Browser and Screen Reader Support for the ARIA Notify API: A Compatibility Review
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Alexander Lehner
Summary
The article evaluates browser and screen reader support for the new ARIA Notify API, which allows developers to queue text announcements for screen readers (e.g., confirming an item was added to a shopping cart). The author conducted cross-platform tests across different browsers and screen readers to assess compatibility and real-world performance of the API.
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bskyBrowser and Screen Reader Support for the ARIA Notify API: A Compatibility Reviewoidaisdes.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledCalling the ariaNotify() method will queue a string of text to be announced by a screen reader.
When a user clicks the 'Add to Shopping Cart' button in an online shop, their screen reader should announce a message like, e.g., 'Item XY was added to shopping cart.'
More and more platforms and browsers support the new API. I did some tests with different screen readers.
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