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FIELDSET with blank LEGEND Screen reader compatibility

Last updated: May 20, 2018

Expected Result: causes problems in some screen readers

Actual Result: causes problems in 31 screen reader / browser combinations

For expected failures, the results show which AT combos the failures affect. Results are recorded from the user's viewpoint, so describe the user impact of authoring errors.

Code used for this test:


        <fieldset>
            <legend> </legend>
            <label><input name='radio_blank_legend' type='radio' checked='checked'>Yes</label>
            <label><input name='radio_blank_legend' type='radio'>No</label>
        </fieldset>

Change History

Last updated: May 20, 2018

Screen readerBrowserModeNotesWhat the user hears
OK NVDA 2017.3FF60 Reading Clickable radio button, checked, yes. Clickable radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2017.3FF60 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK NVDA 2017.3IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2017.3IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked.
OK NVDA 2016.2FF48 Reading Clickable radio button, checked, yes. Clickable radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2016.2FF48 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK NVDA 2016.2IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2016.2IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked.
OK NVDA 2015.2FF40 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2015.2FF40 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK NVDA 2015.2IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2015.2IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked.
OK NVDA 2014.1FF28 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2014.1FF28 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK NVDA 2014.1IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no.
Fail NVDA 2014.1IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked.
OK JAWS 17.0.2619FF48 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two.
Fail JAWS 17.0.2619FF48 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK JAWS 17.0.2619IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no.
Fail JAWS 17.0.2619IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button checked.
OK JAWS 16.0.4350FF40 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two.
Fail JAWS 16.0.4350FF40 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK JAWS 16.0.4350IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No.
Fail JAWS 16.0.4350IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button checked.
OK JAWS 15.0.9023FF29 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two.
Fail JAWS 15.0.9023FF29 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK JAWS 15.0.9023IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No.
Fail JAWS 15.0.9023IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button checked.
OK JAWS 14.0.9002FF29 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. Two of two.
Fail JAWS 14.0.9002FF29 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Radio button, checked, yes. One of two.
OK JAWS 14.0.9002IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No.
Fail JAWS 14.0.9002IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button checked.
OK JAWS 13.0.852FF29 Reading Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two.
Fail JAWS 13.0.852FF29 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button, checked, one of two.
OK JAWS 13.0.852IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no.
Fail JAWS 13.0.852IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button checked.
OK WindowEyes 9.2IE11 Reading Yes, radio button, checked. Yes. No, radio button, unchecked. No.
Fail WindowEyes 9.2IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, radio button, checked.
OK WindowEyes 8.4IE11 Reading Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, unchecked, no.
Fail WindowEyes 8.4IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, checked, radio button.
OK VoiceOver OSX 10.12Safari 10.1.2 Reading Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No.
Fail VoiceOver OSX 10.12Safari 10.1.2 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, selected radio button, one of two.
OK VoiceOver OSX 10.11Safari 9.1.2 Reading Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No.
Fail VoiceOver OSX 10.11Safari 9.1.2 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, selected radio button, one of two, yes yes, no no.
OK VoiceOver OSX 10.10Safari 8.0.6 Reading Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No.
Fail VoiceOver OSX 10.10Safari 8.0.6 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, selected radio button, one of two.
OK VoiceOver OSX 10.9Safari 7.0.3 Reading Yes, selected radio button, one of two. No, radio button, two of two.
Fail VoiceOver OSX 10.9Safari 7.0.3 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, selected radio button, one of two.
OK VoiceOver iOS 10.3Safari iOS 10.3Touch Yes, radio button, ticked, form start, one of two. No, radio button, unticked, two of two.
Fail VoiceOver iOS 9.1Safari iOS 9.1TouchRadio buttons not treated as part of same group Yes, radio button ticked, one of one. No, radio button unticked, one of one.
Fail VoiceOver iOS 8.4Safari iOS 8.4TouchRadio buttons not treated as part of same group Yes, radio button ticked, one of one. No, radio button unticked, one of one.
Fail VoiceOver iOS 7.1Safari iOS 7.1TouchNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. Yes, radio button ticked, one of two. No, radio button unticked, two of two.
Fail Dolphin SR 15.05IE11 ReadingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when reading. Checked radio, yes. Yes. Unchecked radio, no. No.
Fail Dolphin SR 15.05IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Checked radio, yes. Unchecked radio, no.
Fail SaToGo 3.4.96.0IE11 ReadingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when reading. Radio button selected, Yes. Radio button unselected, No
Fail SaToGo 3.4.96.0IE11 TabbingNothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. Yes, radio button selected. No, radio button unselected

SortSite rules: AccWcag1-12.3.4

Test notes

All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.

Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:

In the «What the user hears» column: