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Accessibility: title or text is missing from document link to announce new tab
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
When a user navigates to the link under API Specification, it is not read out that the link opens in a new window. This would cause confusion to screen reader users who would not expect focus to move into a new window.
- Browser/AT used: Chromium Edge 92 + JAWS 2020 / Firefox 86 + NVDA 2020.3
- Success Criteria: 3.2.2 On Input (Level A)
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
Locate the link under the API Specification section and inspect how its accessible name and new-window behavior are exposed. Verify with a screen reader or accessibility check that users are told the link opens in a new window, and confirm the existing API Specification link still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100