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Re: Forms that delete something

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From: tim.harshbarger
Date: Jan 10, 2024 6:25AM

Yes, that is correct. That is what I meant to write.

A screen reader will not tell a user if a form control is nested inside a form element.

If someone does think it is important the screen reader user know that form controls are part of a form, then there are techniques that can be used to do that. However, just nesting controls inside a form element will not do that.

The crucial aspects of the technique that was originally mentioned are:

* It is possible to tab to the button and activate it with a keyboard.
* The button conveys its role.
* The button conveys an accessible name.

It sounds like the technique did all of that. One additional consideration might be if there are multiple delete buttons on the same page. In that case, you might want to include additional information so it is more obvious to a screen reader user what the delete button will delete.

If there is some kind of confirmation message for the delete action, you will also want to ensure there is some way screen reader users are informed of that status.

Again, there are other reasons why someone would use a form element to contain all the controls for a form, but none of those reasons involve it somehow automatically informing screen reader users of that information.

I apologize for the lack of clarity on the last response. I hope this helps.

Thanks!
Tim