SDK/Theme Update: WCAG Updates for Autocomplete & No Results

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Hello!

Following up on this post, I have a few additional WCAG-related questions. A client recently shared some WCAG concerns linked to the Yext Search Bar which were brought to their attention by accessible360.com. I believe two of the issues are addressed by the autocomplete updates in 1.6.0 as described in this post, but there are two additional issues I wanted to ask about. I’ve listed them below, as described by accessible360.com:

  1. “Number of autocomplete results available is not announced to screen reader users.” Accessible360 says to ensure the current number of available results is read out to screen reader users.

  2. “This autocomplete lacks instructions for screen reader users.” Accessible360 advised adding instructions as screen-reader only text and associating them with the input field using the aria-describedby attribute.

Any ideas on how best to address these concerns would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
DJ