Bug 30: Textarea — Character Counter

WCAG 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions), 4.1.3 (Status Messages) | Character limit not announced or associated.

Bug: Limit Not Announced

Biography (max 200 characters)

0 / 200 characters

Bug: Counter Not Live Region

Message (max 500 characters)

0 / 500 characters

Bug: Exceeded Limit Not Warned

Comment (max 100 characters)

0 / 100 characters

How HAL Fixes This: HAL detects textareas with character counters and adds aria-describedby linking to the counter. For counters, HAL adds aria-live="polite" so screen readers announce when count changes. HAL also adds aria-invalid and error announcements when limits are exceeded.