[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55717: aria-hidden="true" attribute in comment template for visible text (required fields)

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#55717: aria-hidden="true" attribute in comment template for visible text (required
fields)
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 Reporter:  juliemoynat   |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.1
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  5.8
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion => has-patch


Comment:

 I think that this is basically over-engineered for accessibility. The
 `aria-hidden` is presumably there to prevent double reporting of the
 information, but I don't think avoiding that is particularly important. If
 the information is there visually, it should also be findable audibly.

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