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Re: Alerts for edits and deletions (wasFocus on adding/removing items)

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Mar 26, 2015 11:22AM

> iOS devices don't seem to speak ARIA messages when the containing element is hidden.

I just created a quick test for input and links with aria-labelledby and aria-describedby content that is not displayed via display:none and both were announced by VoiceOver on iOS when swiping to the control.

The ARIA spec allows for these properties to reference content that can be hidden although I don't think it's a good idea. For example, while this information is announced on tab by Windows screen readers it isn't seen in the virtual cursor or browse mode cursor.

Jonathan

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