HomeCheckpoint 7.4 - Mobile-PDA
All fields are labeled, are descriptive, and immediately precede the field
WCAG 1.0 Priority 2
WCAG Guideline 12. Provide context and orientation information.
Form fields need some sort of label so users are aware of what the input field is for and what they are supposed to do with it.
Requirement
All fields are labeled, are descriptive, and immediately precede the field
Recommendation
The label should be place immediately before the form input so that when content on the mobile device screen reflows or adapts to content, there label and the control will be kept together.
The text of the labels should give an indication of what the label is for and provide enough information for a user to know what to enter into this field.
Checking Tool
View the source code of the page and check that the <label> element is present for each input field and that they are positioned immediately prior to the field.
Information Source
The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-associate-labels)
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