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JAWS announces all non interactive elements in tab panel as "clickable"

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Description

JAWS announces all non interactive elements in tab panel as "clickable"

https://reactcommunity.org/react-tabs/
i tried example given in official docs, able to reproduce issue there it self

tried in IE11+Jaws combination
JAWS announcing each non interactive element as clickable while we navigate through down arrow key.

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Reproduce the official documentation example at reactcommunity.org/react-tabs using IE11 with JAWS, then inspect how the tab panel renders its non-interactive elements. Done means JAWS no longer announces those elements as “clickable” while navigating with the down arrow key.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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