269026 2024-02-08 16:09:36 -0800 AX: Voiceover on the Mac does not properly support aria-activedescendant 2024-09-01 06:43:00 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit Accessibility WebKit Nightly Build Mac (Apple Silicon) macOS 14 RESOLVED FIXED https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167671 InRadar P2 Blocker --- 1 b webkit-unassigned andresg_22 aroselli jcraig jesse.greenberg webkit-bug-importer oldest_to_newest 2011994 0 b 2024-02-08 16:09:36 -0800 Voiceover on the Mac does not properly support aria-activedescendant to ensure accessibility for the blind. This is related to the prior bug: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167671 Which was said to be resolved, however it is not. Steps to reproduce: 1. Visit: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/combobox/examples/combobox-select-only/ 2. Attempt to read the available options using the up/down arrow keys with Voiceover running. 3. Confirm that nothing is announced to convey the currently active option. This is a critical stopper for blind Voiceover users, not just for the Combobox design pattern, but for all implementations that use aria-activedescendant to convey selection. 2011995 1 webkit-bug-importer 2024-02-08 16:10:11 -0800 <rdar://problem/122590052> 2042494 2 jesse.greenberg 2024-06-21 13:16:48 -0700 We encountered this today - aria-activedescendent is broken. Tested on MacOS 14.5. These examples do not work with Safari: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/combobox/examples/grid-combo/ and https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/combobox/examples/combobox-autocomplete-list/ 2056369 3 andresg_22 2024-08-29 13:58:23 -0700 This problem is addressed in MacOs Sequoia 15. Please re-test with a recent build of MacOS 15. 2056687 4 jcraig 2024-08-30 15:31:08 -0700 Of note, macOS 15 Sequoia is in beta release, so you can preview this fix by downloading and installing the beta at developer.apple.com 2056867 5 aroselli 2024-09-01 06:43:00 -0700 Thanks to a kind soul (Roberto Perez) on Mastodon, it appears this is fixed: https://tweesecake.social/@rperez030/113058633044394970 (I am not in a position to run a beta OS on my Mac.)