JedWatson / JedWatson/react-select

A11y issue with searchable select

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Description

I use NVDA with Chrome for testing
There are two issues

  1. When I try to search something which is not match any option
    For example I try to search "Hello" here https://react-select.com/async (first example)
    "No options" will appear and visually it is ok, but Screen Reader say nothing in this case, but it should say "no options" or maybe "number of available results is zero" or something to notify user that there is np results
  2. If I try to search something which match an option with the first letter, for example "O" - SR will say correct number of option, but if then I will continue typing and type "Odg" SR again repeat the previous result which is not correct

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Research direction

Start with the first async example on react-select.com/async and reproduce both cases using NVDA with Chrome: a search with no matches and a progressively narrowed search such as “O” then “Odg”. Trace how result announcements are produced, then verify that the spoken result count or no-results message matches the current search.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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