JedWatson / JedWatson/react-select
Keyboard accessibility fails when JAWS is ON
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Description
Hi,
We are doing a accessibility testing on a widget that we developed containing a react select drop down. Using JAWS screen reader, the select is not usable via keyboard. Down arrow key opens the select but pressing enter while focusing on a new option will not change the value of the select.
Initially we thought this was due to some misconfiguration from our side, but testing on examples provided at react-select.com also produces the same incorrect result.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the keyboard interaction with JAWS using the examples on react-select.com, comparing Down Arrow and Enter behavior while an option is focused. Determine the expected selection behavior and identify the relevant component or test location before defining a fix; done means the select value changes correctly through the reported keyboard sequence.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100