Re: Are visible labels required per WCAG 2.0?

I'm not sure if this was sparked by my IAAP/Twitter post about sighted
keyboard users. But if so, I've updated my article.

http://davidmacd.com/blog/sighted-keyboard-only-user.html


On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Jeanne Spellman <
jspellman@spellmanconsulting.com> wrote:

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> On 3/22/2016 6:11 PM, Phill Jenkins wrote:
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> UAAG 2.0 Draft does not seem to have a success criteria to render the
> invisible labels that were added to meet success criteria.
> Is there a gap in the requirements between WCAG and UAAG that
> disproportionately affect sighted users with cognitive disabilities?
>
>
> Phill,
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> UAAG 2.0 does address this issue, although it does not explicitly state
> that it must be visual. The examples in the UAAG 2.0 reference are for a
> low vision user and for a user with a cognitive disability.
> https://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG20/#gl-info-link
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> 1.10.1 Show Related Elements:  The user can access the information from
> explicitly-defined relationships in the content, including at least the
> following: (Level AA)
>
>     calculated accessible name for images
>     calculated accessible name for controls (e.g. form fields, buttons)
>     caption for a table
>     row and column labels for a table cell
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>
> FYI, UAAG 2.0 is no longer a draft, but is a completed Guideline published
> as a W3C Note.
>
> jeanne
>