web-platform-tests / web-platform-tests/interop
ariaNotify() method
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Description
Description
ariaNotify() is a JS method available for developers to prompt screen readers to announce a string of text.
Elements on a page can already be designated as "live regions", which screen readers announce the contents of in various manners. However, these techniques are often used outside of their practical use cases in order to "trick" screen readers into announcing something valuable for a user to hear.
The ariaNotify method aims to provide a proper alternative to the misuse of live regions.
Currently supported only in Firefox, wider browser support would allow screen reader vendors to add ariaNotify support and compatibility on the tool's side.
Specification
https://w3c.github.io/aria/#ARIANotifyMixin
web-feature
https://web-platform-dx.github.io/web-features-explorer/features/arianotify/
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Research direction
Start with the ARIA specification's ARIANotifyMixin section and the linked web-features entry to understand the intended behavior and browser-support context. Then inspect how this Interop project represents similar web-platform features and tests. Done means ariaNotify() has an agreed coverage scope and corresponding interoperability tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100