From 0506479b5c3d2aa0a706b354b60a7e916216c583 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Dodson <adodson@google.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 08:25:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Refer to connections as positions in ARIA descriptions
 (#9509)

---
 core/rendered_connection.ts | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/rendered_connection.ts b/core/rendered_connection.ts
index bbf32006b..7cb8fe197 100644
--- a/core/rendered_connection.ts
+++ b/core/rendered_connection.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,10 @@ export class RenderedConnection
     if (highlightSvg) {
       highlightSvg.style.display = '';
       aria.setRole(highlightSvg, aria.Role.FIGURE);
-      aria.setState(highlightSvg, aria.State.ROLEDESCRIPTION, 'Connection');
+      const connectionType =
+        this.type === ConnectionType.INPUT_VALUE ? 'value' : 'statement';
+      const roleDescription = `${connectionType} block position`;
+      aria.setState(highlightSvg, aria.State.ROLEDESCRIPTION, roleDescription);
       if (this.type === ConnectionType.NEXT_STATEMENT) {
         const parentInput =
           this.getParentInput() ??
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ export class RenderedConnection
           `${this.getParentInput()?.getFieldRowLabel()}`,
         );
       } else {
-        aria.setState(highlightSvg, aria.State.LABEL, 'Open connection');
+        aria.setState(highlightSvg, aria.State.LABEL, 'Empty');
       }
     }
   }