Rule: Widgets must set properties

Rule ID	Widget 6
Conformance	Required
Definition	Elements with ARIA widget roles must set required properties and states.
Purpose	ARIA roles, properties and states describe the features and options of widgets to users of assistive technologies, especially screen reader users.
Conformance	Required
WCAG Success Criteria	Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value Other Related Success Criterion: Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships Success Criterion 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
Rule Category	ARIA Widgets
Rule Scope	Element
Techniques	Required ARIA properties and states are needed accurately describe the features and options of a widget.
Information Links	Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 Specification: Widget Roles G108: Using markup features to expose the name and role, allow user-settable properties to be directly set, and provide notification of changes ARIA5: Using WAI-ARIA state and property attributes to expose the state of a user interface component ARIA Authoring Practices MDN Web Docs: ARIA Web Fundamentals: Introduction to ARIA