Accessible Web Forms

Behold! a new writer and a new category to write about. Topher was kind enough to introduce me below, so I will just jump right in. As a web developer who strives to make accessible/usable websites, one of the challenges is making html forms accessible. One of my projects last week was to whip up a quick survey for my employer. I’m interested in any feedback fellow developers might have on the coding techniques I’ve implemented. In particular, I’m interested on people’s thoughts on my use of the “fieldset” and “legend” tags. I am also interested in peoples’ thoughts on my checkboxes. I didn’t use “label” tags because I felt that the layout was logical enough to not require it. But I am interested in if people feel it is bad form to have the actual checkbox come before the option that you are checking off? Please use the ‘comment’ function to give your feedback, and don’t be shy.