feat(dom): announce results updates with a live region #1329
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I don't think all the search results should be in a live region, but instead just a small bit of text, like https://github.com/alphagov/accessible-autocomplete/blob/96bf629a2c02b98bbd924dbc575692730e5789ee/src/status.js#L118 |
Haroenv
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Dec 4, 2025
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in UK gov, this is "polite"
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Summary
This PR inserts an ARIA live region in the input wrapper, that helps screen reader know and announce when results change due to user interaction.
CR-9975