Accessibility: Label Element

Labels are important for accessible forms.

label element lets us use markup to associate text with an input element.

Using label you can make the association between the text label and the form input explicit, and not just rely on the visual proximity.

Labels - Why?

• Makes text labels associated wtih input elements explicit
• Helps with screen readers!
• Helps with "clicks" and touch screens!

Labels - How

• id attribute for form input
• label element for input label
• for attribute in label to link label element with input via the value of id

<form method="get" action="http://cscie12.dce.harvard.edu/echo">
<p>Do you like to watch NCAA basketball?</p>

<input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_y" value="Y"/><label for="basketball_y">Yes</label><br/>
<input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_n" value="N"/><label for="basketball_n">No</label><br/>
<input type="submit"/>
</form>