`role=generic` has inconsistent support in different user agents

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Accessibility support

role=generic has inconsistent support in different user agents

ACT Rules

• https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/act/rules/bc4a75/
• https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/act/rules/ff89c9/

Test cases

Test case 1

<div role="list">
  <div>
    <div role="listitem">The "list" is my accessibility parent.</div>
  </div>
</div>

Expected result: reads

list with 1 item, listitem: The list is my accessibility parent

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Test case 2

<div role="list" aria-owns="child3 child4">
  <div role="listitem">Accessibility Child 1</div>
  <div>
    <div role="listitem">Accessibility Child 2</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div id="child3" role="listitem">Accessibility Child 3</div>
<div id="child4">
  <div role="listitem">Accessibility Child 4</div>
</div>

Expected result: reads

list with 4 items, listitem: Accessibility Child 1, listitem: Accessibility Child 2, listitem: Accessibility Child 3, listitem: Accessibility Child 4

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Preconditions

Before running the test, check your settings. In many cases default settings aren't strictly required and will not impact the results. Use common sense here. If non-default settings are necessary for you, record the settings used in the reported results.

• Ensure browsers are in the default settings, turn off unnecessary extensions
• Ensure ATs are in the default settings
• Ensure operating system are in default settings
• Ensure software uses the correct version (usually the latest version)

Test instructions

• Test in the chosen combination of screen reader and browser (e.g. VoiceOver with Safari, or JAWS with Chrome)
• No changes to defaults are required
• Check that the speech rendering of the test case matches the expected result following the test case

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Test results