[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20373: Dashboard links aren't being properly read by screenreaders. (was: Graphical links in Dashboard need alt tags.)

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#20373: Dashboard links aren't being properly read by screenreaders.
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 Reporter:  quanin         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Accessibility  |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |
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Changes (by quanin):

 * version:   => 3.3


Comment:

 Having a look at the code, yeah, they're not actually graphical links.
 That makes it a bit more tricky. I'll play with it a bit on this side and
 see if I can tweek things a bit. Screenreaders *should* be reading these
 links correctly by default, though--they're valid HTML, whether or not
 Aria is involved, so far as I'm aware. This has only been a problem since
 version 3.3, so it's definitely related to one of the changes implemented
 there. However, verifying on wordpress.com which still runs 3.2.1 still,
 yes the screenreader still reads those links as, for instance, wp-
 admin/index, but it *also* reads the Dashboard links etc. And, in that
 version, they behave more as expected--the menus are available as needed,
 without guess work/screen manipulation on an extensive scale. Not sure how
 much help that is, but you'll have that. I have another ticket open on
 this issue re: an accessibility option for the dashboard menus, similar to
 what we have for widgets etc (#14045). Is it possibly time to revisit that
 ticket as well?

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