USWDS - Bug: Character count doesn't provide persistent character limit instructions

[amycole501]

Describe the bug

Related to site PR uswds/uswds-site#2607

The character count accessibility tests component may not pass [WCAG success criteria 3.3.3 Error Suggestion] (https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/error-suggestion.html) and possibly 3.3.4 Error prevention.

The character count informs screen reader users of how many characters over the limit they have entered, but it does not explicitly tell them the character limit they need to stay under.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Go to https://designsystem.digital.gov/components/character-count/
2. View (or listen using a screen reader) the character count limit.
3. Start typing.
4. Notice that the limit is removed and instead the count indicates how many characters over or under the limit you are. But the limit has disappeared.

Expected Behavior

Make the character limit persistently visible.
Similarly after a screen reader user hears the status of their character count, the system can pause and say "the limit is 25 characters" to provide an equal experience.

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[brunerae]

Need A11Y team to update weight.

[brunerae]

Need A11Y team to update weight.