Accessibility updates based on jQuery UI Autocomplete

select2.css

@@ -297,6 +297,17 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
     background-position: -18px 1px;
 }
 
+.select2-hidden-accessible {
+    border: 0;
+    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
+    height: 1px;
+    margin: -1px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    padding: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 1px;
+}
+
 /* results */
 .select2-results {
     max-height: 200px;

select2.js

@@ -677,6 +677,13 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             this.container = this.createContainer();
 
+            this.liveRegion = $("<span>", {
+                    role: "status",
+                    "aria-live": "polite"
+                })
+                .addClass("select2-hidden-accessible")
+                .appendTo(document.body);
+
             this.containerId="s2id_"+(opts.element.attr("id") || "autogen"+nextUid()).replace(/([;&,\-\.\+\*\~':"\!\^#$%@\[\]\(\)=>\|])/g, '\\$1');
             this.containerSelector="#"+this.containerId;
             this.container.attr("id", this.containerId);
@@ -763,7 +770,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
             this.dropdown.on("click mouseup mousedown", function (e) { e.stopPropagation(); });
 
             this.nextSearchTerm = undefined;
-			
+
             if ($.isFunction(this.opts.initSelection)) {
                 // initialize selection based on the current value of the source element
                 this.initSelection();
@@ -791,7 +798,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
             this.autofocus = opts.element.prop("autofocus");
             opts.element.prop("autofocus", false);
             if (this.autofocus) this.focus();
-            
+
         },
 
         // abstract
@@ -804,6 +811,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             if (select2 !== undefined) {
                 select2.container.remove();
+                select2.liveRegion.remove();
                 select2.dropdown.remove();
                 element
                     .removeClass("select2-offscreen")
@@ -861,7 +869,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             opts = $.extend({}, {
                 populateResults: function(container, results, query) {
-                    var populate, id=this.opts.id;
+                    var populate, id=this.opts.id, liveRegion=this.liveRegion;
 
                     populate=function(results, container, depth) {
 
@@ -910,6 +918,8 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
                             node.data("select2-data", result);
                             container.append(node);
                         }
+
+                        liveRegion.text(opts.formatMatches(results.length));
                     };
 
                     populate(results, container, 0);
@@ -1484,6 +1494,8 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             this.ensureHighlightVisible();
 
+            this.liveRegion.text(choice.text());
+
             data = choice.data("select2-data");
             if (data) {
                 this.opts.element.trigger({ type: "select2-highlight", val: this.id(data), choice: data });
@@ -1591,6 +1603,12 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
             function postRender() {
                 search.removeClass("select2-active");
                 self.positionDropdown();
+                if (results.find('.select2-no-results,.select2-selection-limit,.select2-searching').length) {
+                    self.liveRegion.text(results.text());
+                }
+                else {
+                    self.liveRegion.text(self.opts.formatMatches(results.find('.select2-result-selectable').length));
+                }
             }
 
             function render(html) {
@@ -1828,9 +1846,11 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
                 "   <span class='select2-chosen'>&nbsp;</span><abbr class='select2-search-choice-close'></abbr>",
                 "   <span class='select2-arrow' role='presentation'><b role='presentation'></b></span>",
                 "</a>",
+                "<label for='' class='select2-offscreen'></label>",
                 "<input class='select2-focusser select2-offscreen' type='text' aria-haspopup='true' role='button' />",
                 "<div class='select2-drop select2-display-none'>",
                 "   <div class='select2-search'>",
+                "       <label for='' class='select2-offscreen'></label>",
                 "       <input type='text' autocomplete='off' autocorrect='off' autocapitalize='off' spellcheck='false' class='select2-input' role='combobox' aria-expanded='true'",
                 "       aria-autocomplete='list' />",
                 "   </div>",
@@ -1960,7 +1980,10 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
             // rewrite labels from original element to focusser
             this.focusser.attr("id", "s2id_autogen"+idSuffix);
 
-            elementLabel = $("label[for='" + this.opts.element.attr("id") + "']")
+            elementLabel = $("label[for='" + this.opts.element.attr("id") + "']");
+
+            this.focusser.prev()
+                .text(elementLabel.text())
                 .attr('for', this.focusser.attr('id'));
 
             // Ensure the original element retains an accessible name
@@ -1969,6 +1992,13 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             this.focusser.attr("tabindex", this.elementTabIndex);
 
+            // write label for search field using the label from the focusser element
+            this.search.attr("id", this.focusser.attr('id') + '_search');
+
+            this.search.prev()
+                .text($("label[for='" + this.focusser.attr('id') + "']").text())
+                .attr('for', this.search.attr('id'));
+
             this.search.on("keydown", this.bind(function (e) {
                 if (!this.isInterfaceEnabled()) return;
 
@@ -2148,7 +2178,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
                         self.nextSearchTerm = self.opts.nextSearchTerm(selected, self.search.val());
                     }
                 });
-            }			
+            }
         },
 
         isPlaceholderOptionSelected: function() {
@@ -2410,6 +2440,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
             }).html([
                 "<ul class='select2-choices'>",
                 "  <li class='select2-search-field'>",
+                "    <label for='' class='select2-offscreen'></label>",
                 "    <input type='text' autocomplete='off' autocorrect='off' autocapitalize='off' spellcheck='false' class='select2-input'>",
                 "  </li>",
                 "</ul>",
@@ -2521,7 +2552,9 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             // rewrite labels from original element to focusser
             this.search.attr("id", "s2id_autogen"+nextUid());
-            $("label[for='" + this.opts.element.attr("id") + "']")
+
+            this.search.prev()
+                .text($("label[for='" + this.opts.element.attr("id") + "']").text())
                 .attr('for', this.search.attr('id'));
 
             this.search.on("input paste", this.bind(function() {
@@ -3257,6 +3290,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
         },
         formatResultCssClass: function(data) {return data.css;},
         formatSelectionCssClass: function(data, container) {return undefined;},
+        formatMatches: function (matches) { return matches + " results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate."; },
         formatNoMatches: function () { return "No matches found"; },
         formatInputTooShort: function (input, min) { var n = min - input.length; return "Please enter " + n + " or more character" + (n == 1? "" : "s"); },
         formatInputTooLong: function (input, max) { var n = input.length - max; return "Please delete " + n + " character" + (n == 1? "" : "s"); },

select2_locale_en.js.template

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "use strict";
 
     $.extend($.fn.select2.defaults, {
+        formatMatches: function (matches) { return matches + " results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate."; },
         formatNoMatches: function () { return "No matches found"; },
         formatInputTooShort: function (input, min) { var n = min - input.length; return "Please enter " + n + " more character" + (n == 1 ? "" : "s"); },
         formatInputTooLong: function (input, max) { var n = input.length - max; return "Please delete " + n + " character" + (n == 1 ? "" : "s"); },