Comment on 2.4.12 Accessible Name

[AidanA11y]

This seems beneficial and easily testable.

My only concern would be where the accessible name adds more clarity where multiple icons appear. For example, where a generic pencil icon with the word Edit appears next to sections of a page, If the author used an accessible name that was unique and descriptive (Edit Address, Edit Username) it seems that may fail, and the author would be forced to use ARIA to add these helpful distinctions.

[DavidMacDonald]

Proposed response:

Thanks for your comment: Actually, its the other way around from the example provided above. The SC requires that the label be part of the name, not vice versa.

In the example you provide, the word "edit" appears as the label, the "name" which includes the word "edit" would be sufficient to pass the SC. The Dragon user would say "edit" and they would get numbers beside each of the edit fields and they would select the one they want.

[AidanA11y]

@DavidMacDonald thanks, that makes sense then

[joshueoconnor]

Surveyed https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/Oct_31_2017/

[awkawk]

Proposed response approved in 10/26/17 WG call.