diff --git a/app/views/cost_types/_rate.rhtml b/app/views/cost_types/_rate.rhtml
index cbf656cc03..6027bc9c5a 100644
--- a/app/views/cost_types/_rate.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/cost_types/_rate.rhtml
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 <% unless error_messages.blank? %><tr><td colspan="3"><%= error_messages %></td></tr><% end %>
 <% fields_for prefix, rate do |rate_form| %>
 <tr class="<%= classes %>" id="<%= id_prefix %>">
-  <td><%= rate_form.text_field :valid_from, :size => 10, :class => 'date', :index => id_or_index %><%= calendar_for("#{id_prefix}_valid_from") %></td>
-  <td class="currency"><%= rate_form.text_field :rate, :size => 7, :index => id_or_index, :value => rate.rate ? rate.rate.round(2) : ""  %>  <%= Setting.plugin_redmine_costs['costs_currency'] %></td>
+  <td>
+    <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="<%= "#{id_prefix}_valid_from" %>"><%= l(:caption_valid_from) %></label>
+    <%= rate_form.text_field :valid_from, :size => 10, :class => 'date', :index => id_or_index %><%= calendar_for("#{id_prefix}_valid_from") %>
+  </td>
+  <td class="currency">
+    <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="<%= "#{id_prefix}_rate" %>"><%= l(:caption_rate) %></label>
+    <%= rate_form.text_field :rate, :size => 7, :index => id_or_index, :value => rate.rate ? rate.rate.round(2) : ""  %>  <%= Setting.plugin_redmine_costs['costs_currency'] %>
+  </td>
   <td><%= image_to_function 'delete.png', "var e = $('#{id_prefix}');parent=e.up();e.remove();recalculate_even_odd(parent)", {:alt => l(:button_delete), :title => l(:button_delete)}%></td>
 </tr>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cost_types/edit.rhtml b/app/views/cost_types/edit.rhtml
index 021ea55aff..726184f63e 100644
--- a/app/views/cost_types/edit.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/cost_types/edit.rhtml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   </table>
   <div>
   <div>
+    <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="add_rate_date" %>"><%= l(:description_date_for_new_rate) %></label>
     <%= text_field_tag :add_rate_date, "", :size => 10, :value => Date.today %><%= calendar_for("add_rate_date") %>
     <%= link_to_function l(:button_add_rate), "addRate($('add_rate_date'))", {:class => "icon icon-add"} %>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/hourly_rates/_rate.rhtml b/app/views/hourly_rates/_rate.rhtml
index 35276351a1..5ba865f15a 100644
--- a/app/views/hourly_rates/_rate.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/hourly_rates/_rate.rhtml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<%- 
-  index ||= "INDEX" 
+<%-
+  index ||= "INDEX"
   new_or_existing = rate.new_record? ? 'new' : 'existing'
-  id_or_index = rate.new_record? ? index : rate.id 
+  id_or_index = rate.new_record? ? index : rate.id
   prefix = "user[#{new_or_existing}_rate_attributes][]"
   id_prefix = "user_#{new_or_existing}_rate_attributes_#{id_or_index}"
   name_prefix = "user[#{new_or_existing}_rate_attributes][#{id_or_index}]"
@@ -9,14 +9,20 @@
 
   @rate = rate
   error_messages = error_messages_for 'rate'
--%> 
+-%>
 
 
 <% unless error_messages.blank? %><tr><td colspan="3"><%= error_messages %></td></tr><% end %>
 <% fields_for prefix, rate do |rate_form| %>
 <tr class="<%= classes %>" id="<%= id_prefix %>">
-  <td><%= rate_form.text_field :valid_from, :size => 10, :class => 'date', :index => id_or_index %><%= calendar_for("#{id_prefix}_valid_from") %></td>
-  <td class="currency"><%= rate_form.text_field :rate, :size => 7, :index => id_or_index, :value => rate.rate ? rate.rate.round(2) : ""  %>  <%= Setting.plugin_redmine_costs['costs_currency'] %></td>
-  <td><%= image_to_function 'delete.png', "var e = $('#{id_prefix}');parent=e.up();e.remove();recalculate_even_odd(parent)"%></td>
+  <td>
+    <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="<%= "#{id_prefix}_valid_from" %>"><%= l(:caption_valid_from) %></label>
+    <%= rate_form.text_field :valid_from, :size => 10, :class => 'date', :index => id_or_index %><%= calendar_for("#{id_prefix}_valid_from") %>
+  </td>
+  <td class="currency">
+    <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="<%= "#{id_prefix}_rate" %>"><%= l(:caption_rate) %></label>
+    <%= rate_form.text_field :rate, :size => 7, :index => id_or_index, :value => rate.rate ? rate.rate.round(2) : ""  %>  <%= Setting.plugin_redmine_costs['costs_currency'] %>
+  </td>
+  <td><%= image_to_function 'delete.png', "var e = $('#{id_prefix}');parent=e.up();e.remove();recalculate_even_odd(parent)", :alt => l(:button_delete) %></td>
 </tr>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/hourly_rates/edit.rhtml b/app/views/hourly_rates/edit.rhtml
index 7df4c8d3c9..5f385fb69f 100644
--- a/app/views/hourly_rates/edit.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/hourly_rates/edit.rhtml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 </table>
 <div>
 <div>
+  <label class="hidden-for-sighted", for="add_rate_date" %>"><%= l(:description_date_for_new_rate) %></label>
   <%= text_field_tag :add_rate_date, "", :size => 10, :value => Date.today %><%= calendar_for("add_rate_date") %>
   <%= link_to_function l(:button_add_rate), "addRate($('add_rate_date'))", {:class => "icon icon-add"} %>
 </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 2d345afefe..4c4de354a7 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -165,3 +165,4 @@ de:
   caption_locked_on: "Gesperrt am"
   caption_show_locked: "Gesperrte Typen anzeigen"
   button_cancel_edit_budget: "Budget bearbeiten abbrechen"
+  description_date_for_new_rate: "Datum für neuen Satz"
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a5d3df5e84..9246fbd3c8 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -163,3 +163,4 @@ en:
   caption_locked_on: "Locked on"
   caption_show_locked: "Show locked types"
   button_cancel_edit_budget: "Cancel editing budget"
+  description_date_for_new_rate: "Date for new rate"