Using the label Tag for Accessibility
Here at Smartlab Software we pride ourselves in trying to make a website as accessible as possible. We try and make the sites conform to section 508 (government) standard and WCAG priorities 1,2, and 3 as best we can. It makes good business sense.
One of the most common improvements is to add a label tag for every text and textarea input tags in a form.
current method
<p><input >Full Name</p>using a label
<p><input id="fullname" type="text" >
<label for="fullname">Full Name</label></p>If you want the text to appear before the input box move the label tag before the input tag like this:
<p><label for="fullname">Full Name</label>
<input id="fullname" type="text" ></p>As you can see it is pretty easy to add the label tag. Your users will thank you for it.