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Type:
Bug
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Resolution: Fixed
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Priority:
Highest
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Affects Version/s: 5.10.1, 5.11.0
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Component/s: Accessibility
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Severity 3 - Minor
Issue Summary
Selected link state between the list of links is not announced by the screen reader.
Steps to Reproduce
- With screen reader navigate to the Help portal.
- Navigate to the "Common requests" link.
- Observe that visually it is indicating selected state but screen reader doesn’t announce the same.
Actual Results
While navigating with screen reader, when user navigate to "Common requests" link present within other links, visually it is indicating selected state with bold & left pointing arrow but screen reader doesn’t announce the same.
This makes screen reader user difficult to understand the currently selected link between set of links.
Screenshot
Expected Results
The selected link state should be announced by the screen reader.
Provide aria-current=true to the currently selected link.
Workaround
Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available