Describe the change

The role directory is "Deprecated" since ARIA 1.2. Unfortunately, this is not mentioned in the places where this role is referred to. This should still be done, analogous to the attributes that are deprecated. Alternatively, the reference to directory can simply be removed.

• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#namefromauthor
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#document_structure_roles
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#role_definitions (listitem)
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#list
• https://w3c.github.io/aria/#listitem

Link to the version of the specification or documentation you were looking at

Link to documentation: https://w3c.github.io/aria

Does the issue exists in the editors draft (the editors draft is the most recent draft of the specification)?

Yes