Dropdown needs aria-label attribute for accessibility
Mrtcndkn
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the arialabel Attribute ist not responsible for the selected item, it just describes the element. For the selected item, is the 'aria-activedescendant' attribute responsible. Also an role Attribute is necessary.
rudxde
on 12 Jul 2017
I agree with rudxde : currently the aria-label is set to the currently selected option which is incorrect because the aria-label is not the value of the field, but what the field is about. This must be changed, otherwise it is impossible to pass the accessibility criterias using this component.
ganlhi
on 30 Mar 2018
Is the aria-activedescendant attribute supposed to get added to the text input, or on the select element? I need to get this done.
flashape
on 31 Aug 2018
I noticed that the hidden select input has the attribute aria-hidden="true", which I believe means it won't announce the value of aria-activedscendant anyway? I've been trying to read up on how this pattern is supposed to work, but I still can't get it to work...if anyone knows how to fix this please let me know.
flashape
on 31 Aug 2018
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I agree with rudxde : currently the aria-label is set to the currently selected option which is incorrect because the aria-label is not the value of the field, but what the field is about. This must be changed, otherwise it is impossible to pass the accessibility criterias using this component.