Required form fields are not obvious to screen readers
Bug #1259393 reported by
Jono M
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahara |
Fix Released
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High
|
Jono M | ||
Bug Description
Required form fields are denoted by asterisks in Mahara (as in most websites), but the asterisks are not inside the <label> tag and are therefore not read out by screen readers. People who use screen readers still need to know that the fields are required.
Possible solutions include moving the asterisks inside the label tag or adding hidden "required" text to the label.
Affects latest master (using Orca 3.4.2)
(WCAG Level A)
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| importance: | High → Critical |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| importance: | Critical → High |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| assignee: | nobody → Jono Mingard (mingard) |
Revision history for this message
| Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Jono M (jonom) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| milestone: | none → 1.9.0 |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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I'd prefer the hidden "Required" text as that is clearer than "Asterisk".