Major When using select all, a status message is not given to the screen reader saying that all results are selected.
Expected: status should be provided to a screen reader.
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Status message is not automatically announced by the screen reader.
Element Name: Status that appears on selecting 'Select all' Checkbox.
Location: In main region of the page, after
Clicking “Search” icon in left nav. Enter a search term like “Test”. Select Search and observe that a page that comes up, i.e. Search results with “grid view”.
Description:
NVDA is not narrating the status message that appears upon selecting 'Select all' checkbox
Recommendation to fix
RULE :
Status messages MUST be programmatically determined through role or properties such that they can be presented to the user by assistive technologies without receiving focus.
HOW TO FIX:
Fix this issue by using an ARIA live region so screen readers can automatically announce the status message content.
<div aria-live="assertive">Your form was successfully submitted</div>
<div role="alert">Please correct the errors below to continue</div>
REFERENCE:
Deque University:https://dequeuniversity.com/class/dynamic-updates2/notify-users/aria-live
WCAG Understanding document: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/status-messages
BACKGROUND:
When a status message is added to a webpage, screen reader users will likely not know about the message if focus is not moved to the message. Often it is not desirable to interrupt a user's workflow to move focus to a status message, so people who are blind must be alerted programmatically to the presence of the status message. When a programmatic means of identifying the presence of status messages is used, assistive technologies such as screen readers are able to alert users to the presence of the message.
NOTE: Status messages are defined as a change in content that is not a change of context (i.e. moving focus to a message) that provides information to the user on: 1) the success or results of an action ("Your form was successfully submitted"), 2) the loading state of an application ("processing your data request"), 3) the progress of a process ("50% complete"), or 4) the existence of errors ("Please correct the errors below to continue").
