Test case: <desc> + aria-describedby

According to the SVG Accessibility API Mappings (AAM), the <desc> element should provide the accessible description for its parent element. This test case uses the aria-describedby attribute to associate the <desc> element with its parent.

Test example

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Test criteria

Test results

Browser test results
Chrome 46 (IA2) Edge Win10.1024 (UIA) Firefox 42 (IA2) IE 11 (MSAA) Safari 9 (NSAP)
<desc> + aria-describedby Fail
<desc> exposed as accessible name
Fail
UIA_describedby property is null
Fail
<desc> exposed as accessible name
Pass ?
Screen reader test results
Chrome 46 Edge Win10.1024 Firefox 42 IE 11 Safari 9
Jaws 17 Partial
Jaws announces <desc> as accessible name
Fail
Jaws announces "graphic"
Fail
SVG not recognised
Pass N/A
Narrator Win10.1024 N/A Fail
Narrator announces "graphic"
? ? ?
NVDA 2015.4 Pass Fail
NVDA announces "image"
Fail
SVG not recognised
Pass ?
Orca ? N/A N/A ? N/A N/A
VoiceOver OSX10.11 ? N/A ? N/A ?