Hello,
We are marking this item as Completed as the workaround provided corrects the behavior of the screen reader with Internet Explorer.
The fix won't be included in the source code because JAWS/Internet Explorer might receive an update that would allow screen readers to respond properly to a correctly structured HTML according to the WAI ARIA guidelines.
Regards,
Peter Milchev
Progress Telerik
//Apply only for IE and only for non-readonly combo-boxes, in both lightweight and classic mode.function OnClientLoad(sender, args) { if (Telerik.Web.Browser.ie) { var readonlyClass = "rcbReadOnly"; var input = sender.get_inputDomElement(); var $parent = $telerik.$(input.parentElement); //Only apply for "type-ahead" boxes or it messes JAWS' navigation highlight if (!$parent.hasClass(readonlyClass) //lightweight mode && !$parent.closest("tr").hasClass(readonlyClass)) { //classic mode $parent.attr("role", "combobox"); $parent.attr("aria-autocomplete", "none"); var labeltext = $telerik.$("label[for=" + sender.get_id() + "_Input]").text(); $parent.attr("aria-label", labeltext); $parent.on("focus", function () { input.focus(); }); } }}