From 1ac36bdd972b0761333ac03948f849ddda1780f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "A. Wilcox" <AWilcox@Wilcox-Tech.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:57:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] layouts: Use `status` role for status messages

The `role="alert"` property is meant for elements that update live, *not*
for statuses that are presented on new page load.[1]

Closes: ADA-721

[1]: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/status-messages.html
---
 app/views/layouts/_flash.html.erb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_flash.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_flash.html.erb
index 05183b8..e56cc60 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_flash.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_flash.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 %>
 <% flash_messages.each do |lvl, messages| %>
   <% messages.each do |msg| %>
-    <div class="<%= flash_class(lvl) %>" role="alert"><%= msg %></div>
+    <div class="<%= flash_class(lvl) %>" role="status"><%= msg %></div>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>