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Bug
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Low
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None
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9.5.1
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Severity 3 - Minor
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Issue Summary
The textual description "Open" has been provided to the decorative image unnecessarily.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the home page.
- Go to projects and select any one from the table.
- Select any one repository.
- Go to side navigation and activate the "Create pull request" link.
- Inspect the code of the image.
- Verify that textual description provided unnecessarily.
Screenshot
Actual Results
Decorative images have been given unnecessary textual description such as "Open" to the "Chevron" button which do not convey any additional or important information to screen reader users.
Expected Results
Ensure that decorative images are hidden from screen readers. Apply the following changes: *
- Remove the textual description in the form of hidden text from the source code.
- Hide the image using aria-hidden="true" attribute.
Code Snippet
<span data-vc="icon-undefined" role="img" aria-hidden="true"...> (...) <svg>(...)</svg> </span>
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 Sequoia Version 15.2 (24C101)
Chrome - Version 131.0.6778.266 (Official Build) (arm64)
Firefox- Version 112.0.1 (64-bit)
Safari- Version 18.2 (20620.1.16.11.8)
JAWS- Version 2023
NVDA- Version 2020.3
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