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Accessibility roles 'radio' & 'checkbox' not announced by screenreader on ios since 0.73.0

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Issue: Author Provided Repro Platform: iOS
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Description

Description

since version v0.73.0 the roles for radio & checkbox are not announced by Screen readers on ios
this was working in v0.72.10 but stopped working in v0.73.0

Steps to reproduce
  1. install the app with yarn ios
  2. navigate with a screenreader or Accessibility inspector to the text Welcome to React Native and go down from there
  3. listen to the output - it does not announce roles for radio & checkbox - button is still announced fine
React Native Version

0.73.5

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of npx react-native info
System:
  OS: macOS 13.6.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
  Memory: 1.12 GB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.10.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.21
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.2.3
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2023.11.06.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods: Not Found
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.2
      - iOS 17.2
      - macOS 14.2
      - tvOS 17.2
      - visionOS 1.0
      - watchOS 10.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2022.3 AI-223.8836.35.2231.10811636
  Xcode:
    version: 15.2/15C500b
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 11.0.15
    path: /Users/lutz.kwauka/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /Users/lutz.kwauka/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.5
    wanted: 0.73.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
Stacktrace or Logs
no crash happened
Reproducer

https://github.com/lutzk/accessibility-reproducer/

Screenshots and Videos

v0.72.10 working:
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/assets/793755/cec0dd90-6b7b-40d1-9fb5-9cd1d00e3f97

v0.73.5 not working:
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/assets/793755/c86794d2-f4fa-43df-835e-93315a63aa46

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First steps

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Research direction

Start with the linked accessibility reproducer and run it with yarn ios, using a screen reader or Accessibility Inspector to compare React Native 0.72.10 with 0.73.5. Trace the iOS accessibility handling for radio and checkbox roles; done means both roles are announced again while button remains functional. The issue names no source file or test, so locating the regression requires repository research.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, react-native
Domain
accessibility, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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