Issue Summary

When users perform a search operation in the “Search” input field by entering valid/ invalid data, the suggestions appeared for entered data are not announced for screen reader users.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Navigate to the header section.
2. Using screen reader, navigate to the mentioned input field.
3. Type any keyword within the input field.
4. Observe suggestion appears for searched data but it is not announce by screen reader.

Screen Recording

Screen Recording 2024-02-12 at 12.14.35 PM.mov

Actual Results

When a user performs a valid search operation into the “Search” input field, the suggestions according to searched data is getting updated below without informing screen reader users.

Moreover when the user performs an invalid search operation the search result message such as “No results” is added on the page but not announced for screen reader users.

Expected Results

Ensure that the dynamically updating search result suggestions that becomes available when the user search for inputted data in the “Search” input field should get announced by the screen reader software. Following is expected → Screen reader users should be notified when the suggestions get updated along with the count of suggestions. For eg: “ 3 suggestions available for typed text.” Live regions can be used to achieve this behaviour. If this is not feasible, a hidden instruction should be announced (when the search input receives focus), notifying the users of the dynamic change. For eg: "Typing letters in the search input updates the search results below ”. For more information on implementation, refer to the following link: ARIA live regions implementation

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

Environment

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
macOS: Sonoma 14.3
Chrome - Version 119.0.6045.105 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Firefox- Version 92.0 (64-bit)
Safari- Version 16.6 (18615.3.12.11.2)
JAWS- Version 2023
NVDA- Version 2021.2
Voiceover - Version Latest