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RE: Adding a label to search box

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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Apr 15, 2006 7:00AM

> if I used label for and the title attribute on a form,
> would a person using speech hear the same text twice?

Remember that more is not better. You won't hear the information twice, but
it is not predictable which a given screen reader will announce. So for
maintenance reasons use label when on-screen text is available, title when
it is not and don't use both!

Jim

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