Bug 215579

Summary:

webkit-search-cancel-button not keyboard accessible

Product:

WebKit

Reporter:

Robert Jolly <jolly.robert>

Component:

Accessibility

Assignee:

Nobody <webkit-unassigned>

Status:

NEW

Severity:

Normal

CC:

aidan.feldman, webkit-bug-importer

Priority:

Keywords:

InRadar

Version:

Safari 13

Hardware:

Mac

OS:

macOS 10.14

Attachments:

Description	Flags
screenshot of webkit pseudo element in search to clear input value.	none

Robert Jolly

Reported 2020-08-17 12:53:41 PDT

Created attachment 406735 [details] screenshot of webkit pseudo element in search to clear input value. The -webkit-search-cancel-button appears for sighted users, but it is unavailable for screen reader users and sighted, keyboard-only users. This presents a default in the browser which fails WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A). See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/keyboard.html and the Sufficient Technique G202 https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/general/G202 and Failure F54 https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/failures/F54. Developers who want to comply with WCAG need to override this webkit default, which is problematic, as defaults may be incorrectly assumed to be accessible. Recommendation: Remove the pseudo element from search controls OR make the element fully accessible.

Attachments
screenshot of webkit pseudo element in search to clear input value. (73.00 KB, image/png) 2020-08-17 12:53 PDT, Robert Jolly	no flags	Details
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Radar WebKit Bug Importer

Comment 1 2020-08-17 12:53:50 PDT

<rdar://problem/67265076>

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