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Use the same message next to the field and in the error summary so they:

  • look, sound and mean the same

  • make sense out of context

  • reduce the cognitive effort needed to understand what has happened

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When the new page or view is first loaded, ensure that focus is moved to the alert so that screen readers will announce the alert right away.

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References and resources

  1. Ontario Design System - Checkbox- Page alerts

  2. GOV.UK - Error summary

  3. GOV.UK - Error message

  4. GOV.UK - Recover from validation errors