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Accessibility primitive: get element(s) by accessibility label

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Description

Accessibility primitive: get element(s) by accessibility label.

In the F2F today, Simon Pieters and Val Young presented a case for tying more WebDriver tests to Accessibility underpinnings. The strongest idea I heard was a need for an element getter that would allow an author to select an element by its accessible label. It's possible the label portion of #1439 will be a prerequisite.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or implementation entry points are named. Start by reading the WebDriver specification context and the label portion of issue #1439, then review the accessibility rationale from the referenced F2F discussion. Done would require a settled proposal for selecting elements by accessible label, including its scope and validation approach.

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Assessment

Domain
accessibility, api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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