652291 - Objects should always obtain their accessible name from the associated label (showing or not)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 501580

(Core :: Disability Access APIs, defect)

Description

[Joanmarie Diggs]

Attachment: test case

Step to reproduce:

1. View the attached test case in Accerciser.

Expected results: The accessible name of each entry would be based on the associated label.

Actual results: Only the second entry's accessible name is based on the associated label.

If a content developer takes the time to properly label a form field for the purpose of making it accessible to users who are blind, it would be helpful if that information was passed along to the screen readers -- whether it happens to be visible or not.

Thanks in advance!

Comment 1

[Joanmarie Diggs]

BTW, if you're feeling especially kind and generous.... ;-) It would also be nice if we could still have the label exposed along with the associated LABEL_FOR/LABELLED_BY AtkRelationship pair. That the label is not actually visible could be communicated via AtkState.