| Rule ID |
Landmark 15 |
| Definition |
The form landmark must only contain region landmarks. |
| Purpose |
- Form landmarks provide a way to identify groups of form controls and widgets on the page.
- For
form landmarks containing more than one group of controls, where each is considered its own section, use region landmarks to identify these sections.
- Ensuring that the landmark structure of a page is not overly complex enables users of assistive technologies to more easily find and navigate to the desired content.
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| Mappings |
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HTML4 Legacy Techniques
(Recommended)
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HTML5 and ARIA Techniques
(Required)
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| WCAG Success Criteria |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, Primary Success Criterion)
Other Related Success Criterion:
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| Rule Category |
Landmarks |
| Scope |
Element |
| Target Resources |
form landmark
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| Techniques |
- A
form element or an element with a role="form" attribute, which also has an author-defined accessible name, will be considered an form landmark.
- A
form landmark should be a container element of all the form controls in the form.
- Use a element
[role=region] attribute or a section on an element that identifies subgroups or sections of controls.
- Use ARIA labeling techniques to give each region an accessible name describing the contents of the region.
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| Informational Links |
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