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The Anatomy of Accessible Forms: The Problem with Placeholders

January 22, 2024 By Sarah Arnold

Instructions help users to submit forms successfully. However, if the instructions are provided with a placeholder attribute, then the user might not be able to use that instruction effectively.

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