[a11y]: [Text area][Playground] - The word/character count not conveyed properly by JAWS

[2nikhiltom]

Package

@carbon/react

Browser

Firefox

Operating System

No response

Package version

v1.58.0

React version

18.02

Automated testing tool and ruleset

Manual QA

Assistive technology

JAWS

Description

The numbers X/maxCount are confusing and unclear in their purpose. For instance, it's not specified whether this represents a count of characters or words, which makes it difficult for screen reader users to understand.

When the maxCount word limit is set along with the enableCounter prop, the screen reader announcement for the word/character count used to only triggers once when 10 words/characters were left.

Also, no announcements are made when the maximum word/character count is reached. This inconsistency makes it difficult for screen reader users to understand the remaining count and when the limit is hit.

This functionality can be seen when enableCounter prop os set to true

WCAG 2.1 Violation

No response

Reproduction/example

https://react.carbondesignsystem.com/?path=/story/components-textarea--playground

Suggested Severity

3

Code of Conduct

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