels within a Dropdown

In short, I'd say no, it's not a WCAG violation.

Assuming you can't hover on the short label to see the full label (but you can't with the keyboard, wich would be a keyboard accessibility violation), these are the same labels for everyone.
Then it's the question of, does this fail WCAG 2.4.6 (descriptive labels).
I'd say no, it doesn't, these are descriptive labels.
There is a level AAA success criteria about explaining abbreviations, but only when the abbreviations are not commonly used. I'd say in the case of state abbreviations those are frequently used and typically do not need an extended form.



On 12/7/22, Ajeesh Thomas < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi Experts ,
> If the Dropdown options are presented with Short Labels , will that
> be a Accessibility violation ?
> Consider the case of a State selection Dropdown :in a Banking
> /Insurance Application
> Here the Dropdown options may be labled such as : Ala, Calif, DE, FL,
> La
> Instead of presenting as - : Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida,
> Louisiana so on
>
> Is this coming under WCAG violation ? Please help me with your
> viewpoints
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ajeesh Thomas
> > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >


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