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Previous, Next buttons use aria-label instead of content for name

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
accessibility

Research direction

Search the JavaScript source for the tl-slidenav-previous and tl-slidenav-next button markup, then inspect how their accessible names are generated. Replace the aria-label approach as described and verify that each button retains a usable name from its visible or visually hidden content, including the timeline title.

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Description

Issue Description WCAG Criteria Status Category Example Notes
Previous, Next buttons use aria-label instead of content for name. QA Identified Screen reader, Voice Control <button class="tl-slidenav-previous" type="button" aria-label="previous, Women in Computing, " style="top: 458px; display: block;">  <div class="tl-slidenav-content-container">   <div class="tl-slidenav-icon"> </div>    <div class="tl-slidenav-title">Women in Computing</div>    <div class="tl-slidenav-description"></div>  </div></button> aria-label tends to not be translated. Removing aria-label and replacing &nbsp; with a visually-hidden span containing "Previous" or "Next" will result in the same button name.
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