Index: components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js
===================================================================
--- components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js	(revision 8629)
+++ components/uiOptions/js/UIOptions.js	(working copy)
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@
             if (that.isInRange(model)) {
                 that.events.modelChanged.fire(model, that.model, source);
                 that.model = model;            
                 that.locate("thumb").attr("aria-valuenow", that.model);             
+				var result = fluid.stringTemplate(that.options.unitTextTemplate, {val: that.model});
+				that.locate("thumb").attr("aria-valuetext", result);
             }
         };
 
@@ -152,7 +154,8 @@
         }, 
         min: 0,
         max: 100,
-        value: null       
+        value: null,
+		unitTextTemplate: "%val point"		   
     });
     
 })(jQuery, fluid_1_2);
@@ -458,7 +461,8 @@
             type: "fluid.textfieldSlider",
             options: {
                 min: 1,
-                max: 10
+                max: 10,	
+				unitTextTemplate: "%val 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) 
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@
             slider.slider("value", valToTest);
             jqUnit.assertEquals("Slider value should be " + expected, expected, slider.slider("value"));
             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 ", expected + " 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);
@@ -71,6 +72,35 @@
             testSetting(-5, -5);
             
         });
-
+		// change the default ARIA-valuetext of the slider 
+		var customUnitTextOption = {
+			min: 5,
+			max: 55,
+			unitTextTemplate: "point %val"
+		};
+		
+		var testValueTextSetting = function (valToTest, expected) {
+            var slider = $(".flc-textfieldSlider-slider");
+            var textfield = $(".flc-textfieldSlider-field");
+            var thumb = $(".ui-slider-handle");
+            
+            slider.slider("value", valToTest);
+            jqUnit.assertEquals("Slider value should be " + expected, expected, slider.slider("value"));
+            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 valuetext should be custom ", "point " + expected, thumb.attr("aria-valuetext")); 
+			 
+        };
+		
+		tests.test("ARIA valuetext", function () {
+			fluid.textfieldSlider(".fl-textfield-slider", customUnitTextOption);
+            testValueTextSetting(55, 55);
+            testValueTextSetting(4, 5);
+            testValueTextSetting(25, 25);
+            testValueTextSetting(-5, 5);
+		});
+	
     });
 })(jQuery);