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

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#37486: Make emojis accessible
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 Reporter:  afercia                  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Emoji                    |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots a11y-    |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  task has-patch                     |  javascript
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Comment (by afercia):

 @desrosj the fundamental problem is in the way the various operating
 system expose emojis to assistive technologies. Some sets of emojis are
 exposed correctly so that their name is available to assistive tech. When
 new sets of emojis get added, this is often a problem though, as they're
 not exposed correctly. They would need a translatable alt text, which is
 technical challenging.

 It was agreed to keep this ticket open as ''blessed task'' for ongoing
 tracking of OS/browser/screen reader behaviour so I'd like to keep it
 open. ''Ça va sans dire'' that ongoing tracking would require time, which
 is... very limited :)

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