TestCafe Typescript - how to assert the value of a disabled HTML input element?

The element is disabled to avoid interaction by the end user. However, I would like to check that this element contains the expected value.

example
  public async checksomething(text: string) {
    const inputElement = this.inputSelector();
    await t
      .click(this.someDiv())
      .expect(inputElement().value)
      .contains(text);
  }