[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34668: Admin submenus can't be accessed via keyboard using screen readers

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#34668: Admin submenus can't be accessed via keyboard using screen readers
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 Reporter:  abletec           |       Owner:  alexstine
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  6.5
Component:  Toolbar           |     Version:
 Severity:  major             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:  accessibility, javascript
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion needs-testing => has-patch commit


Comment:

 Testing:

 Before patch:

 - With screen reader: Tab through admin bar items with submenus. Submenus
 do not expand and cannot be reached. Enter takes user to target link
 instead.
 - Without screen reader: Tab through admin bar items with submenus.
 Submenus expand on enter and user can access submenu items.

 After patch:

 - With screen reader: Tab through admin bar items with submenus. Submenus
 expand on enter user can access submenu items. Screen reader user can
 access top level link using shift+enter or ctrl+enter.
 - Without screen reader: Tab through admin bar items with submenus.
 Submenus expand on enter and user can access submenu items.

 Verified in NVDA/Firefox, NVDA/Chrome, NVDA/Edge. Jaws/Firefox,
 Jaws/Chrome, Jaws/Edge.

 We acknowledge that this is not an ideal fix, but it does change the
 problem from what it is now: a significant accessibility barrier to any
 submenu item in the navigation, to a functional though less than perfect
 interface.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34668#comment:51>
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