@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1480.6 → 0.0.0-pr1480.8

package/components/datepicker/demo/index.min.js

@@ -9797,7 +9797,7 @@ class AuroBibtemplate extends i$1 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202605261805';
 
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@@ -10107,6 +10107,13 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   announceMonthChange() {
+    // Cancel any pending debounced cell announcement so it does not
+    // overwrite this month navigation announcement.
+    if (this._focusAnnounceTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(this._focusAnnounceTimer);
+      this._focusAnnounceTimer = null;
+    }
+
     const date = new Date(this.centralDate);
     const localeCode = this.locale?.code || undefined;
     const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(localeCode, { month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
@@ -10291,47 +10298,11 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
       const btn = newActiveCell._cachedButton || newActiveCell.shadowRoot.querySelector('button.day');
       if (btn) btn.classList.add('visualFocus');
     }
-
-    // Update the proxy element that aria-activedescendant references.
-    // The proxy lives in the same shadow root as the grid wrapper, so
-    // string-based aria-activedescendant works reliably with all SRs.
-    if (newActiveCell) {
-      const proxy = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('[data-role="activeDescendantProxy"]');
-      if (proxy) {
-        proxy.setAttribute('aria-label', newActiveCell.getAriaLabel());
-        proxy.setAttribute('aria-selected', newActiveCell.selected ? 'true' : 'false');
-        if (newActiveCell.isCurrentDate) {
-          proxy.setAttribute('aria-current', 'date');
-        } else {
-          proxy.removeAttribute('aria-current');
-        }
-        if (newActiveCell.isBlackout()) {
-          proxy.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
-        } else {
-          proxy.removeAttribute('aria-disabled');
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Force Chrome to fire an ActiveDescendantChanged event by giving
-      // the proxy a new unique ID each time. Chrome batches synchronous
-      // DOM mutations, so removing and re-setting the same string value
-      // is silently coalesced. A genuinely different value ensures the
-      // accessibility event fires on every navigation.
-      this._proxyIdCounter += 1;
-      const proxyId = `activeDescendantProxy-${this._proxyIdCounter}`;
-      if (proxy) {
-        proxy.setAttribute('id', proxyId);
-      }
-      const gridWrapper = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#calendarGrid');
-      if (gridWrapper) {
-        gridWrapper.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', proxyId);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Focuses the calendar grid wrapper and sets the active cell.
-   * DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper; ariaActiveDescendantElement
+   * DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper; the aria-live region
    * tells the screen reader which cell is "active".
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -11038,21 +11009,78 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns (and lazily creates) a document-level aria-live region.
+   * Chrome does not reliably observe aria-live regions inside shadow DOM,
+   * so this element is appended to document.body where all browsers and
+   * screen readers can observe it.
+   * @private
+   * @returns {HTMLElement} The live region element.
+   */
+  getOrCreateLiveRegion() {
+    if (this._liveRegion && this._liveRegion.isConnected) {
+      return this._liveRegion;
+    }
+
+    // Reuse an existing shared region if another calendar instance created one.
+    const existing = document.getElementById('auro-calendar-live-region');
+    if (existing) {
+      this._liveRegion = existing;
+      return existing;
+    }
+
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.id = 'auro-calendar-live-region';
+    el.setAttribute('aria-live', 'assertive');
+    el.setAttribute('aria-atomic', 'true');
+    el.setAttribute('role', 'status');
+    // Visually hidden but available to screen readers
+    el.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;';
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    this._liveRegion = el;
+    return el;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the document-level live region when this calendar is disconnected.
+   * @private
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  disconnectedCallback() {
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+    if (this._liveRegion && this._liveRegion.isConnected) {
+      // Only remove if no other calendar instances are still using it.
+      const otherCalendars = document.querySelectorAll('auro-formkit-calendar');
+      if (otherCalendars.length === 0) {
+        this._liveRegion.remove();
+      }
+    }
+    this._liveRegion = null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Announces a date selection or focus change via the live region.
+   * Uses requestAnimationFrame to ensure the clear and set happen in
+   * separate rendering frames — Chrome may coalesce synchronous or
+   * microtask-deferred mutations into a single accessibility tree update.
    * @private
    * @param {String} dateStr - The localized date string to announce.
