menu role (aria)
Screen reader support level: partial (33/40)
Voice Control support level: unknown
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About this feature
A type of widget that offers a list of choices to the user.
Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from a month ago to 2 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.
Failing and partial results are between 4 months ago and 4 months ago.
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 its role | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported |
| MUST convey the name if named | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported | supported | none | none |
| MUST convey the boundaries of the menu | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Chrome | |
| Not applicable | |||||
Expectation: convey its role
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to be aware that elements are within a menu
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Some screen readers will explicitly convey the menu role as something like "<name> menu"
- The role may be implied by the presence of menuitem children
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Actions Menu Button Example Using aria-activedescendant | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported |
Expectation: convey the name if named
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to be aware of the name of menu
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- The accessible name of the menu is announced when entering the menu.
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Actions Menu Button Example Using aria-activedescendant | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported | supported | none | none |
Expectation: convey the boundaries of the menu
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to be aware when they enter and exit a menu
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Boundaries may be implied by posinset information
- Boundaries may be implied by no longer conveying the menu item role (if the role is explicitly conveyed)
- Boundaries may be implied by looping back to the top of the menu
- Boundaries may be explicitly conveyed by announcing something like "<name> menu" when entering and "exiting menu" when leaving
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Actions Menu Button Example Using aria-activedescendant | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |