microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
Play/Pause control name is not descriptive.
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Description
Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?
Yes, this is related to Adaptive Card. However, it does not repro on Adaptive Cards Designer.
What is the PWD impact?
When the play/pause control name is not descriptive, screen reader users cannot understand what the control does. Hearing only “button” or a vague label like “control” leaves them unsure whether it starts audio, pauses video, or performs another action.
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 'Audio'.
- Navigate to Pay/pause control present in bot response.
- Observe the issue that Play/pause control name is not descriptive.
What do you expect?
Screen reader should announce the descriptive name for the pay/pause control.
What actually happened?
Play/pause control name is not descriptive.
Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b0e67926-9fb2-4b3e-928e-e70b48f2fbf7
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/name-role-value
WAI-ARIA reference
No response
Adaptive Card JSON
Additional context
No response
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: ask for “Audio” and navigate to the play/pause control. Inspect how the control is exposed to assistive technology and verify that its announced name identifies the media action rather than only “button” or “control”.
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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