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[Adaptive Cards - Home Page] - Screen reader is not announcing the current page information for the 'Adaptive Cards' link control present on the header section on the page.

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Since Jan 12, 2026.

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Description

Target Platforms

Other

SDK Version

1.6

Application Name

Adaptive Cards

Problem Description

Test Environment:
URL: https://adaptivecards.io/
OS Version: 25H2 (OS Build 26200.5761)
Browser Version: Version 145.0.3734.1 (Official build) dev (64-bit)
Screen Reader: Narrator, NVDA

Repro Steps:

  1. Open the above URL on the Edge Dev browser.
  2. Navigate to the 'Adaptive Cards' link control present on the header section on the page using tab key.
  3. Press F12 to open the developer tool and inspect the code.
  4. Verify that, screen reader is announcing the current page information for the 'Adaptive Cards' link control present on the header section on the page or not.

Actual Result:
Screen reader is not announcing the current page information for the 'Adaptive Cards' link control present on the header section on the page.

Note
Same issue replicates with NVDA.

Expected Result:
Screen reader should properly announce the current page information for the 'Adaptive Cards' link control present on the header section on the page. This can be achieved by adding the aria-current="page" attribute to them.

User Experience:
Users who rely on assistive technologies will be impacted as the screen readers are not giving relevant information regarding the current page link present on the page.

WCAG Reference:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/info-and-relationships.html

Have feedback to share on Bugs ? please tag bug as “A11yRCA” and add your feedback in the comment section

Screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/94f2b1ec-885e-462a-9cdf-26ea34daf710

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Card JSON
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Sample Code Language

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Sample Code

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