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1) We changed the way on-screen text label is programmatically linked to its respective form field, so the English Hover Help content was redundant and no longer necessary. Thus, English Hover Help text was removed from form fields in which it is no longer relevant, specifically, Yes/No radio buttons, checkboxes, and dropdown menus.
2) Hover Help text is retained for certain text input form fields as that Hover Help contains additional instructions for completing that form field accurately. In fields where Hover Help is retained, the new implementation is usable from the keyboard and will be read by assistive technologies in addition to the on-screen text labels.
3) To meet the need of providing a language translation of the form field instruction in Spanish, only the English Hover Help text was removed at this time.
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