[a11y] Add screen reader indicator for invalid input #1621
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GRE-250 Add Screen Reader Failure Indicators for Invalid Form Submissions
If a user tries to log in and the credentials are incorrect, we show an error message as text underneath the immediate input or as part of a “list” of validation errors. A screen reader-only user would only be able to “read” this text if they keyboard navigate back through the inputs and instruct their screen reader to read all the content on the page. An example of doing this automatically this is |
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What & Why
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Fieldcomponent does not currently indicate a failure/invalid state to screen-readers. This PR addresses this issue by adding anoutputelement toVerificationMessagesand adding an aria-invalid state to the input field.Screen.Recording.2022-06-16.at.9.57.57.AM.mov