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Screen-reader does not echo the characters I type on github copilot terminal

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area:input-keyboard area:theming-accessibility
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Description

### Describe the bug

##Read back / edit what I type in the prompt

**What I need:** As I type in the Copilot prompt, my screen reader must echo the characters I type, and
let me review/correct/edit the input. Today I can't reliably read back what I've typed, so if I mistype
I can't tell, and I can't edit it — which makes composing prompts error‑prone and slow.

**Already‑opened threads to cite / upvote (strong matches):**
- github/copilot-cli#1642 — "Screen reader reads premium requests status bar on every keypress instead
of typed character" (open, `area:theming-accessibility`) — https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/issues/1642
- github/copilot-cli#1573 — "Editing in the CLI" (open) — https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/issues/1573
- github/copilot-cli#201 — "Text cursor not present in input field" (closed) —
https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/issues/201

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### Affected version

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

type something the terminal and try to read with left and right arrow keys, characters are either not read or read incorrectly

### Expected behavior

**Expected behavior:**
- Typing `a` → screen reader says "a".
- The input line has proper focus so character echo reaches the screen reader first.
- Standard line‑editing (move by char/word, backspace, review) is fully readable.

### Additional context

_No response_

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Research direction

No implementation file or test is named. Reproduce the issue in the Copilot CLI terminal with a screen reader, then trace the prompt's input and line-editing entry point; done means typed characters, cursor movement, backspace, review, and correction are reliably announced.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
accessibility, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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