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Silent Form Errors and the Cost of Invisible Failure

When form errors are not announced, screen reader users never learn why submission failed. This leads to repeated attempts, abandonment, and avoidable support burden.

How to test

1. Submit an empty form using keyboard-only input.
2. Listen for error announcements or focus changes.
3. Confirm that error text is associated with each field.

Fix strategy

• Use `aria-live` regions for form-level status updates.
• Bind errors to inputs with `aria-describedby`.
• Move focus to the first invalid field.