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Re: Aria live region

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From: Steve Green
Date: Oct 7, 2022 6:43AM

It is not a status message. The first part of the WCAG definition of a status message says that a status message is a "change in content that is not a change of context". A change of context occurs when the page loads, so the text cannot be a status message. SC 4.1.3 therefore does not apply.

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/status-messages#dfn-status-message

Steve