react-component / react-component/notification

Accessibility: making notifications visible to screen readers?

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TypeScript
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Description

Problem
Screen** readers are unable to perceive the notifications.

Proposal
Would you be open to an MR that adds to aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" to the Notice?

Outcome
The effect would be that when a notification is rendered, the message in the notification would be read by screen readers.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Notice component mentioned in the proposal and inspect how notifications are rendered. Add the proposed screen-reader attributes to the notification element, then verify that rendered notification messages are announced by screen readers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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