microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
Screen reader is not announcing the time information with prompt.
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Description
Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?
No response
What is the PWD impact?
When the screen reader does not announce time information with a prompt, users relying on assistive technology miss critical context. For example, if a prompt says “Meeting scheduled” but does not include the time, the user cannot know when the event occurs. This creates barriers for task completion, scheduling, and decision‑making.
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?
Repro Steps:
- Open URL: Web Chat in edge browser.
- Ask query 'Animation card'.
- Navigate to message.
- Observe the issue that Screen reader is not announcing the time information with prompt.
What do you expect?
Screen readers must announce both the prompt text and the associated time information when focus lands.
What actually happened?
Screen reader is not announcing the time information with prompt.
Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0850d9ba-6c7b-42b5-b56f-438c2b2fe15b
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 in Web Chat with Edge and Windows Narrator using the “Animation card” query, then inspect the focused message and its accessibility tree. Compare what is announced for the prompt and its time information. Done means both the prompt text and associated time are announced when focus lands, with a regression check for the reported scenario.
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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