[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37486: Make emojis accessible

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#37486: Make emojis accessible
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 Reporter:  afercia          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Emoji            |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility, javascript
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Comment (by dd32):

 Loading descriptions client-side of all emoji's is unlikely to be a
 solution which we can use, simply due to the sheer size of emoji's and the
 lengths of their translations (which also then need to be translated).

 Can we make it display the Emoji itself to screen readers instead of
 `group`? (Which was also an intention I believe) We'll then be throwing
 emoji descriptions into the ball court of screen readers though (many of
 which may not support the full emoji language for quite some time)

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