JAWS does not announce aria-describedby on role="region"

[kabsas]

Summary

JAWS does not announce aria-describedby on role="region". This is an issue with the virtual cursor on and off.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Launch JAWS
2. Go to https://codepen.io/yououhan123/pen/bGxPBGG
3. Navigate to button 2

Expected result

JAWS announces "This is a region region, this is a description" followed by the announcement of the focused button

Actual result

JAWS announces "This is a region region" followed by the announcement of the focused button. The description is not announced.

Additional Information

JAWS version and build number

2023.2302.15

Operating System and version

Windows 10 Enterprise 19044.2604

Browser and version:

Chrome 111
Edge 111
Firefox 110

[JAWS-test]

I have a hard time calling this a bug.
Question 1 would be: What do other screen readers do at this point?
Question 2 would be: Where in the spec does it say that when you enter a region, its label and description must be output?

My experience is that descriptions are usually only output at the element that receives focus.

I would rather advocate that the specifications clarify more precisely when a description should be output

[stevefaulkner]

@BrettLewisVispero can reproduce, is there a reason why JAWS does not announce descriptions on regions?