Help Center: Unnecessary alt text for decorative images

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    • Severity 3 - Minor
    • Accessibility

      Issue Summary

      Decorative images in the “Select Affected Business Service” modal have unnecessary alt text.

      Test URL

      https://linux-109157.prod.atl-cd.net/jsm/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/create/17

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Open the Help Center page.
      2. Activate the ITSM Project to open the Help Center Project page.
      3. Navigate to and activate the “Get IT help” link -> Get IT Help page opens.
      4. Navigate to and activate the “Select Affected Business Service” form field.
      5. Observe that a “Select Select Affected Business Service” modal dialog appears on the page.
      6. Activate any interactive object - > Key-value pairs appear.
      7. Navigate to the mentioned decorative images and inspect the code.
      8. Notice that decorative images have an “alt” attribute with text describing the image.

      Screenshot

      Actual Results

      Within the “Select Affected Business Service” modal, decorative images are displayed upon expanding elements such as New Object, New Object 1, New Object 2, as well as other comparable interactive components. These images have descriptive alt text, such as "New Object object icon," which is unnecessary as it does not provide additional information to screen reader users.

      Expected Results

      Decorative images should be skipped by the screen reader. Provide empty alt attribute i.e., alt="" for all the decorative images.

      Code snippet:

      <img src="https://linux-109157.prod.atl-cd.net/jsm/rest/insight/1.0/objecttype/1/icon.png?size=16&amp;uuid=43ca6396-144f-435c-9122-3bf32672955f" width="16" height="16" alt="">

      Workaround

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

      Environment

      Windows - 11 Pro
      MacBook Pro (16 inch, 2021)
      macOs 15.4.1
      Chrome - Version 139.0.7258.128 (Official Build) (arm64)
      Firefox- Version 136.0.4
      Safari- Version 18.3 (20620.2.4.11.5)
      JAWS- Version 2023
      NVDA- Version 2024.4.2.35031
      Voiceover - Version Latest

      Versions Tested

      Please confirm all versions that have been tested for this issue, and indicate whether the tested version is affected or not affected, below: 

      Testing Requirements Version Affected Version
      Customers Reported Version 10.3.0 Yes
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            Assignee:
            Shova Acharya
            Reporter:
            Anusooya .
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