Select Menus

Visual Example

Example 1

Example 2

Acceptance Criteria

As a screen reader and keyboard only user I should:

be provided with a form label
be provided with a default label in the drop down menu
be able to use the Spacebar or ENTER key on the keyboard to expand the drop down menu
be able to use the up/down ↑/↓ arrows on the keyboard to navigate between menu options
be able to use the ENTER key on the keyboard to make a selection

As a screen reader user I should:

be able to explicitly associate the form label with the form control

When the form control has keyboard focus:

the screen reader should announce the form label

Markup and Code

Example 1

<label for="favcity">Which is your favorite city?</label>
<select id="favcity" name="select">
<option value="1">Amsterdam</option>
<option value="2">Buenos Aires</option>
<option value="3">Delhi</option>
<option value="4">Hong Kong</option>
<option value="5">London</option>
<option value="6">Los Angeles</option>
<option value="7">Moscow</option>
<option value="8">Mumbai</option>
<option value="9">New York</option>
<option value="10">São Paulo</option>
<option value="11">Tokyo</option>
<option value="11">None</option>
</select>

Example 2

<label for="favcity">Which is your favorite city?</label>
<select id="favcity" name="select">
<option selected="selected">Select a city</option>
<option value="1">Amsterdam</option>
<option value="2">Buenos Aires</option>
<option value="3">Delhi</option>
<option value="4">Hong Kong</option>
<option value="5">London</option>
<option value="6">Los Angeles</option>
<option value="7">Moscow</option>
<option value="8">Mumbai</option>
<option value="9">New York</option>
<option value="10">São Paulo</option>
<option value="11">Tokyo</option>
</select>

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