Re: Placeholder attribute an accessible name?

On 20/10/2022 15:32, Brooks Newton wrote:
> I'd fail a placeholder that disappears on focus or on input every time 
> under SC 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (A).  To pass this Success 
> Criterion, "Labels or instructions are provided when content requires 
> user input."
> 
> Notice the rule doesn't say "labels or instructions are provided, except 
> that they are allowed to disappear from the screen when users need them 
> the most - when they're filling out a form input."
> 
> To me, that's pretty straightforward.

Sure, but the question was about accessible name (i.e. 4.1.2 Name, Role, 
Value)

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