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Bug 28769 - is role=status correct for output element?
Summary: is role=status correct for output element?
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: ARIA
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML AAM (show other bugs)
Version: 1.1
Hardware: PC Windows NT
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: steve faulkner
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Keywords: a11y
Depends on: 26135
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Reported: 2015-06-05 15:06 UTC by steve faulkner
Modified: 2018-05-03 21:19 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

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Description steve faulkner 2015-06-05 15:06:18 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #26135 +++

currently the html spec requires[1] the output element be mapped to role=status , at least one implementer (mozilla) has issue with this. They map it a to a generic role but with aria-live=polite.

would like to get further feedback on this.

[1] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/dom.html#sec-implicit-aria-semantics


this topic has come up before: refer to https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10447
Comment 1 Rich Schwerdtfeger 2015-06-08 19:40:18 UTC 
I agree with Mozilla. We don't know that it is a "status" area. I think it is a live region with aria-live="polite" Also it would be good to have aria-controls relationships to it.
Comment 2 alexander surkov 2015-06-10 14:46:08 UTC 
(In reply to Rich Schwerdtfeger from comment #1)
> I agree with Mozilla. We don't know that it is a "status" area. I think it
> is a live region with aria-live="polite" Also it would be good to have
> aria-controls relationships to it.

btw, I believe we do conntroller_for/controlled_by relationship
Comment 3 James Nurthen 2018-05-03 21:19:14 UTC 
HTML AAM is no longer an ARIA Deliverable. If you wish to pursue this issue please file at https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues