Coolfields Consulting Archive for April, 2011

Accessible Forms – Checkboxes and Radio Buttons

Published: Apr 26th, 2011 | Author: Graham Armfield | No Comments

Checkboxes and radio buttons both allow users to choose from a list of items. But they both can have implications for web form accessibility if they’re not used correctly.

Accessible Forms – Should Every Input Have a Label?

Published: Apr 15th, 2011 | Author: Graham Armfield | 1 Comment

If you’re using text boxes on a web page you’ll need your users to know what they’re supposed to put in them. This post discusses the importance of the label tag, how to use it, and some best practices to keep in mind when designing or building web forms.

Designing and Building Accessible Forms

Published: Apr 12th, 2011 | Author: Graham Armfield | No Comments

Introducing a series of posts on the best practices for making web forms accessible and some of the common pitfalls that can rob web forms of accessibility.