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Test: unnamed alert role

Screen Reader support level: partial (27/33)

Voice Control support level: unknown

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Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation

alert role
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	none	supported	supported	supported
MUST convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region applied to: div element	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	none	supported	supported	supported
MUST convey the implicit aria-live value of assertive by interrupting the current announcement applied to: div element	none	none	supported	supported	supported	supported	supported	none	none	supported	supported

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Summary of Voice Control support by expectation

alert role
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

Summary of Keyboard support by expectation

alert role
Expectation	Windows Keyboard			Mac Keyboard		iOS Keyboard	Android Keyboard
Expectation	Chrome	Firefox	Edge	Chrome	Safari	Safari	Chrome
Not applicable

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Detailed support results by expectation

Expectation for the alert role: 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 alert role 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.

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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) 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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>" 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	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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, i am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
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> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: alert role: 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-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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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 alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire 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 alert role feature.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

Screen readers will announce all the content within role="alert".

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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) 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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>" 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	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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, i am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
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> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire 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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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 alert role: convey the implicit aria-live value of assertive 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 alert role 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 role="alert" 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-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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated" 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-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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated" 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	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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) 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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>" 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-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: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, existing content, i am now populated" 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-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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
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> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
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: alert role: convey the implicit aria-live value of assertive 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	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: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
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	2020.2006.12	Chrome	84	Windows 10 version 2004	2020-07-02
JAWS	2021.2105.53	Edge	91	Windows 10 version 21h1	2021-07-15
JAWS	2021.2105.53	Firefox	90	Windows 10 version 21h1	2021-07-15
Narrator	Windows 10 version 2004	Edge	83	Windows 10 version 2004	2020-07-10
NVDA	2021.1	Chrome	91	Windows 10 version 21h1	2021-07-15
NVDA	2021.1	Edge	91	Windows 10 version 21h1	2021-07-15
NVDA	2021.1	Firefox	90	Windows 10 version 21h1	2021-07-15
Orca	3.36.1	Firefox	77	Ubuntu 20.04	2020-07-10
TalkBack	8.1	Chrome	84	9	2020-07-10
VoiceOver (iOS)	13.4.1	Safari	13.4.1	13.4.1	2020-07-10
VoiceOver (macOS)	10.15.5	Safari	13.1.1	10.15.5	2020-07-10

History

2020-07-10 test added
2021-07-15 Added Narrator results for NVDA and JAWS.
2022-08-31 Updated results for all combinations

Test: unnamed alert role

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Extended Support for: alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region

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Expectation for the alert role: announce changes to the live region - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: alert role: announce changes to the live region

Expectation for the alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region - applied to the div element

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Extended Support for: alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region

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