Index: js/UIOptions.js
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--- js/UIOptions.js	(revision 7196)
+++ js/UIOptions.js	(working copy)
@@ -23,16 +23,38 @@
 
 (function ($, fluid) {
 
+	var aria = function (elem, attri) {
+		elem.attr(attri);
+	};
+
     var initTextfieldSlider = function (that) {
         var textfield = that.locate("textfield");
         textfield.val(that.model);
-
+		
         var sliderOptions = that.options.sliderOptions;
         sliderOptions.value = that.model;
         sliderOptions.min = that.options.min;
         sliderOptions.max = that.options.max;
-        var slider = that.locate("slider").slider(sliderOptions);
+
 
+		var slider = that.locate("slider").slider(sliderOptions);
+
+		//finds thumb
+	    var ariaThumb = that.locate("thumb");
+		
+		//object containing default ARIA states
+		var ariaDefaults = {role: 'slider',
+		 "aria-valuenow": sliderOptions.value,
+		 "aria-valuemin": sliderOptions.min, 
+		 "aria-valuemax": sliderOptions.max	
+		};
+		
+		
+		//set defaults  
+		aria(ariaThumb, ariaDefaults); 
+	
+		
+		
         textfield.change(function () {
             if (that.isValid(this.value)) {
                 if (!that.isInRange(this.value)) {
@@ -94,11 +116,16 @@
          * @param {Object} model
          * @param {Object} source
          */
+		
         that.updateModel = function (model, source) {
             if (that.isInRange(model)) {
                 that.events.modelChanged.fire(model, that.model, source);
                 that.model = model;
-            } else {
+				var ariaThumb = that.locate("thumb");
+				aria(ariaThumb, {'aria-valuenow': that.model});
+				
+            }
+			else {
                 // TODO: should do something here
                 // Throw an error
             }
@@ -110,7 +137,8 @@
     fluid.defaults("fluid.textfieldSlider", {
         selectors: {
             textfield: ".flc-textfieldSlider-field",
-            slider: ".flc-textfieldSlider-slider"
+            slider: ".flc-textfieldSlider-slider", 
+			thumb: ".ui-slider-handle"
         },
         events: {
             modelChanged: null