Strikethrough text are not announced by screen reader

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    • Severity 3 - Minor

      Issue Summary

      Strikethrough text is not conveyed for the screen reader users.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Navigate to the strikethrough text
      2. Observe that the screen reader does not announce the information of strikethrough text.

      Actual Result

      When users navigate to the simple text it is not announcing strikethrough text. It can visually convey that this is strikethrough text but for screen reader users it is not announcing that  As a result screen reader users will not be aware of this and cannot interact with it effectively.

      Expected Result

      Ensure that the Strikethough text should announce to the screen reader user Provide hidden text in <span> element to convey the Strikethrough text.

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      Workaround

      Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

            Assignee:
            Zac Xu
            Reporter:
            Sameer Shaikh (Inactive)
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