NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3
Heading semantics in Timeline Navigation available to VoiceOver be separate from control
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Description
| Issue Description | WCAG Criteria | Status | Category | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heading semantics in Timeline Navigation available to VoiceOver be separate from control | Enhancement | Identified | Screen reader | <div class="tl-timemarker tl-timemarker-with-end" tabindex="-1" id="ada-lovelace-marker" aria-label="Ada Lovelace, from December 10, 1815 to November 27, 1852, press space to show">…<div class="tl-timemarker-content-container tl-timemarker-content-container-long tl-timemarker-content-container-small"><div class="tl-timemarker-content">…<div class="tl-timemarker-text"><h2 class="tl-headline tl-headline-fadeout">Ada Lovelace</h2></div></div></div></div> | VoiceOver can navigate by headings in the Timeline Navigation but then must navigate "up" to the named div with the click behavior.A structure more like this could be cleaner:<h2 aria-label="Ada Lovelace, from December 10, 1815 to November 27, 1852"> <button tabindex="-1" aria-describedby="tl-timemarker-description"> <div class="tl-timemarker-media-container" aria-hidden="true"><span class="tl-icon-image"></span></div> Ada Lovelace</button></h2>…<div hidden id="tl-timemarker-description">press space to show</div> |
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Research direction
Start by locating the Timeline Navigation implementation that renders the tl-timemarker and tl-headline markup shown in the issue, then inspect its existing accessibility behavior with VoiceOver. Done means the timeline item exposes heading semantics separately from its activation control, with the item name, date range, and instruction conveyed without requiring navigation to a parent element.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100