Aaron Gustafson

Falling in Love With Forms - aria-describedby (NVDA + Firefox)

9 Jun 2015 · 0 min

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Aaron Gustafson demonstrates how aria-describedby connects an error message to a form field. When validation fails, NVDA announces "Your email is required. We will only use your email address to respond to your message." The video shows how ARIA markup helps screen readers convey validation feedback.

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