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From: Laurie-Anne Gignac
Date: Fri, May 26 2023 9:45AM
Subject: Checkbox with text box to specify
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Hi!
In a form, I have a choice of 2 checkboxes. The second one is labeled "Other, specify," and there is a text box next to it. I'm having trouble finding an example online to make this accessible. Is there a way to indicate that the text box is related to the checkbox? Thank you.

Laurie-Anne Gignac

Bibliothécaire — édimestre

Direction des bibliothèques, Université de Montréal

From: Hayman, Douglass
Date: Fri, May 26 2023 9:55AM
Subject: Re: - Checkbox with text box to specify
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Have you looked at examples offered here:

https://dequeuniversity.com/library/

And also the webaim site has great information:
https://webaim.org/techniques/forms/

Seems like some surveys I've taken recently had something similar to what you're looking for but I don't have one handy at the moment.

Doug Hayman
IT Accessibility Coordinator
Information Technology
Olympic College
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From: glen walker
Date: Fri, May 26 2023 11:36AM
Subject: Re: - Checkbox with text box to specify
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Those are two nice resources but they don't directly address associating
input fields with a checkbox, which I think is the original question.

Here's another resource that might be closer:
https://adrianroselli.com/2021/12/under-engineered-dependency-questions.html

It talks about unhiding form elements (text input or other checkboxes) when
an "other" radio button is selected. I don't think you are unhiding your
input but the concept is similar.

I'm guessing your two checkboxes are already grouped together? Either via
a fieldset/legend or role="group"?

You could have a nested fieldset or group around your checkbox and input
field but that might not be necessary. If the checkbox label is "other,
specify" and the input field is next in the tab order *and* the input field
has an appropriate accessible name (such as "specify other [whatever]"),
then you should be ok.


On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 9:55 AM Hayman, Douglass < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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> Have you looked at examples offered here:
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> https://dequeuniversity.com/library/
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> And also the webaim site has great information:
> https://webaim.org/techniques/forms/
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>

From: Laura Roberts
Date: Sat, May 27 2023 6:53AM
Subject: Re: Checkbox with text box to specify
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Perhaps label the checkbox tooltip "other" and the textbox tooltip
"specify".

On Fri, May 26, 2023, 11:46 AM Laurie-Anne Gignac <
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> Hi!
> In a form, I have a choice of 2 checkboxes. The second one is labeled
> "Other, specify," and there is a text box next to it. I'm having trouble
> finding an example online to make this accessible. Is there a way to
> indicate that the text box is related to the checkbox? Thank you.
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> Laurie-Anne Gignac
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> Bibliothécaire — édimestre
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> Direction des bibliothèques, Université de Montréal
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