JAWS ignores aria-label when used arrow keys to navigate to an edit field

[rishi07]

Summary

With arrow key navigation, JAWS screen reader is ignoring the aria-label associated with the text input field. When used TAB to navigate, it is announcing the aria-label as expected.

Example: Go to https://www.freedomscientific.com/SurfsUp/WebTrack.htm and navigate to the 'first', 'middle' and 'last' fields using arrow keys and TAB. Notice the difference in JAWS output. With TAB, it is announcing the aria-label. With arrow keys, it just says "Edit. Blank."

Expected result

JAWS speaks the aria-label associated with the element.

Actual result

JAWS ignores the aria-label

Additional Information

Using JAWS version: 2022.2207.25 ILM Other screen readers like NVDA and Voice-over are working as expected.

Operating System and version

OS: Windows

Browser and version:

Browser: Google Chrome 104.0.5112.79 and Firefox 103.0.1

[JAWS-test]

I can confirm the bug. However, it only occurs if there is a <label> element in front of the form field with aria-label (regardless of whether the <label> is linked to the field's id via for or not). The logic of JAWS seems to be:

• if there is no <label> in front of it, then I output aria-label as Accessible Name.
• if there is a <label> in front of it, then this will already be the Accessible Name (no matter if it actually is or not). since I output the <label> anyway during linear reading, I don't need to output a Accessible Name at the form field anymore, because otherwise this would be a double output (which would be correct without aria-label).

[rishi07]

@JAWS-test Even in the case of no <label> tag, it needs one extra arrow keystroke to move to the next element. First time it announces the aria-label and second time it announces 'edit blank'.

[JAWS-test]

@rishi07

Even in the case of no label tag, it needs one extra arrow keystroke to move to the next element. First time it announces the aria-label and second time it announces 'edit blank'.

Yes, this is correct, but in my opinion is not a bug of JAWS, but the default behavior. For all form fields, except radio buttons and checkboxes, the label is always output in a separate reading step before the form field.