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List: Screen readers are unable to announce the single selection case

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Since May 15, 2025.

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Description

Bug Description

Accessibility Issue with Screen Readers:
Screen readers are unable to announce the single selection case. In contrast, for multi-selection, screen readers successfully convey the MultiSelection message to sightless users.

Affected Component

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Expected Behaviour

Both single selection or multiple selection should be recognized by screen readers.

multi-selection items:
Contains Multi-Selectable Items. ✅

single-selection items:
Contains Selectable Items ❌

Ensure that once the focus is on single or multiple selection section, screenreader should announce the selection mode accordingly. Such as Contains Single-Selectable Items.

Isolated Example

https://sap.github.io/ui5-webcomponents/components/List/

Steps to Reproduce

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Log Output, Stack Trace or Screenshots

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Priority

None

UI5 Web Components Version

2.5.0

Browser

Chrome

Operating System

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Additional Context

This issue occurs from b2411 deliver and is requested from a11y expert.

Organization

SAP Successfactors

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