    * @returns {void}
    */
   announceSelection(dateStr) {
-    const liveRegion = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#calendar-live-region');
-    if (liveRegion) {
-      liveRegion.textContent = '';
-      // Use microtask to ensure SR picks up the change
-      Promise.resolve().then(() => {
-        liveRegion.textContent = dateStr;
-      });
-    }
+    // Cancel any previously queued rAF announcement so a rapid
+    // sequence of calls (e.g. bib open → month nav) only announces
+    // the last one.
+    if (this._announceRafId) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(this._announceRafId);
+    }
+
+    const liveRegion = this.getOrCreateLiveRegion();
+    liveRegion.textContent = '';
+    this._announceRafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      liveRegion.textContent = dateStr;
+      this._announceRafId = null;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -11217,14 +11245,11 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           </button>
           ` : undefined}
         </div>
-        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" tabindex="0" aria-activedescendant="activeDescendantProxy" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}">
-          <span id="activeDescendantProxy" data-role="activeDescendantProxy" role="gridcell" aria-label="" class="sr-only"></span>
+        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" tabindex="0" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}">
           ${this.renderAllCalendars()}
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="calendar-live-region" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" class="sr-only"></div>
-
       <${this.buttonTag} slot="footer" fluid @click="${this.utilCal.requestDismiss}">Done</${this.buttonTag}>
     </${this.bibtemplateTag}>
     `;
@@ -15127,7 +15152,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends i$1 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202605261805';
 
 let AuroElement$2 = class AuroElement extends i$1 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -23089,7 +23114,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$1 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion = '202605261805';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.

package/components/datepicker/dist/index.js

@@ -9749,7 +9749,7 @@ class AuroBibtemplate extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202605261805';
 
 let l$1 = class l{generateElementName(t,e){let o=t;return o+="-",o+=e.replace(/[.]/g,"_"),o}generateTag(o,s,a){const r=this.generateElementName(o,s),i=literal`${unsafeStatic(r)}`;return customElements.get(r)||customElements.define(r,class extends a{}),i}};let d$1 = class d{registerComponent(t,e){customElements.get(t)||customElements.define(t,class extends e{});}closestElement(t,e=this,o=(e,s=e&&e.closest(t))=>e&&e!==document&&e!==window?s||o(e.getRootNode().host):null){return o(e)}handleComponentTagRename(t,e){const o=e.toLowerCase();t.tagName.toLowerCase()!==o&&t.setAttribute(o,true);}elementMatch(t,e){const o=e.toLowerCase();return t.tagName.toLowerCase()===o||t.hasAttribute(o)}getSlotText(t,e){const o=t.shadowRoot?.querySelector(`slot[name="${e}"]`),s=(o?.assignedNodes({flatten:true})||[]).map(t=>t.textContent?.trim()).join(" ").trim();return s||null}};let h$1 = class h{registerComponent(t,e){customElements.get(t)||customElements.define(t,class extends e{});}closestElement(t,e=this,o=(e,s=e&&e.closest(t))=>e&&e!==document&&e!==window?s||o(e.getRootNode().host):null){return o(e)}handleComponentTagRename(t,e){const o=e.toLowerCase();t.tagName.toLowerCase()!==o&&t.setAttribute(o,true);}elementMatch(t,e){const o=e.toLowerCase();return t.tagName.toLowerCase()===o||t.hasAttribute(o)}};var c$1=css`:host{color:var(--ds-auro-loader-color)}:host>span{background-color:var(--ds-auro-loader-background-color);border-color:var(--ds-auro-loader-border-color)}:host([onlight]),:host([appearance=brand]){--ds-auro-loader-color: var(--ds-basic-color-brand-primary, #01426a)}:host([ondark]),:host([appearance=inverse]){--ds-auro-loader-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-inverse, #ffffff)}:host([orbit])>span{--ds-auro-loader-background-color: transparent}:host([orbit])>span:nth-child(1){--ds-auro-loader-border-color: currentcolor;opacity:.25}:host([orbit])>span:nth-child(2){--ds-auro-loader-border-color: currentcolor;border-right-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-left-color:transparent}
 `,u$4=css`.body-default{font-size:var(--wcss-body-default-font-size, 1rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-default-line-height, 1.5rem)}.body-default,.body-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:var(--wcss-body-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-lg{font-size:var(--wcss-body-lg-font-size, 1.125rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-lg-line-height, 1.625rem)}.body-sm{font-size:var(--wcss-body-sm-font-size, .875rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-sm-line-height, 1.25rem)}.body-sm,.body-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:var(--wcss-body-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-xs{font-size:var(--wcss-body-xs-font-size, .75rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-xs-line-height, 1rem)}.body-2xs{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:var(--wcss-body-2xs-font-size, .625rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-body-2xs-line-height, .875rem)}.display-2xl{font-family:var(--wcss-display-2xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-2xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-2xl-font-size, clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-2xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-2xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-2xl-line-height, 1.3)}.display-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-display-xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-xl-font-size, clamp(3rem, 5.3333333333vw, 4.