Accessibility: apply wai-aria methods to alert screen reader users when multiple options have been selected

[chamandeep]

operating system: Windows 7 64 bit
browser: all versions of IE and Firefox
screen reader: Jaws v15 and NVDA 2014.
select picker version: bootstrap 3.0.2

Actual result: When using the functionality to select multiple options, there is currently not an easy way to identify whether an option has been selected. As a blind user using a screen reader, i believe there is a visual icon to highlight a selected choice, but this is not accessible.
expected result: wai-aria or alternative methods are used to determine when an option has been selected. The screen reader is able to tell that an option is selected by using a phrase such as "coke, selected'.

[pemigra]

Hi,
With regard to this issue as well as #1222 and #870, just wondering if there's a plan to incorporate overall consistent use of ARIA roles in the near future? Thanks.

[gbmeow]

Any update here? are you accepting PRs on this?

[caseyjhol]

todo:

• aria-selected attribute on selected options
• aria-disabled attribute on disabled options