From 97f4aeb706f8b0963e8308d93ad7706a40179e15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denis Bowen <42016383+DBowen33@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 12:05:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs(material/datepicker): update documentation (#29816)

update documentation for mobule a11y screen reader compatibility
for datepickers with no icon buttons

fixes b/292120265

(cherry picked from commit cd2e4d4e8c571402a909d62c58779f973737e34a)
---
 src/material/datepicker/datepicker.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/material/datepicker/datepicker.md b/src/material/datepicker/datepicker.md
index e00ab5073998..4031c9402949 100644
--- a/src/material/datepicker/datepicker.md
+++ b/src/material/datepicker/datepicker.md
@@ -566,6 +566,10 @@ datepicker pop-up. However, ChromeOS intercepts this key combination at the OS l
 browser only receives a `PageDown` key event. Because of this behavior, you should always include an
 additional means of opening the pop-up, such as `MatDatepickerToggle`.
 
+`MatDatepickerToggle` must be included along with `MatDatepicker` for optimal mobile a11y 
+compatibility. Mobile screen reader users currently do not have a way to trigger the datepicker
+dialog without the icon button present.
+
 #### Keyboard interaction
 
 The datepicker supports the following keyboard shortcuts: