Match visible label of search inputs with their actual label.#65458
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The labels changed in this PR are not visible, so this seems fine to me if it improves a11y. |
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Thanks @jameskoster. I'd appreciate a final review and approval Cc @WordPress/gutenberg-core |
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Make sense 👍 Thanks for the sweep, and I'll add a note for myself to include this in the design guidelines.
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…ess#65458) * Match visible label of search inputs with their actual label. * Adjust more tests. * Adjust more tests. Co-authored-by: afercia <afercia@git.wordpress.org> Co-authored-by: mirka <0mirka00@git.wordpress.org> Co-authored-by: jameskoster <jameskoster@git.wordpress.org>
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Fixes #65235
What?
The visible label of some search inputs mismatches their actual accessible name.
This is a barrier for some users, most notably sighted screen reader users and voice control users.
Why?
Important
It is worth reminding a few principles:
I would like the principles above to be included in the design guidelines Cc @WordPress/gutenberg-design
How?
SearchControland other search inputs use the same text for the label and the placeholder.ria-labelledbyis meant to be user to point to visible text. See Visually hide the LinkControl initial/results heading #50977 (comment)Testing Instructions
SuggestionsSearch results for "%s"Testing Instructions for Keyboard
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