- Success Criterion 2.5.3
- Conformance level A
Accessible Name Missing the Units Shown in the Visible Label
2.5.3 — Label in Name
Scenario
Setting
A webinar platform's registration form
What’s wrong
Placeholder or trailing units visible ("Amount (USD)") while accessible name is "input".
Example
On a webinar platform's registration form, a visitor hits this wall: placeholder or trailing units visible ("Amount (USD)") while accessible name is "input".
Why it matters
Voice-control users and screen-reader users who depend on spoken names matching visible text. In this case (a webinar platform's registration form), they can't navigate the content by its real structure.
How to test
Read the visible label including any trailing unit or descriptor (e.g., 'Amount (USD)'): check whether the accessible name includes it too, or is just 'input'.
How to fix
The accessible name must contain the exact visible label text.
Outcome
Once corrected, a webinar platform's registration form lets them navigate the content in a sensible order.
Who is affected
Voice-control users and screen-reader users who depend on spoken names matching visible text.
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