microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
[White Label -Card containerstyle]: When focus lands on the bot response, Narrator announces unnecessary information such as “attachment card".
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Description
Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?
No response
What is the PWD impact?
Screen reader users receive misleading and unnecessary information, which may cause confusion about whether the bot response contains an attachment. This increases cognitive load and reduces trust in the screen reader’s interpretation of the UI.
What browsers and screen readers do this issue affect?
Windows: Edge with Windows Narrator
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?
Others or unrelated
What is the public URL for the website?
No response
How to reproduce the issue?
Pre-Requisite:
Turn on Narrator
Repro Steps
- Open URL: https://compulim.github.io/webchat-loader/ and sign in using valid credentials.
- Navigate to web chat page and select 4.18.1-main.20240927.ea7a875 (30/9/2024) version and then select mockBot link under present label and then select open web chat in new window link at bottom.
3.Navigate to white label experience chat page and type Card Containerstyles word in type your message text box. - Response will appear.
- Navigate to the Bot response.
- Observe an issue that When focus lands on the bot response, Narrator announces unnecessary information such as “attachment card".
What do you expect?
The element should expose only meaningful UI Automation information. The bot response control should not expose “attachment card” or any unrelated structural role.
What actually happened?
When focus lands on the bot response, Narrator announces unnecessary information such as “attachment card".
Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/064b358a-2a14-4eae-aa47-ec2b2bb02970
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/WCAG21/Understanding/info-and-relationships
WAI-ARIA reference
No response
Adaptive Card JSON
Additional context
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue at the linked Web Chat loader using version 4.18.1-main.20240927.ea7a875, Windows Edge, and Narrator, then inspect the bot response element's accessibility information. Done means Narrator no longer announces “attachment card” or unrelated structural information when focus lands on the response.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100