Quick Reference: Accessible Form Checks Before You Ship
Recall the form accessibility checks most likely to prevent user recovery failures.
Form loop LHER What does LHER remind you to check before shipping a form? Label, hint, error, recovery. Placeholder trap Placeholder as label: what is the safer move? Placeholders can supplement labels; they should not replace them. Described by When should aria-describedby be used on a field? When hint or error text provides extra information the user needs with the control. Connect format hints, constraints, and specific errors so they are available programmatically. Copy objection The red border already shows which field is wrong. A form error appears after submit. Your line The border is useful visually, but the field…
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