Search Issue Basic : Date picker inaccessible by keyboard

Issue Summary

The Calendar icon element is not accessible by keyboard alone where the dates cannot be selected with a keyboard.

Element: Calendar icon
Location: Present in the Created Date modal.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Navigate to the Jira dashboard page.
2. Navigate to the "Issues" menu button in the header section & activate it.
3. Activate the “Search for issues ” link.
4. Navigate to the Search section and open the "More" dropdown button
5. Search for the "Created date" label option and select it.
6. Navigate to the Date picker / Calendar icon to select a date.

Actual Results

In the search page, when the "Created date" option is selected from the More dropdown menu, and the Created date label is activated and navigated in the date Between section, the date picker interactive element is not available with the keyboard only and screen reader user. The date picker element is available when selected with the mouse, date can be selected. Additionally, the date also could not be selected with a keyboard.

This makes it keyboard-only and Screen reader users difficult to select a date in the Create date modal while searching for an issue.

Expected Results

Following are the expected keyboard interactions.

• The Interactive element "Date picker / Calendar icon" should be able to receive keyboard focus and the screen reader focus.
• Ensure that the button labels are unique. For Example : “Select a start date” & “Select an end date”
• The elements should get activated with the "Enter" key.
• The dates inside the modal should be able to receive keyboard focus.
• The focus should go back to the date input field after the date is selected.

Working example for Date picker Dialog could be found at: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/examples/dialog-modal/datepicker-dialog.html 

Screenshot

Screen Recording

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Workaround

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

Bug Ref: 723954