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Calendar widget Date selected status did not announced by JAWS/NVDA

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From: Ajeesh Thomas
Date: Sep 7, 2017 1:02AM

Hi All ,
We come across a Calendar widget (with Grid Role) -
here, User can select the Dates by using Keyboard - after Selection,
instead closing the Widget -selected Date will be visually Highlighted
with in the Calendar -
However Screen reader is not announcing the Date selection status.
Please see the behavior below.
I. JAWS18 with IE 11:
- Pressing Enter/Space Bar (Date visually highlighted)
JAWS did not announced anything.
- Using Arrow keys (over the Date visually highlighted)
JAWS did not announced anything.

II. VDA 2017.3 with Firefox 50:
- Pressing Enter/Space Bar (Date visually highlighted) NVDA 2017.3 did
not announced anything.
- Using Arrow keys (over the Date visually highlighted) NVDA 2017.3
announced as Highlighted date as - 'Selected.
For example: On Arrow key navigation NVDA announced as 8 Sept 2017 Selected
1. Is there any Screen reader /Browser limitation to update the
Date status with respect to ARIA
2. To make the Date status accessible with in Calendar widget (with
Grid Role) what would be the solution
Request your support in this regards.




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