Problem/Motivation
The status message area (#console .messages) is not identified in a way that makes it discoverable by assistive technology agents.
We learned during the accessibility studies at DrupalCamp Twin Cities that screen reader users are unaware of the information/status/error messages on the screen.
Proposed resolution
Indicate the messages error through an ARIA landmark. Announce error messages so that a user isn't required to find the messages error in situation (like an invalid form element) when remediation is required to complete a task.
Remaining tasks
Propose a patch.
User interface changes
Screen reader users will be aware that a message area exists on the page.
API changes
None.
Related Issues
#1797438: HTML5 validation is not fully accessible