Re: Form Field Help
- From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:56:46 -0600
Ok, this by hand on the fly:
<form method=POST action=whatever>
<input type=radio name=gender id=female value=1>
<label for=female>Female</label>
<input type=radio name=gender ID=male value=2>
<label for=male>Male</label
Note that the ID field is used to do the labeling, and the name attribute is
what is used to group this set of radio buttons.
Also, I left out all the double quotes and capitalization of element and
attribute names, so take the above with a grain of salt.
Hope that helps.
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Joy Gonzales" <JGonzales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Form Field Help
Hello Laura,
Can you send me some sample code using the ID attribute as you described
below? That will be a big help.
Peter Donahue
----- Original Message -----
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Form Field Help
Peter -- one thing -- remember to use the ID of the input you are labeling
in the FOR attribute of the label. The name attribute of the input is not
used in the label element as the name is the same for all radio buttons in a
group. ID is an attribute that is assumed to be distinct for every element
on a page, so the radio buttons will have ID's that are different from the
names.
I didn't look closely at your page source, but I just wanted to warn you
about the use of ID versus name.
HTH
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Donahue
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: nfb-web@xxxxxxxxxx ; blindwebbers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Joy Gonzales
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:38 PM
Subject: Form Field Help
Good afternoon everyone,
Attached is a page containing a portion of an online application for
employment. One of the wanted accessibility improvements is for all form
field labels to be voiced by screen readers. So far I have been able to
get
all of the form field labels to be read except those that require the
applicant to use radio buttons for entering their data. If you test the
form
on the attached page the problem will become clear.
Example: One question asks if the applicant is 18 years or older.
Currently one only hears "Radio Button Checked" or "Radio Button Not
Checked" when attempting to answer this question. What is wanted is for
these questions to be voiced as follows:
"Are you 18 years of age or older radio button checked" or "Are you 18
years
or older radio button not checked?" How should I modify the source code so
both the field label and the state of the radio buttons are voiced
correctly? Should list boxes or check boxes be used to remedy this
problem?
If I can get a fix for this problem by Friday that will be very much
appreciated. Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
Peter Donahue
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And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered.
And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you
On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you."
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