[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58572: A11y: Search input filter contains image which ALT text label is missing.

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Mon Aug 14 20:07:51 UTC 2023


#58572: A11y: Search input filter contains image which ALT text label is missing.
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 Reporter:  kimclow            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * component:  Site Health => Editor
 * severity:  major => normal


Comment:

 Please open an issue in the Gutenberg repository and link to it here.
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/new/choose

 The Search block's icon button has an `aria-label`, so the SVG image
 should not need its own text. However, making the SVG images presentation-
 only (with `aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"`, as used in the
 [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/f5a142508e6586139b8b49a24f32ee03024d2ecf/packages
 /block-library/src/navigation-submenu/index.php#L49 navigation submenu])
 probably could eliminate these messages for people who check accessibility
 of their sites.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58572#comment:4>
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