Index: components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js
===================================================================
--- components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js	(revision 8629)
+++ components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js	(working copy)
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
                 that.events.modelChanged.fire(model, that.model, source);
                 that.model = model;
                 that.locate("thumb").attr("aria-valuenow", that.model);                
+				that.locate("thumb").attr("aria-valuetext", that.model + " " + that.options.unitText); 
             }
         };
 
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@
         }, 
         min: 0,
         max: 100,
-        value: null       
+        value: null,
+		unitText: "point"
     });
     
 })(jQuery, fluid_1_2);
@@ -458,7 +460,8 @@
             type: "fluid.textfieldSlider",
             options: {
                 min: 1,
-                max: 10
+                max: 10,
+				unitText: "em"
             }
         },
         selectors: {
Index: tests/component-tests/uiOptions/js/TextfieldSliderTests.js
===================================================================
--- tests/component-tests/uiOptions/js/TextfieldSliderTests.js	(revision 8629)
+++ tests/component-tests/uiOptions/js/TextfieldSliderTests.js	(working copy)
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
             textfield.val(valToTest);
             textfield.change();
             jqUnit.assertEquals("Textfield value should be the " + expected, expected, textfield.val());
-            jqUnit.assertEquals("The ARIA value now should be " + expected, expected, thumb.attr("aria-valuenow"));          
+            jqUnit.assertEquals("The ARIA value now should be " + expected, expected, thumb.attr("aria-valuenow"));      
+			jqUnit.assertEquals("The ARIA valuetext should be ", slider.slider("value") + " " + "point", thumb.attr("aria-valuetext"));  
         };
         
         tests.test("Test Min/Max Size", function () {
-            expect(18);
+            expect(24);
             var textfieldSlider = fluid.textfieldSlider(".fl-textfield-slider", {min: 5, max: 55});
             
             testSetting(56, 55);
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
         });
 
         tests.test("Test Negative Scale", function () {
-            expect(15);
+            expect(20);
             fluid.textfieldSlider(".fl-textfield-slider", {min: -15, max: -5});
             
             testSetting(56, -5);