Require user agents to expose a value for combobox elements

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@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ <h2>Definition of Roles</h2>
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           Typically, the initial state of a <code>combobox</code> is collapsed.
-          In the collapsed state, only the <code>combobox</code> element and an optional popup control <rref>button</rref> are visible.
+          In the collapsed state, only the <code>combobox</code> element and a separate, optional popup control <rref>button</rref> are visible.
           A <code>combobox</code> is said to be expanded when both the <code>combobox</code> element showing its current value and its associated popup element are visible.
           Authors MUST set <sref>aria-expanded</sref> to <code>true</code> on an element with role <code>combobox</code> when it is expanded and <code>false</code> when it is collapsed.
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@@ -2127,11 +2127,16 @@ <h2>Definition of Roles</h2>
           If the <code>combobox</code> popup element has a role other than <rref>listbox</rref>, authors MUST specify a value for <pref>aria-haspopup</pref> that corresponds to the role of its popup.
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-          If the user interface includes an additional icon that allows the visibility of the popup to be controlled via pointer and touch events, authors SHOULD ensure that element has role <rref>button</rref> and that it is focusable but not included in the page <kbd>Tab</kbd> sequence.
+          If the user interface includes an additional icon that allows the visibility of the popup to be controlled via pointer and touch events, authors SHOULD ensure that element has role <rref>button</rref>, that it is focusable but not included in the page <kbd>Tab</kbd> sequence, and that it is not a descendant of the element with role <code>combobox</code>.
           In addition, to be keyboard accessible, authors SHOULD provide keyboard mechanisms for moving focus between the <code>combobox</code> element and elements contained in the popup.
           For example, one common convention is that <kbd>Down Arrow</kbd> moves focus from the input to the first focusable descendant of the popup element.
           If the popup element supports <pref>aria-activedescendant</pref>, in lieu of moving focus, such keyboard mechanisms can control the value of <pref>aria-activedescendant</pref> on the <code>combobox</code> element.
           When a descendant of the popup element is active, authors MAY set <pref>aria-activedescendant</pref> on the <code>combobox</code> to a value that refers to the active element within the popup while focus remains on the <code>combobox</code> element.
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+          User agents MUST compute a value for elements with role <code>combobox</code> and expose the value to <a>assistive technologies</a>.
+          If the <code>combobox</code> element is also a host language element that provides a value, such as an HTML <code>input</code> element, the value of the combobox is the value of that element.
+          Otherwise, the value of the <code>combobox</code> is computed from descendant elements of the <code>combobox</code> using the same algorithm that is used to compute the name of a <rref>button</rref> from its descendant content.
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           &lt;label for="tag_combo">Tag&lt;/label>