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Activating a timeline marker causes screen reader to read entire text contents of slide

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Description

Issue Description WCAG Criteria Status Category Example Notes
Activating a timeline marker causes screen reader to read entire text contents of slide. Enhancement Identified Screen reader <div class="tl-slider-container tlanimate" aria-live="polite"> Reading the entire contents of a slide when it comes into view is too much at once and it might get interrupted by other interactions.Maybe read just the heading and let user navigate to the slide to navigate the contents as they like.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing timeline marker activation with a screen reader and inspect the implementation around the example <div class="tl-slider-container tlanimate" aria-live="polite">. Done means activating a marker announces only the slide heading rather than the entire slide text, while the remaining content stays available for navigation.

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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
42/100

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