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1. CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER FULL
2. CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER CODE
3. CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER SERIES

CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER CODE

HTML table advanced features and accessibility.From object to iframe - other embedding technologies.Assessment: Structuring a page of content.You can leave a comment using the comment form below. Likewise if you feel I’ve missed anything out why not let me know. If you’ve got any comments on any of these posts I’d be happy to hear them. The and other form field grouping elements for input fields are considered in more details in a future post – Grouping Elements Together With Fieldset. Have you lived here for more than 5 years? Solving the problem part 3, using a grouping elementĪ more elegant solution for more modern browsers and screen readers is the element with its associated element. This is a robust solution to the problem and is still the best approach where you need to cater for users with older browsers and/or screen readers. Using the techniques described in Text for Screen Readers Only it would be possible to hide the extra text from sighted users but still have it read to screen reader users. Whilst this may be a good solution for screen reader users it may not be as popular with all sighted users. No I have lived at the property for less than 5 years Yes I have lived at the property for more than 5 years One solution would be to include the question and the answer in each of the labels: Have you lived at this property for more than 5 years? It is possible for screen reader users to access the questions but in some screen readers this can be very difficult – as will be explained in a future post on how screen reader users access forms. So on their own the radio button input labels do not provide enough context to allow a blind user to easily respond to the questions. No radio button not checked one of two (tab) Yes radio button not checked one of two (tab) Screen reader users who will typically be tabbing from one field to the next will hear something like the following: The labels for the radio buttons are actually the yes/no answers to the questions. Is the property within 20 metres of a watercourse?Īre there tall trees within 10 metres of the property? Have you lived at this property for more than 5 years?

CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER SERIES

But consider this series of radio button questions you might find on a home insurance site.

CHROME ACCESSIBILITY SCREEN READER FULL

Sometimes this doesn’t matter if the ‘answers’ convey the full meaning.

As we’ll see in a later post, plain text such as this within a form can easily be missed by screen reader users.

So using the checkbox pizza topping example from above: Choose extra toppings for your pizza Note that the name attribute is also important for radio buttons and checkboxes to maintain the groupings. Accessibility considerations Form labels – are they clear enough?Īs discussed in Accessible Forms – Should Every Input Have a Label? all input fields need to have a label and the label is linked to the form field using the id attribute. It is not appropriate to have a single radio button in a group as once selected it cannot easily be unselected. Unlike a checkbox group, a radio button group would almost always have an associated ‘question’. Radio buttons in web forms behave the same way – assuming they are grouped correctly, see below. These station presets were either fixed at manufacture or could be pre-programmed by the user (more common today) and selecting one deselects any previous selection. Radio buttons take their name from station selector switches on some radios – partticularly old-fashioned ones or car radios. Note that there would not normally be an associated question with this type of use. Choosing from a selectionĭepending on the information being collected by the form there may be an associated question which provides the context.įor example: Choose extra toppings for your pizzaĪnother typical use of a checkbox is to allow users to confirm something.įor example: I confirm I have read the terms and conditions This post outlines the best practices for using checkboxes and radio buttons and highlights some of the potential pitfalls with their use.Ĭheckboxes are used in two subtly different ways. But they both can have implications for web form accessibility if they’re not used correctly. The difference between them is that radio buttons only allow a single selection to be made in any one group. Reading Time: 4 minutesCheckboxes and radio buttons are similar in that they both allow users to choose from a list of items. Published: Apr 26th, 2011 | Author: Graham Armfield | 5 Comments Accessible Forms – Checkboxes and Radio Buttons