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Acceptance Criteria

Radio buttons should be used when only one option from a group can be selected.

As a screen reader user I should be provided with a form label for every form control.

As a screen reader user I should be able to explicitly associate text labels with their respective form control.

As a screen reader user I should be provided with a <fieldset> that groups multiple form control options.

As a screen reader user I should be provided with a "legend" that describes the group of form controls.

As a screen reader and keyboard only user I should be able to use the up/down ↑/↓ or left/right ←/→ arrows on the keyboard to select an option.

As a screen reader and keyboard only user I should be able to use the TAB key on the keyboard to move to the next form element.


Markup and Code

Code Block
languagehtml
<fieldset>
<legend>Choose a shipping method:</legend>
<input id="overnight" type="radio" name="shipping" value="overnight">
<label for="overnight">Overnight</label><br>
<input id="twoday" type="radio" name="shipping" value="twoday">
<label for="twoday">Two day</label><br>
<input id="ground" type="radio" name="shipping" value="ground">
<label for="ground">Ground</label>
</fieldset>

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