[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41290: Embedded videos not keyboard accessible once video is playing

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#41290: Embedded videos not keyboard accessible once video is playing
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 Reporter:  GrahamArmfield  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Embeds          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by GrahamArmfield):

 Replying to [comment:7 afercia]:
 > Looking a bit more in depth, seems the WordPress.tv player has also
 other important issues and many basic things could be improved:
 >
 > - some controls are not labeled, for example Play and Full-screen; the
 only "name" available there is the SVG title element, which is not
 consistently supported across browsers and assistive technologies
 > - the volume control is not operable with a keyboard
 > - some elements use a CSS class similar to `screen-reader-text` but then
 they also use `display: none`, not sure why; see for example "Closed
 Captions" and "Enable HD Quality"
 >

 I've seen on the mediaelement github (and on WP Tavern) that there appear
 to have been some tweaks for keyboard accessibility within the 4.2.6
 version that will be within WP 4.9. See
 https://github.com/mediaelement/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md

 I don't currently have access to a beta environment but could it be that
 WP 4.9 will fix the issues raised by myself and @afercia?

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