Accessibility - HTML5 - page 155

Discussion
While there are other ways to dynamically enable form fields, this method is one future
possibility that takes advantage of the new disabled attribute added for fieldset s in
HTML5.
Depending on how user agents support the disabled attribute, you may need to add
scripts that dynamically set the disabled attribute on the fieldset instead of hardcoding
the attribute.
See Also
The W3C's HTML5 Edition for Web Authors draft on forms at http://dev.w3.org/html5/
spec-author-view/forms.html .
7.8 Identifying Required Form Fields
Problem
You want to indicate to users visually and programmatically which form fields are
required.
Solution
If every field is required, include text instructions at the top of the form informing users
that everything's required. This works fine if the form is short.
Write out required
If you need to accommodate internationalization (IL8N) or users with low vision, place
the label on a separate line. Include (Required) within each label element for required
fields:
<p><label for="fName">First Name (Required) </label></p>
<p><input type="text" id="fname"></p>
If the design dictates that the label and field must be on the same line, add an image
icon within the label element. Set the value of the image alt attribute as Required :
<label for="fName">
<img src="required-icon.jpg" alt="Required" >
First Name
</label>
<input type="text" id="fname">
Using ARIA
If the design dictates that the label and field must be on the same line, add an image
icon within the label element. Set the value of the image alt attribute as Required , set