Fix aria-label documentation, removing statement that says it should be used only for interactive items

[phsantiago]

Description

This change closes #28397, by changing the first paragraph of aria-label page, based on aria-label spec https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-label.

Motivation

There are noninteractive elements, such as List, Img, and Meter, that allow aria-label, and it's useful to have this context announced when using assistive technologies.

• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#list aria-label is present in "Inherited States and Properties"
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#img aria-label is present in "Inherited States and Properties"
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#meter aria-label is present in "Inherited States and Properties"

Additional details

The confusion might have appeared because there are multiple non interactive aria roles, which aria-label is forbidden:

Used in Roles: All elements of the base markup except for the following roles: caption, code, definition, deletion, emphasis, generic, insertion, mark, none, paragraph, strong, subscript, suggestion, superscript, term, time

Related issues and pull requests

#28397

[scottaohara]

Might make sense to explicitly mention aria-label can be used to name an element, so long as the elements implicit or explicit aria role doesn’t prohibit naming.

Listitem, for example being a role that is incorrectly not in the name prohibited category, but will be once the spec updates to correct this. But the other example, role=list or main, article, etc are all nameable roles/elements.

[phsantiago]

Might it make sense to explicitly mention that aria-label can be used to name an element, so long as the element's implicit or explicit aria role doesn’t prohibit naming.

Pushed a change 83297c7 making it clearer that label should only be used with roles that don't prohibit author naming.

Listitem, for example being a role that is incorrectly not in the name prohibited category, but will be once the spec updates to correct this. But the other example, role=list or main, article, etc are all nameable roles/elements.

Thanks for the context, @scottaohara! I found this nice PR of you on the subject: w3c/aria#2292. Let me know if I could help with anything there, too 🙂

I changed the PR description, including Img and Meter in place of ListItem.

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Preview URLs

• /en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-label

(comment last updated: 2024-08-27 04:32:12)

[phsantiago]

@scottaohara I’ve addressed the feedback provided in the initial review of PR. Could you please take some time to re-review? Thanks in advance 🙂

[phsantiago]

Hi @scottaohara, thanks for your previous review. I applied the change you suggested 0ead6ef

Would you mind taking another look when you have a moment? I really appreciate your time and effort in helping get this PR merged