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.display-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-display-lg-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-lg-font-size, clamp(2.75rem, 4.6666666667vw, 4rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-lg-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-lg-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.display-md{font-family:var(--wcss-display-md-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-md-font-size, clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-md-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-md-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-md-line-height, 1.3)}.display-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-display-sm-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-sm-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3.6666666667vw, 3rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-sm-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-sm-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.display-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-display-xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-xs-font-size, clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-xs-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-xl-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-lg-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-lg-font-size, clamp(1.75rem, 2.6666666667vw, 2.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-lg-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-lg-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-md{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-md-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-md-font-size, clamp(1.625rem, 2.3333333333vw, 1.75rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-md-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-md-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-md-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-sm-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-sm-font-size, clamp(1.375rem, 2vw, 1.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-sm-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-sm-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-xs-font-size, clamp(1.25rem, 1.6666666667vw, 1.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-xs-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-2xs{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-2xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-font-size, clamp(1.125rem, 1.5vw, 1.125rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-2xl{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-2xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3.1666666667vw, 2.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-letter-spacing, .05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-line-height, 1)}.accent-2xl,.accent-xl{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-xl-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-xl-font-size, clamp(1.625rem, 2.3333333333vw, 2rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-xl-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-xl-letter-spacing, .05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-lg-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-lg-font-size, clamp(1.5rem, 2.1666666667vw, 1.75rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-lg-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-lg-letter-spacing, .05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-lg,.accent-md{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-md{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-md-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-md-font-size, clamp(1.375rem, 1.8333333333vw, 1.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-md-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-md-letter-spacing, .05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-md-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-sm-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-sm-font-size, clamp(1.125rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-sm-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-sm-letter-spacing, .05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-sm,.accent-xs{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-xs-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-xs-font-size, clamp(1rem, 1.3333333333vw, 1rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-xs-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-xs-letter-spacing, .1em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-2xs{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-2xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-font-size, clamp(.875rem, 1.1666666667vw, .875rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-letter-spacing, .1em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-line-height, 1.3);text-transform:uppercase}:focus:not(:focus-visible){outline:3px solid