A page with a form that has two fieldsets. The first fieldset contains a group of radio buttons, and the user is required to make a choice (there is no default). Instructions above the form explain that required fields have labels in red. The red text for the first fieldset is created by means of CSS and does includes a character cue ("**") to tell the user that the field is required, so it is possible for users of current screen reader to find out which form fields are required. The form does not rely on the user's ability to recognize red text. Red text with <html:code>CSS</html:code> and character cue to indicate required form fields Christophe.Strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be en Copyright BenToWeb 2005-2007 2005-09-30 validated

This test case is intended to pass because information about required form fields is conveyed through colour and a character cue. This test is only about indicating required form fields, not about the processing of the form.

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The user does not need to be able to recognize the colour red in order to know which fields are required.

The code uses the class attribute and a CSS style sheet, and a character cue to indicate required fields.

This test case maps to technique G14: Ensuring that color encoded information is also available in text (http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/Overview.html#G14).

The user does not need to be able to recognize the colour red in order to know which fields are required.

The code uses the class attribute and a CSS style sheet, and a character cue to indicate required fields.