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JAWS narrates wrong instruction message for radiogroup in toolbar #556

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kolaps33 opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 2 comments
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JAWS narrates wrong instruction message for radiogroup in toolbar #556

kolaps33 opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 2 comments

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@kolaps33
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Summary

Example:

  1. Go to https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/examples/toolbar/toolbar.html
  2. Navigate into the toolbar
  3. Use right arrow key until you reach radio button with name "Text Align Left"

Actual result

JAWS narrates instruction message like:
"To change the selection press Up or Down Arrow."

Expected result

JAWS shouldn't narrate instruction message because changing the selection is doable via space/enter key on the item.

Example

https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/examples/toolbar/toolbar.html

Additional Information

JAWS version and build number

2021.2103.174

Operating System and version

Win10 enterprise
10.0.19043

Browser and version:

Chrome
Version 92.0.4515.107 (Official Build) (64-bit)

@JAWS-test
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JAWS-test commented Jul 26, 2021

In HTML, it is normally the case that radio buttons are selected using the arrow keys, i.e. navigating through the radio button group automatically causes the focused radio button to be activated. In this respect, the JAWS message is correct. In the toolbar example, this is implemented differently: but how should JAWS know that. In my opinion it is an error of the toolbar example of WAI-ARIA.

The only thing JAWS could do here would be to stop outputting an operation note at all, to be open to different radio button implementations

@StephenBeckettTPGi
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StephenBeckettTPGi commented Jul 28, 2021

For reference purposes: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.2/#for-radio-group-contained-in-a-toolbar which recommends the interaction for a radio button group contained in a toolbar present in the example linked to. JAWS describes the standard interaction for a radio button group. Perhaps arguably, in unusual cases like this, a description of how to interact with the group should be provided in the HTML?

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