transparent}:host,:host>span{position:relative}:host{width:2rem;height:2rem;display:inline-block;font-size:0}:host>span{position:absolute;display:inline-block;float:none;top:0;left:0;width:2rem;height:2rem;border-radius:100%;border-style:solid;border-width:0;box-sizing:border-box}:host([xs]),:host([xs])>span{width:1.2rem;height:1.2rem}:host([sm]),:host([sm])>span{width:3rem;height:3rem}:host([md]),:host([md])>span{width:5rem;height:5rem}:host([lg]),:host([lg])>span{width:8rem;height:8rem}:host{--margin: .375rem;--margin-xs: .2rem;--margin-sm: .5rem;--margin-md: .75rem;--margin-lg: 1rem}:host([pulse]),:host([pulse])>span{position:relative}:host([pulse]){width:calc(3rem + var(--margin) * 6);height:calc(1rem + var(--margin) * 2)}:host([pulse])>span{width:1rem;height:1rem;margin:var(--margin);animation:pulse 1.5s ease infinite}:host([pulse][xs]){width:calc(1.95rem + var(--margin-xs) * 6);height:calc(.65rem + var(--margin-xs) * 2)}:host([pulse][xs])>span{margin:var(--margin-xs);width:.65rem;height:.65rem}:host([pulse][sm]){width:calc(6rem + var(--margin-sm) * 6);height:calc(2rem + var(--margin-sm) * 2)}:host([pulse][sm])>span{margin:var(--margin-sm);width:2rem;height:2rem}:host([pulse][md]){width:calc(9rem + var(--margin-md) * 6);height:calc(3rem + var(--margin-md) * 2)}:host([pulse][md])>span{margin:var(--margin-md);width:3rem;height:3rem}:host([pulse][lg]){width:calc(15rem + var(--margin-lg) * 6);height:calc(5rem + var(--margin-lg) * 2)}:host([pulse][lg])>span{margin:var(--margin-lg);width:5rem;height:5rem}:host([pulse])>span:nth-child(1){animation-delay:-.4s}:host([pulse])>span:nth-child(2){animation-delay:-.2s}:host([pulse])>span:nth-child(3){animation-delay:0ms}@keyframes pulse{0%,to{opacity:.1;transform:scale(.9)}50%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1.1)}}:host([orbit]),:host([orbit])>span{opacity:1}:host([orbit])>span{border-width:5px}:host([orbit])>span:nth-child(2){animation:orbit 2s linear infinite}:host([orbit][sm])>span{border-width:8px}:host([orbit][md])>span{border-width:13px}:host([orbit][lg])>span{border-width:21px}@keyframes orbit{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}:host([ringworm])>svg{animation:rotate 2s linear infinite;height:100%;width:100%;stroke:currentcolor;stroke-width:8}:host([ringworm]) .path{stroke-dashoffset:0;animation:ringworm 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;stroke-linecap:round}@keyframes rotate{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}@keyframes ringworm{0%{stroke-dasharray:1,200;stroke-dashoffset:0}50%{stroke-dasharray:89,200;stroke-dashoffset:-35px}to{stroke-dasharray:89,200;stroke-dashoffset:-124px}}:host([laser]){position:static;width:100%;display:block;height:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:unset}:host([laser])>span{position:fixed;width:100%;height:.25rem;border-radius:0;z-index:100}:host([laser])>span:nth-child(1){border-color:currentcolor;opacity:.25}:host([laser])>span:nth-child(2){border-color:currentcolor;animation:laser 2s linear infinite;opacity:1;width:50%}:host([laser][sm])>span:nth-child(2){width:20%}:host([laser][md])>span:nth-child(2){width:30%}:host([laser][lg])>span:nth-child(2){width:50%;animation-duration:1.5s}:host([laser][xl])>span:nth-child(2){width:80%;animation-duration:1.5s}@keyframes laser{0%{left:-100%}to{left:110%}}:host>.no-animation{display:none}@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){:host{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}:host>span{opacity:1}:host>.loader{display:none}:host>svg{display:none}:host>.no-animation{display:block}}
@@ -10059,6 +10059,13 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   announceMonthChange() {
+    // Cancel any pending debounced cell announcement so it does not
+    // overwrite this month navigation announcement.
+    if (this._focusAnnounceTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(this._focusAnnounceTimer);
+      this._focusAnnounceTimer = null;
+    }
+
     const date = new Date(this.centralDate);
     const localeCode = this.locale?.code || undefined;
     const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(localeCode, { month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
@@ -10243,47 +10250,11 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
       const btn = newActiveCell._cachedButton || newActiveCell.shadowRoot.querySelector('button.day');
       if (btn) btn.classList.add('visualFocus');
     }
-
-    // Update the proxy element that aria-activedescendant references.
-    // The proxy lives in the same shadow root as the grid wrapper, so
-    // string-based aria-activedescendant works reliably with all SRs.
-    if (newActiveCell) {
-      const proxy = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('[data-role="activeDescendantProxy"]');
-      if (proxy) {
-        proxy.setAttribute('aria-label', newActiveCell.getAriaLabel());
-        proxy.setAttribute('aria-selected', newActiveCell.selected ? 'true' : 'false');
-        if (newActiveCell.isCurrentDate) {
-          proxy.setAttribute('aria-current', 'date');
-        } else {
-          proxy.removeAttribute('aria-current');
-        }
-        if (newActiveCell.isBlackout()) {
-          proxy.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
-        } else {
-          proxy.removeAttribute('aria-disabled');
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Force Chrome to fire an ActiveDescendantChanged event by giving
-      // the proxy a new unique ID each time. Chrome batches synchronous
-      // DOM mutations, so removing and re-setting the same string value
-      // is silently coalesced. A genuinely different value ensures the
-      // accessibility event fires on every navigation.
