add aria label to describe how to use carousel

metmuseum · Dec 27, 2021 · a78356d · a78356d
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.js b/src/components/carousel/carousel.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ const carousel = (options = {}) => {
 		carousel.addEventListener("image-loaded", handler, false);
 		carousel.addEventListener("image-errored", handler, false);
 		carousel.classList.add(SETTINGS.initializedClassName);
+		carousel.setAttribute("role", "region");
+		carousel.setAttribute("aria-label", "Interactive slide carousel. Use left and right arrows to change slides.");
 	});
 };