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  1. Jira Data Center
  2. JRASERVER-65684

Accessibility: Support for NVDA Screen Reader

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      Problem Definition

      Users who are using NVDA Screen Reader will have trouble navigating the Issue View page as the main navigation usage is with Tab button.

      Suggested Solution

      Provide a way to allow users to tab across the details exist in Issue Navigator

      Why this is important

      NVDA Screen reader is one of the commonly use Screen Reader for Windows users.

      Workaround

      The administrator may add some customization in JIRA to allow tab throughout the issue. The following is an example:

      // issue view - add 'role' and 'tabindex' every each list item on every contents of each tabs
    $('#customfield-tabs div[role=tabpanel]').each(function() {
      var ul = $(this).find('ul');
      $(ul).attr("role", "list");

      $(ul).find('li').each(function() {
         $(this).attr("role", "listitem");
         $(this).attr("tabindex", "0");
      });
    });

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            znoorsazali Zul NS [Atlassian]
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