aria-disabled attribute (aria)
Screen Reader support level: supported
Voice Control support level: unknown
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About this feature
Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable. See related aria-hidden and aria-readonly.
Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from 3 years ago to 5 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| MUST convey the "true" value | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Voice Control support by expectation
| Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
| MAY convey the "true" value | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Expectation: convey the "false" value
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: MAY
No tests reference this expectation yet.
Expectation: convey the "true" value
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: MAY
Examples:
- Screen readers might convey the disabled state by announcing "disabled", "unavailable", or "dimmed"
- Screen readers might convey the disabled state of certain embedded controls, such as the option element, by skipping it when navigating embedded controls
- Voice control software might not include the element in operations, for example it might not flag the element with a number or respond to name commands
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| HTML button[type="button" aria-disabled="true"] applied to: button element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
| Test | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
| HTML button[type="button" aria-disabled="true"] applied to: button element | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |