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Re: Aria live region

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From: Steve Green
Date: Oct 7, 2022 7:23AM

I would question whether you need to make screen reader users aware of the number of search results. It is not the normal or expected behaviour on any website I can think of, except when the results are updated without a page reload, in which case the text is a status message and must meet SC 4.1.3.

Unless there is evidence to the contrary, I always advise that you don't change standard behaviours that users expect. By "evidence", I mean user research, not just something that a product owner dreamed up. Alternatively, build prototypes of both versions and conduct user testing so see which performs best.

Steve