-      this._proxyIdCounter += 1;
-      const proxyId = `activeDescendantProxy-${this._proxyIdCounter}`;
-      if (proxy) {
-        proxy.setAttribute('id', proxyId);
-      }
-      const gridWrapper = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#calendarGrid');
-      if (gridWrapper) {
-        gridWrapper.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', proxyId);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Focuses the calendar grid wrapper and sets the active cell.
-   * DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper; ariaActiveDescendantElement
+   * DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper; the aria-live region
    * tells the screen reader which cell is "active".
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -10990,21 +10961,78 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns (and lazily creates) a document-level aria-live region.
+   * Chrome does not reliably observe aria-live regions inside shadow DOM,
+   * so this element is appended to document.body where all browsers and
+   * screen readers can observe it.
+   * @private
+   * @returns {HTMLElement} The live region element.
+   */
+  getOrCreateLiveRegion() {
+    if (this._liveRegion && this._liveRegion.isConnected) {
+      return this._liveRegion;
+    }
+
+    // Reuse an existing shared region if another calendar instance created one.
+    const existing = document.getElementById('auro-calendar-live-region');
+    if (existing) {
+      this._liveRegion = existing;
+      return existing;
+    }
+
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.id = 'auro-calendar-live-region';
+    el.setAttribute('aria-live', 'assertive');
+    el.setAttribute('aria-atomic', 'true');
+    el.setAttribute('role', 'status');
+    // Visually hidden but available to screen readers
+    el.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;';
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    this._liveRegion = el;
+    return el;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the document-level live region when this calendar is disconnected.
+   * @private
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  disconnectedCallback() {
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+    if (this._liveRegion && this._liveRegion.isConnected) {
+      // Only remove if no other calendar instances are still using it.
+      const otherCalendars = document.querySelectorAll('auro-formkit-calendar');
+      if (otherCalendars.length === 0) {
+        this._liveRegion.remove();
+      }
+    }
+    this._liveRegion = null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Announces a date selection or focus change via the live region.
+   * Uses requestAnimationFrame to ensure the clear and set happen in
+   * separate rendering frames — Chrome may coalesce synchronous or
+   * microtask-deferred mutations into a single accessibility tree update.
    * @private
    * @param {String} dateStr - The localized date string to announce.
    * @returns {void}
    */
   announceSelection(dateStr) {
-    const liveRegion = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#calendar-live-region');
-    if (liveRegion) {
-      liveRegion.textContent = '';
-      // Use microtask to ensure SR picks up the change
-      Promise.resolve().then(() => {
-        liveRegion.textContent = dateStr;
-      });
-    }
+    // Cancel any previously queued rAF announcement so a rapid
+    // sequence of calls (e.g. bib open → month nav) only announces
+    // the last one.
+    if (this._announceRafId) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(this._announceRafId);
+    }
+
+    const liveRegion = this.getOrCreateLiveRegion();
+    liveRegion.textContent = '';
+    this._announceRafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      liveRegion.textContent = dateStr;
+      this._announceRafId = null;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -11169,14 +11197,11 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           </button>
           ` : undefined}
         </div>
-        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" tabindex="0" aria-activedescendant="activeDescendantProxy" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}">
-          <span id="activeDescendantProxy" data-role="activeDescendantProxy" role="gridcell" aria-label="" class="sr-only"></span>
+        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" tabindex="0" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}">
           ${this.renderAllCalendars()}
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="calendar-live-region" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" class="sr-only"></div>
-
       <${this.buttonTag} slot="footer" fluid @click="${this.utilCal.requestDismiss}">Done</${this.buttonTag}>
     </${this.bibtemplateTag}>
     `;
@@ -15055,7 +15080,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202605261805';
 
 let AuroElement$2 = class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {
@@ -23010,7 +23035,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion = '202605261630';
+var formkitVersion = '202605261805';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.