Re: AccName uncertainty for form field label

According to the HTML spec as written the INPUT in this example is not labeled by the label.

Except where otherwise specified by the following rules, a label<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-label-element> element has no labeled control<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#labeled-control>.

The for attribute may be specified to indicate a form control with which the caption is to be associated. If the attribute is specified, the attribute's value must be the ID<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-id> of a labelable element<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-label> in the same tree<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree> as the label<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-label-element> element. If the attribute is specified and there is an element in the tree<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree> whose ID<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-id> is equal to the value of the for<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-label-for> attribute, and the first such element in tree order<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree-order> is a labelable element<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-label>, then that element is the label<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-label-element> element's labeled control<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#labeled-control>.

If the for<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-label-for> attribute is not specified, but the label<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-label-element> element has a labelable element<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-label> descendant, then the first such descendant in tree order<https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree-order> is the label<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-label-element> element's labeled control<https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#labeled-control>.


James Nurthen  |  Accessibility Engineer  |  Adobe  |  p. 415.832.2734  |  c. 415.987.1918  |  nurthen@adobe.com



From: Bryan Garaventa <bryan.garaventa@levelaccess.com>
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 2:59 PM
To: ARIA <public-aria@w3.org>
Subject: AccName uncertainty for form field label
Hi,
What do you think the accessible name for this form field should be?

<label for=”test”>Email:
<input type=”text” />
</label>

Thanks,
Bryan


Bryan Garaventa
Principal Accessibility Architect
Level Access, Inc.
Bryan.Garaventa@LevelAccess.com<mailto:Bryan.Garaventa@LevelAccess.com>
415.624.2709 (o)
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