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5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions techniques/failures/F103.html
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<ul>
<li><code>role="status"</code></li>
<li><code>role="alert"</code></li>
<li>the use of an <code>aria-live</code> attribute on an element, set to either "polite" or "assertive"</li>
<li><code>role="log"</code></li>
<li><code>role="progressbar"</code></li>
<li>the use of an <code>aria-live</code> attribute on an element, set to either "polite" or "assertive"</li>
</ul>
The absence of all of these techniques predicts a failure for the status message be announced to the user. Additionally, if the role or property is not set <em>before</em> the dynamic content is added, this also predicts a failure.</p>
<p>Since additional techniques may exist to alert an assistive technology, the final step of this failure technique is confirming whether an assistive technology (such as a screen reader) detects the dynamic content and exposes the information to users. Where a status message exists but is not surfaced by assistive technology, it is confirmation that a failure has taken place.</p>
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<li>the progress of a process</li>
<li>the existence of errors</li>
</ul>
<li>Check that the element containing the new content does not have a pre-existing aria role of <code>status</code>, <code>alert</code>, <code>log</code>, or <code>progressbar</code>, or an <code>aria-live</code> attribute</li>
<li>Check that the element containing the new content does not have a pre-existing aria role of <code>status</code>, <code>alert</code>, or <code>log</code>, or an <code>aria-live</code> attribute</li>
<li>Check that the status message is not surfaced (i.e., announced) by assistive technology</li>
</ol>
</section>
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