Not with this jQueryUI method. On the .button() tab, an overview:
In addition to the main buttons, radio buttons and checkboxes (radio and checkbox inputs), you can convert them to buttons: their associated label is styled as a button, while the basic input is updated by click.
When you point a button to a check box or radio button, it hides the input and erases the associated label.
Is there a reason you can't just write a shortcut? If you do not have access to html, you can write it using jQuery. See this terrible example . This may give you an idea of where to look next.