FYI, I've filed https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop/issues/866 to continue this investigation effort for next year. Prior years' investigations: - #3 - #90 Next year's carry-on investigation: - #202 ## 2025 Accessibility Investigation - [ ] **(35%) Accessible ~~Node~~ _Properties_ or similar API** - [x] **(10%) Initial spec language agreement of Accessible ~~Node~~ _Properties_** (DRI @cookiecrook) - https://github.com/WICG/aom/issues/197 and/or - https://github.com/WICG/aom/issues/203 - [x] 5% RFC proposal https://github.com/web-platform-tests/rfcs/pull/226 - [x] 5% RFC agreement (#191) and spec language - [ ] **(15%) Initial implementation of Accessible ~~Node~~ _Properties_** (behind runtime flag?) in WebKit, Chromium, Gecko - [x] (5%) First Implementation in [Gecko #1929144](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1929144) @jcsteh - [x] (5%) Second Implementation in [WebKit #299508](https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=299508) @rahimabdi - [ ] (5%) Third Implementation [Chromium #457793927](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/457793927)(DRI @janewman) Lucas mentioned possible implementation in Q1 of 2026. - [ ] **(10%) Tree Walker investigation using Accessible ~~Node~~ _Properties_** - [x] (6%) Write basic tree walker tests (`tentative`) that purposefully avoid all known tree implementation differences (scroll areas, pseudo elements and other generated content, etc.) (Partial in @jcsteh's https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/pull/55784/) - [ ] (4%) Author investigation tests for which parts of the Tree or Subtrees might be standardized in 2025 or later? - [ ] (2%) Purposefully write failing tests (`tentative`) that expose the areas where the internal accessibility tree differ between engines - [ ] (2%) File AOM or ARIA issues if it appears are some tree relationships that might be standardized as part of a 2025 Investigation - [ ] **(35%) Acacia AAM test exploration** (DRI @spectranaut) - [x] (10%) functional in implementations/APIs - not calling out all combos, but as examples: - Mac AX API in WebKit, Chromium, Gecko - Linux GTK in Chromium, Gecko - Windows UIA in Chromium, Gecko - Others? - Window MSAA? in Chromium, Gecko - Window IA2? in Chromium, Gecko - [x] (10%) RFC consensus? - [ ] (10%) functional in WPT CI? - Everyone please review https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/pull/53733 - [ ] (5%) additional test writing? - [ ] **(30%) Miscellaneous** - [ ] #41 (@jnurthen) - [x] #74 (@janewman) - [x] #84 (@adampage?) - [ ] #88 (@rahimabdi) - [x] #91 - [ ] #101 (@rahimabdi) More issues from: - [2025-investigation-candidate](https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop-accessibility/labels/2025-investigation-candidate)