Add descriptive accessibility labels to non-descriptive buttons#83301
Add descriptive accessibility labels to non-descriptive buttons#83301
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Buttons like 'Learn more', 'Copy', and 'Download' were announced without sufficient context by screen readers, violating WCAG 2.4.6. - Add accessibilityLabel to SaveWithExpensifyButton (subscription page) - Add accessibilityLabel to company card promotion banner button - Fix PressableWithDelayToggle to fall back to text prop when tooltip is empty - Provide descriptive tooltipText for 2FA Copy/Download buttons Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
Codecov Report✅ Changes either increased or maintained existing code coverage, great job!
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Add sentryLabel to the inner PressableWithoutFeedback in PressableWithDelayToggle and to both PressableWithDelayToggle usages in CopyCodesPage to satisfy the no-restricted-syntax ESLint rule requiring sentryLabel on all Pressable components. Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixed the failing
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The outer PressableView can be PressableWithoutFeedback when inline is false, which requires the accessible prop due to the RequiredAccessibilityLabel discriminated union type. Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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…iveAccessibilityLabels Co-authored-by: Rushat Gabhane <rushatgabhane@users.noreply.github.com> # Conflicts: # src/CONST/index.ts # src/pages/settings/Security/TwoFactorAuth/CopyCodesPage.tsx # src/pages/settings/Security/TwoFactorAuth/VerifyPage.tsx
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Merge conflicts have been resolved by merging
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Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixed the failing checks. Both the Changed files ESLint check and Storybook tests failures were caused by the same issue in
Removed the duplicate declarations, keeping the version with the fallback default ( |
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The failing checks (ESLint and TypeScript) were caused by a duplicate All checks are now passing — ESLint, TypeScript, Jest tests, builds, and all others are green. ✅ |
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All checks on this PR are currently passing. The earlier failures (Changed files ESLint check, TypeScript Checks, Reassure Performance Tests) from a prior commit were already resolved in the latest push. No further fixes are needed. |
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@MelvinBot what's this change for? Why accessible is set to false? I am concerned this might cause unexpected regression.
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The accessible={false} on the outer PressableView (line 135) tells screen readers not to treat the outer wrapper as a single accessible element, and instead traverse into its children (the Text and inner PressableWithoutFeedback). The intent is to avoid double-announcement — without it, the screen reader could announce both the outer wrapper's accessibilityLabel AND the inner text content.
However, the reviewer's concern about regression is valid. This is hardcoded inside the component, which means it affects all callers — and there's a problem:
CopyTextToClipboard.tsx (line 50) passes accessible (truthy) and accessibilityLabel={translate('common.copyToClipboard')} to PressableWithDelayToggle, expecting the component to be announced as a single accessible element. Hardcoding accessible={false} in the component overrides this intent.
That said, the accessible prop from callers was already being silently dropped before this PR — PressableWithDelayToggle does not destructure accessible from its props and does not spread rest props onto PressableView. So CopyTextToClipboard's accessible prop was already a no-op. The difference is:
- Before this PR: No explicit
accessibleonPressableView→ default behavior (truefor Pressable/Text elements) - After this PR:
accessible={false}hardcoded → explicitly non-accessible for all usages
So this PR changes the default from implicitly true to explicitly false, which is a behavioral change for CopyTextToClipboard and any other caller that relied on the default. The callers in CopyCodesPage, VerifyPage, and EditInviteReceiptPartnerPolicyPage all passed accessible={false} (which was already being silently dropped), so they intended this behavior — but CopyTextToClipboard did not.
Recommendation: Rather than hardcoding accessible={false}, the component should either:
- Destructure
accessiblefrom props and pass it through toPressableView, or - Accept it via rest props spread
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Good catch — the accessible={false} was incorrectly hardcoded on the outer PressableView, which would have disabled accessibility for all usages of this component (including VerifyPage, EditInviteReceiptPartnerPolicyPage, and CopyTextToClipboard which don't pass accessible={false}).
I've removed the hardcoded accessible={false} in 2de67e8. The callers that need it (e.g. CopyCodesPage) already pass it explicitly as a prop. The accessibilityLabel fallback logic (which is the actual fix for the issue) is preserved.
The accessible={false} was incorrectly hardcoded on the outer
PressableView, which would disable accessibility for all usages
of this component. Callers that need accessible={false} (e.g.
CopyCodesPage) already pass it explicitly.
Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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The only failing check is All other checks are either passing or still running (tests, ESLint, typecheck are pending). No code fix is needed at this time. |
…ayToggle Add empty string fallback to prevent the accessibilityLabel expression from evaluating to undefined when text/textChecked props are not provided, which caused a TypeScript error requiring the accessible prop. Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixed the failing The other failing check ( |
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hmm didn't work |
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@Valforte can you please manually merge main? Melvin isn't being triggered |
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This branch is already up to date with |
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@aimane-chnaif can you request a merge main from melvin? If I do I'll have commited and can't approve the PR |
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…iveAccessibilityLabels Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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Co-authored-by: Aimane Chnaif <aimane-chnaif@users.noreply.github.com>
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The failing Storybook tests check is unrelated to this PR's changes. Analysis: The job failed during the This occurred on all 3 retry attempts during the git fetch. Evidence: This PR only modifies accessibility labels ( Recommendation: Re-run the Storybook tests workflow — the failure should resolve on its own since it was a transient network issue. |
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Explanation of Change
Several buttons across the app ("Learn more", "Copy", "Download") are announced non-descriptively by screen readers, violating WCAG 2.4.6. Screen readers only read the button's visible text (e.g., "Learn more, button") without any context about what the button does.
This PR adds descriptive
accessibilityLabelprops to buttons that lacked them, and fixesPressableWithDelayToggleto support a newaccessibilityLabelprop with a fallback chain (accessibilityLabel→tooltipText/tooltipTextChecked→text/textChecked), so the button always has a meaningful announcement.Changes:
accessibilityLabelprop that overrides the default tooltip-based label. Updated the fallback chain soaccessibilityLabelis resolved as: customaccessibilityLabelprop →tooltipText/tooltipTextChecked→text/textChecked→text.accessibilityLabelthat resolves to "Learn more, Save with the Expensify Card", giving screen readers context for the "Learn more" button on the Subscription page.accessibilityLabelprops: "Copy, Recovery codes" for the Copy button and "Download, Recovery codes" for the Download button, so screen readers announce what is being copied/downloaded.accessibilityLabel"Copy, secret key" to the Copy button for the 2FA secret key, so screen readers announce what is being copied.accessibilityLabelthat resolves to "Learn more, Get the Expensify Card", giving screen readers context for the "Learn more" button on the Company Card page.twoFactorAuth.secretKeytranslation key across all supported languages.Fixed Issues
$ #76950
PROPOSAL: #76950 (comment)
Tests
Offline tests
These changes only affect accessibility labels (static props). No network-dependent behavior is modified, so offline behavior is unchanged.
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Android: Native
N/A — Accessibility label changes only, no visual changes.
Android: mWeb Chrome
N/A — Accessibility label changes only, no visual changes.
iOS: Native
N/A — Accessibility label changes only, no visual changes.
iOS: mWeb Safari
N/A — Accessibility label changes only, no visual changes.
MacOS: Chrome / Safari
N/A — Accessibility label changes only, no visual changes.