Radio group with error - aria-describedby applied to <legend>
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This is a test case designed to determine how an error message associated with a radio group will be announced by various screen readers.
Example
Code
<fieldset>
<legend aria-describedby="e01">Do you like boats?</legend>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="radio" id="boats-y" name="boats">
<label for="boats-y">Yes</label>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="radio" id="boats-n" name="boats">
<label for="boats-n">No</label>
</div>
<p class="error-message" id="e01">Error: Choose at least one option</p>
</fieldset>
Assistive technologies
VoiceOver
- Chrome: Yes. Radio button. 1 of 2. Do you like boats? Group. [Error message not announced]
- Firefox: Yes. Radio button. 1 of 2. Do you like boats? Group. [Error message not announced]
- Safari: Yes. Radio button. 1 of 2. Do you like boats? Do you like boats? Group. [Error message not announced]
NVDA
- Chrome: Do you like boats? Grouping. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
- Firefox: Do you like boats? Grouping. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
- Edge: Do you like boats? Grouping. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
JAWS
- Chrome: Do you like boats? Group. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
- Firefox: To change the selection use the up or down arrow. Do you like boats? Yes. Radio button. Not checked. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
- Edge: Do you like boats? Group. Yes. Radio button. Not checked. 1 of 2. [Error message not announced]
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