`<select>` with `multiple`

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This is a test case designed to determine how the multiple attribute applied to the <select> element is announced by various screen readers.

Example

Code

<div>
  <label for="suburb">Suburb</label>
  <select id="suburb" multiple>
    <option value="Abbotsbury">Abbotsbury</option>
  </select>
</div>

Assistive technologies

VoiceOver

Chrome: Entering suburb list box, Suburb. List box.
Firefox: Entering suburb list box. Abbotsbury. 1 of 8.
Safari: Entering suburb list box. Suburb. I item selected. Abbotsbury. 1 of 8.

NVDA

Chrome: Suburb list.
Firefox: Suburb list. Abbotsbury. Not selected. 1 of 8.
Edge: Suburb list.

JAWS

Chrome: Suburb. Extended. Select list box. To move to an item, press the arrow key.
Firefox: Suburb. Extended. Select list box. Not selected. Abbotsbury. To move to an item, press the arrow key.
Edge: Suburb. Extended. Select list box. To move to an item, press the arrow key.

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