Index: misc/autocomplete.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/misc/autocomplete.js,v
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -p -r1.37 autocomplete.js
--- misc/autocomplete.js	13 Jun 2010 05:31:02 -0000	1.37
+++ misc/autocomplete.js	6 Nov 2010 03:11:11 -0000
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Drupal.behaviors.autocomplete = {
         .attr('autocomplete', 'OFF')[0];
       $(input.form).submit(Drupal.autocompleteSubmit);
       new Drupal.jsAC(input, acdb[uri]);
+      $(input).parent().attr('role', 'application');
+      $(input).parent().append($('<span id="' + input + '-autocomplete-aria-live" class="element-invisible" role="alert"></span>'));
     });
   }
 };
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ Drupal.jsAC.prototype.selectUp = functio
   }
 };
 
+// todo: Figure out context for this in the folowing functions
+// todo: Add code to add selected item to input + '-autocomplete-aria-live'
+
 /**
  * Highlights a suggestion.
  */