Understand which browser / assistive technology combinations are most affected by conditional reveal issues

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What

Test the current implementation of conditional reveals for checkboxes and radios in at least the combinations listed in the Service Manual, recording:

• which combinations announce the collapse/expanded state when focusing the radio / checkbox (The expanded/collapsed state of conditional reveals is not available to all assistive technologies #1972)
• which combinations announce the change in collapse/expanded state when toggling the radio / checkbox (The expanded/collapsed state of conditional reveals is not available to all assistive technologies #1972)
• which combinations announce the fieldset for the radios / checkboxes when focusing a single conditionally-revealed text input (Legend (and hint and error message) for the group of radios / checkboxes announced when focusing a conditionally revealed field whilst using VoiceOver  #1989)

Why

Understanding exactly which combinations are most affected (and whether it affects radios, checkboxes or both) will help us to make sure we’re including the right examples in the user research prototype, and give us a better picture of what we’ll expect in user research with participants using different tech.

It'll also help us make informed decisions about what actions we might want to take once we've finished the user research.

Done when

• Tested with all combinations listed in the service manual
• Findings written up and recorded on the original issues

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Work in progress sheet here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaYcigbkoy6ujy4v7_E2-IpWsJXEKHckl7KpKemI4Ss/edit#gid=0

I've also added NVDA / Chrome and JAWS / IE to the list of combinations to test as the next most popular desktop screen reader combinations according to the most recent WebAIM screen reader survey.

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I've been able to test everything except TalkBack on Android – @hannalaakso or @vanitabarrett do either of you have access to an Android phone with TalkBack you could test with, and add the results to the spreadsheet?

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We're going to test with a newer version of Android (10.0) and then I think this is done.