Re: CfC: Checkbox and Radio button labels and 1.3.1

In the example
<p><input type=“checkbox” title=”Please send me a ton of email”> Please
send me a ton of email</p>

the "title" attribute occupies the accessible name. The title attribute is
populated with text and therefore meets 1.1.1.

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On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On 7 December 2015 at 16:49, Paul Adam <paul.adam@deque.com> wrote:
>
>> <p><input type=“checkbox”> Please send me a ton of email</p>
>
>
> Apologies, but I am getting confused here.
>
> The code example passes 1.3.1 Info and Relationships because the content
> is grouped by the <p> element and passes 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions as
> the control has a visible prompt, but fails 1.1.1 Non-text Content
> and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value as the control does not have a name.
>
> There are a number of possible methods to resolve the failure state
> including:
>
> via label
> <p><label><input type=“checkbox”> Please send me a ton of
> email</label></p>
>
> via aria-label or title attribute
> <p><input type=“checkbox” aria-label="Please send me a ton of email">
> Please send me a ton of email</p>
>
> or via aria-labelledby
>
> <p id="label"><input type=“checkbox” aria-labelledby="label"> Please send
> me a ton of email</p>
>
> Is the above a reasonable assessment?
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> SteveF
> Current Standards Work @W3C
> <http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2015/03/current-standards-work-at-w3c/>
>