Decorative SVG elements should be hidden from screen reader users.

Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?

No.

What is the PWD impact?

No response

What browsers and screen readers do this issue affect?

No response

Are there any code-based customization done to Web Chat?

No, I am using Web Chat without any customizations except "styleOptions".

What version of Web Chat are you using?

Latest production

Which area does this issue affect?

Send box

What is the public URL for the website?

https://edfinancial.com

How to reproduce the issue?

This is feedback from the accessibility company Allyant who has been testing our website and has people who use screenreaders and other assistive technologies as a part of their testing team.

What do you expect?

Each decorative

What actually happened?

The decorative svg tag is not hidden.

Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?

No response

Did you find any DOM elements that might have caused the issue?

No response

MAS reference

No response

WCAG reference

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/non-text-content

WAI-ARIA reference

No response

Adaptive Card JSON

No response

Additional context

No response

Start at the Web Chat Send box entry point and inspect the rendered decorative SVG elements identified in the issue, along with their accessibility-tree exposure. Confirm the relevant elements are hidden from screen reader users by applying the requested accessibility behavior, then verify the Send box with a screen reader or accessibility inspection.