[Nfb-web] Form Field Help

[Wunder, Gary]

Pete, I'd suggest a quick note to FS on this if you don't get good answers here. They also have some training material under Jaws Training which discusses making forms accessible.

Warmly,

Gary 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:38 PM
To: programmingblind at freelists.org
Cc: nfb-web at nfbnet.org; blindwebbers at yahoogroups.com; Joy Gonzales
Subject: [Nfb-web] 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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