[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59459: Accessibility enhancement for Footnote Block

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#59459: Accessibility enhancement for Footnote Block
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 Reporter:  creeser        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Text Changes   |    Version:  6.3
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility  |
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 We tested the new Gutenberg Footnotes Block for accessibility, and the
 feature works well. However, between the footnotes themselves, the "↩"
 character is being spoken by the NVDA screen reader as "right arrow
 curving left" which could be directionally confusing for some assistive
 technology users, but is also quite a lot for a user to hear for an icon
 description. Could an aria-label be added instead?

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