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Test: aria-live test

Screen Reader support level: partial (38/44)

Voice Control support level: unknown

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A suite of tests for aria-live

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Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation

aria-live attribute
Expectation	JAWS			Narrator	NVDA			Orca	TalkBack	VoiceOver (iOS)	VoiceOver (macOS)
Expectation	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Edge	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Safari
MUST announce changes to the live region applied to: div element	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported
MUST convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement applied to: div element	none	none	none	supported	supported	supported	supported	none	none	supported	supported
MUST convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region applied to: div element	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported
MUST convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement applied to: div element	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	none

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Summary of Voice Control support by expectation

aria-live attribute
Expectation	Dragon Naturally Speaking	Voice Access (Android)	Voice Control (iOS)	Voice Control (MacOS)	Windows Speech Recognition		Windows Voice Access
Expectation	Chrome	Chrome	Safari	Safari	Edge	Chrome	Edge	Chrome
Not applicable

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Detailed support results by expectation

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region - applied to the div element

This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the aria-live attribute feature.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

Screen readers will automatically announce the live region as long as aria-live is not set to "off".

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
JAWS	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
JAWS	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
Narrator	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space Bar` (Activate Item (primary action)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space Bar` (Activate Item (primary action)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <second announcement in full>"
NVDA	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "return <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "return <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
TalkBack	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `double tap (or alt+enter)` (Activate button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `double tap (or alt+enter)` (Activate button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Double tap` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "(earcon) test aria-live polite, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Double tap` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (earcon) test aria-live assertive, "<1st announcement interrupted>, I am not populated aria-live=assertive" Command Notes: 2nd announcement was not conveyed at all because of the assertive announcement.
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, <2nd announcement interrupted>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, <2nd announcement interrupted>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2006.12	IE 11	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the aria-live attribute feature.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

Screen readers will announce changes to content within aria-live="assertive" as soon as those changes are made and interrupt any current announcements, or announce it immediately after the current announcement but before anything else in the announcement queue.

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Result Notes: fail because it was treated as a polite announcement Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Result Notes: fail because it was treated as a polite announcement Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Result Notes: fail because it was treated as a polite announcement Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Narrator	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space Bar` (Activate Item (primary action)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <second announcement in full>" Result Notes: pass because the announcement was made before the second announcement.
NVDA	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "return <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Result Notes: fail because it was treated as a polite announcement Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
TalkBack	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `double tap (or alt+enter)` (Activate button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Double tap` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (earcon) test aria-live assertive, "<1st announcement interrupted>, I am not populated aria-live=assertive" Command Notes: 2nd announcement was not conveyed at all because of the assertive announcement.
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, <2nd announcement interrupted>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive"
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2006.12	IE 11	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-3` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-3` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=assertive" Result Notes: fail because it was treated as a polite announcement
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region - applied to the div element

This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the aria-live attribute feature.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

Screen readers will not announce changes to content within aria-live="off".

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter"
JAWS	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter"
JAWS	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter"
Narrator	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space Bar` (Activate Item (primary action)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
NVDA	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
NVDA	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
NVDA	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
Orca	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "return"
TalkBack	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `double tap (or alt+enter)` (Activate button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Double tap` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "(earcon) test aria-live off"
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (earcon)
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2006.12	IE 11	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-1` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: (nothing was conveyed)
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the aria-live attribute feature.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

Screen readers will changes to content within aria-live="polite" after other announcements finish.

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
JAWS	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
JAWS	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "enter <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
Narrator	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space Bar` (Activate Item (primary action)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
NVDA	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
NVDA	Edge	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
NVDA	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
Orca	Firefox	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "return <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
TalkBack	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `double tap (or alt+enter)` (Activate button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Double tap` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "(earcon) test aria-live polite, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, <2nd announcement interrupted>, I am now populated aria-live=polite" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2006.12	IE 11	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-2` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`#trigger-2` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Enter or Space` (Activate Button) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, I am now populated aria-live=polite"
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Dates and Versions of tested combinations

AT	AT Version	Browser	Browser version	OS version	Date tested
JAWS	2023.2210.29	Chrome	107	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
JAWS	2023.2210.29	Edge	107	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
JAWS	2023.2210.29	Firefox	106	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
Narrator	Windows 11 version 22h2	Edge	107	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
NVDA	2022.3.1	Chrome	107	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
NVDA	2022.3.1	Edge	107	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
NVDA	2022.3.1	Firefox	106	Windows 11 version 22h2	2022-11-04
Orca	42.0	Firefox	106	Ubuntu 22.04	2022-11-04
TalkBack	13.5	Chrome	107	12	2022-11-04
VoiceOver (iOS)	16.1	Safari	16.1	16.1	2022-11-04
VoiceOver (macOS)	13.0	Safari	16.1	13.0	2022-11-04

History

2020-02-05 Draft of test created
2020-06-23 Separate announcement assertion from the assertion for the priority of the announcement
2021-07-28 Added Narrator results for NVDA and JAWS, updated NVDA+Chrome results.
2022-11-04 Updates all core combinations. Slight changes in support access the board.

Test: aria-live test

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Expectation for the aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement

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Test: aria-live test

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About this test

Age of results

Caution

Test HTML

Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation

Summary of Voice Control support by expectation

Detailed support results by expectation

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region - applied to the div element

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Examples:

Grading method:

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: announce changes to the live region

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Examples:

Grading method:

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the assertive value by interrupting the current announcement

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region - applied to the div element

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Examples:

Grading method:

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the off value by not announcing changes to the live region

Expectation for the aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Examples:

Grading method:

Extended Support for: aria-live attribute: convey the polite value by not interrupting the current announcement

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