Aria label, labelledby, and describedby tags are not announced on elements with role="rowgroup"

[ztfine2]

Summary

On an element with role="rowgroup", which is supposed to support labels and descriptions, nothing is announced on rowgroup entry (either through tab or through normal table navigation).

Example:

1. https://codepen.io/zfine/pen/rNqQJxz
2. Read the table with JAWS

Expected result

Expect, e.g., "data rows grouping" or "footer row grouping" to be announced when entering the rowgroup.

Actual result

No labels are read, as though the rowgroups were unlabeled or absent.

Example

https://codepen.io/zfine/pen/rNqQJxz

Additional Information

JAWS version and build number

2022.2206.9 ILM

Operating System and version

Windows 10 Version 22H2 (Build 19045.2965)

Browser and version:

113.0.5672.126 (Official Build) (64-bit) (cohort: M113_Stable_Rampup)

[stevefaulkner]

@ztfine2 The implementation of role=rowgroup is under active discussion at W3C https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/474

I would avoid using it until implementation realities are decided.

[stevefaulkner]

@ztfine2 note they are announced in JAWS 2023 speech output for your example, this is what is announced when arrowing through the content using the virtual cursor

group start data rows
group end header
group start data rows
January
$100
February
$80
group end data rows
group start footer row
Total
$180
Total
$180
group end footer row
table end

[stevefaulkner]

closing as works as expected

[JAWS-test]

@stevefaulkner Please open the ticket again. Tables are mainly navigated using CTRL+SHIFT+arrow keys. The rowgroups and their labels are not perceptible. My expectation is that I hear the labelling when I enter the rowgroup, just as I hear the row heading when I go to a new row

[stevefaulkner]

@JAWS-test re-opened