1739120 - The elements from the "Reader view" Pocket modal are not recognized by a screen reader software

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Pocket, defect)

Description

[Marius Coman [:mcoman], Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Beta 95.0b2 - Build ID: 20211102190739

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• macOS 11.6
• Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a Firefox profile with the reader.pocket.ctaVersion pref set to cta-only in the "about:config" page.
• Have a screen reader software installed (e.g. NVDA).

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Navigate to any website that allows "Reader view" (e.g. https://www.wikipedia.org/).
3. Click the "Toggle reader view" button from the right part of the "Address Bar".
4. Navigate through the Pocket modal's elements using the "Tab" key.
5. Observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:

• All the elements are successfully recognized by the screen reader.

[Actual result]:

• Only the CTA button is recognized, but as a link not as a button.

[Notes]:

• This issue is also reproducible with the Pocket modal with "Recs", however the "Recs" are successfully recognized by the screen reader software.

Comment 1

[Gavin Suntop [:gvn] (they/them)]

We will take another look at this post-experiment if there is a wider rollout.