alphagov / accessible-autocomplete

An autocomplete component, built to be accessible.
https://alphagov.github.io/accessible-autocomplete/examples/
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Two screenreader user reccomendations on results #671

Open bbertucc opened 4 months ago

bbertucc commented 4 months ago

A screen reader user reported these two recommendations to us:

The search field always says "no search results" when the user tabs onto it. A user might think there aren't any results. I recommend a clearer message instructing the user to type and that results will appear they can use the up and down arrow keys.

When searching to filter by property, you're told how many results there are but not how to access them. Recommend a quick tip on how to use the arrow keys/press enter to select.

I thought I would tag it here for you all to look into. Cheers!