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Bug
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Resolution: Fixed
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High
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Minor
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Accessibility
Issue Summary
The unnecessary alt is provided for the “umbrella” (umbrella) decorative image (beside “Bamboo DC VPATs version update” link text) in the email.
Steps to Reproduce
Open an email such as the below with a screen reader. This comes from Atlassian home.
Note how the graphic as the start of the email reads.
Navigate to mentioned image and inspect the code of the image.
Notice that decorative images have "alt" attribute with text that is describing the decorative image.
Screenshot
Actual Results
Unnecessary alt is provided for “umbrella” (umbrella) decorative image ( beside “Bamboo DC VPATs version update” link text) in the email. As a result, screen reader users were able to access the decorative image and it was communicated as “ATLAS-41608.png image”
Expected Results
Decorative images should be skipped by the screen reader.
Provide an empty "alt" attribute i.e., (alt="") for mentioned decorative image.
Code Snippet
<img alt="" src="....">
Workaround
Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available
Environment
MacBook Pro (16 inch, 2021)
macOs Sonoma 14.7.1 (23H222)
Chrome - Version 131.0.6778.265 (Official Build) (arm64)
Firefox- Version 112.0. 1
Safari- Version 18.2
JAWS- Version 2024
NVDA- Version 2024
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