[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34668: Admin submenus can't be accessed via keyboard using screen readers

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#34668: Admin submenus can't be accessed via keyboard using screen readers
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 Reporter:  abletec                  |       Owner:  alexstine
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  6.5
Component:  Toolbar                  |     Version:
 Severity:  major                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion    |     Focuses:  accessibility,
  needs-testing                      |  javascript
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Comment (by joedolson):

 > However, I'd think that at that point all the menu items should have a
 role="menuitem"?

 I'm not seeing the case in this patch where menu items don't get the
 menuitem role, and all items I can see in the adminbar have the role. Can
 you clarify? I could be missing something, for sure.

 > Maybe in that scenario the screen reader doesn't automatically switch to
 'focus mode'?

 Yes, the NVDA key + Space bar allows it to work; I'm just not sure why
 this is happening. It may be because focus is being placed on the menu
 rather than on the menuitem, so it doesn't trigger. But I'm reluctant to
 change the skip link focus target.

 I don't think that this is a blocking issue, since it's pretty trivial to
 get around - and it's significantly less of a problem than the current
 state of things.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34668#comment:48>
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