Re: value for aria textbox role

Thank you for the reply. Would it be clear to AT that the content of the
element is its value? Specifically, where a <span> element would be used as
a textbox, for instance, would AT understand that the innerHTML of the
element is actually its value? Or, perhaps, it wouldn't need to, for the
user would implicitly understand that the content is the value? Not sure on
either count.

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Alexander Surkov <
surkov.alexander@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think in case of role="textbox" the value should be defined by
> content, in case of role="combobox" by role="option" having
> aria-selected="true".
> Alex.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 4:33 AM, Adam Solomon <adam.solomon2@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Regarding the aria textbox role - is there an attribute which would
> reveal
> > the value of the textbox to assistive technology as required by SC 4.1.2?
> > That is to say, when an HTML input is used then the value of that input
> is
> > determinable by AT. However, if a custom control is made using
> > non-interactive elements, and using the aria textbox role, how would the
> > value be determined? The same question would apply for the combobox
> widget.
> > The value of the widget might very well be implicitly determined by the
> > value of the html input associated with that widget. But, is there an
> > aria-based attribute for this determination, especially in a case where
> an
> > html input is not used in the widget?
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your feedback.
>