Control label not unique Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Control labels should be unique on a page, or be close to text providing context.

Help

Controls with the same visible label need extra context (such as a heading) near the control to explain the differences between the fields. Note that aria-label does not set the visible label.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 2.4.6 level AA)
• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 2.4.6 level AA)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 2.4.6 level AA)
• Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 2.4.6 level AA)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.41 Jul 2021 Removed - not a normative failure.
• 6.40 Jan 2021 Fixed false positive.
• 5.37 May 2020 Improved detection.
• 5.33 Apr 2019 Fixed false positive.
• 5.29 May 2018 Fixed false negative.
• 5.27 Oct 2017 Fixed false positive and false negatives. Changed rule ID from AccWcag2-2.4.6-1 to AccHtmlFormControlDuplicateLabel.
• 5.21 Mar 2016 Fixed false positive on SharePoint sites.
• 5.20 Jan 2016 Use ARIA 5.2.7.3. Text Alternative Computation for accessible name.
• 5.4 Feb 2014 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlFormControlDuplicateLabel