[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31143: Login error handling accessibility improvements

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#31143: Login error handling accessibility improvements
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 Reporter:  afercia                 |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Login and Registration  |    Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal                  |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility           |
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 Splitting this out from #29955

 As reported:

 > When the user attempts to login with incorrect login information a
 message appears on the screen, “ERROR: The password you entered for the
 username admin is incorrect.  Lost your password?”  This statement is not
 made available for JAWS to announce automatically.
 > Expected result:  All dynamically appearing messages are expected to be
 made available for JAWS to announce.

 Proposed patch could be a simple way to have error messages automatically
 announced after page refresh. Given that the login form fields receive
 focus on page load, their `aria-describedby` would be automatically read
 out.

 Would like to ask the accessibility team their feedback and availability
 for testing. Tested with Firefox + NVDA, seems error messages are read out
 correctly.

 This solution could be used also for the other login forms: lost your
 password, reset password, etc.

 Moved also two question marks, small detail in order to have screen
 readers read out text with a proper tone.

 Aside:
 having the form fields focused with JavaScript conflicts with the browser
 trying to focus on the "Would you like to remember the password..." built-
 in popup, at least in Firefox. A bit annoying for keyboard users.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31143>
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