No alert upon logging out

[rhoadsstevens]

Priority level 2 (out of 3) from UW Accessible Technologies

WCAG mapping: 4.1.3 Status Messages

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1. While logged into an account, navigate to the user options submenu and tab to the "logout" menu item
2. Press enter to log out

OBSERVED BEHAVIOR:
Upon logging out, there is no visual or audible alert confirming that the user has successfully logged out. To find out, users have to actively look through the page and check the user options submenu again.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:
Audible and visual feedback after a user action is necessary to let users know that it has been successfully done. We suggest that an on-screen alert appear on the page with text similar to "You have successfully logged out". This alert should be announced to screen readers, and focus should be moved to the alert upon it appearing so users can read it at their leisure. This alert should not time out, and should sustain on the page until dismissed by the user.