Screen readers unable to read EDIT modal in JIRA

Summary

When editing tickets within JIRA, screen readers e.g., JAWS are unable to read the page correctly.

Environment

JIRA v7.2.0-OD-05-023

Steps to Reproduce

Open an existing ticket
Click the Edit button

Expected Results

JAWS should be able to render the entire page including the modal

Actual Results

JAWS is only able to render the page title

Notes

Looking at the page code, when clicking the Edit button, there is a JavaScript event firing that applies a hidden tag to the page. It appears this was done to confine focus to the modal window. It appears however that the modal window is hidden from view as well. Removing the ARIA tag, which is hidden, from the page DIV, it should fix the issue.

Workaround

No known work around for this