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General problem with aria-describedby in simple html elements like link and button #926

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With JAWS 2025, the aria-describedby attribute on a link or button is not read by the screen reader when it is focused.
Tested with Chrome and Edge web browsers.

This is a sample:
aria-describedby.html

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