Re: Re[2]: Should we require labels to be always visible?

I think the construct is sufficiently comprehensible visually. The
instructions/label are 10 years of math classes ...

the aria-label should have numerator and denominator in them.

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On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:37 PM, White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org> wrote:

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> *From:* Glenda Sims [mailto:glenda.sims@deque.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 1:54 PM
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> In my book, the label can be an icon (or text).  Here is how I have our
> experts consistently call this for 3.3.2 (with some thoughts related to
> 1.3.1 and 4.1.2)
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>    - Label or Instructions MUST be visible at all times to sighted users.
>    - An icon (with appropriate alternative text) can serve as a label.
>    Examples of common icons that label form fields (or user controls) include:
>    magnifying glass (for search), 3 horizontal lines on top of each other
>    (hamburger menu), gear (preferences or settings), trash can (delete or view
>    trash depending on context). Remember, these are just a few examples.
>    - A placeholder alone in a form field does not qualify as a label for
>    sighted users because it is not always present. Note: A placeholder, then
>    supplemented by a label (even if the label does not visually appear until
>    after the user focuses on the field) is enough to pass - so long as a label
>    is always programmatically associated.
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> *[Jason] An interesting example that occurs here at ETS is a pair of
> fields for entering the numerical numerator and denominator of a fraction,
> arranged vertically and separated by a visible fraction line.*
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> *I assume that label elements or aria-label attributes are used correctly
> to provide explicit labels for assistive technologies. The spatial layout
> of the fields and the fraction line (in an educational setting) should be
> clear to visual readers without the need for textual labels. This example
> arguably doesn’t fall into your first category (icons), although the intent
> is similar. My inclination is to regard such examples as sufficiently
> unambiguous to be worthy of satisfying any proposed success criterion in
> this area.*
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