Observed behavior
When the side panel is collapsed, its content remains accessible to assistive technologies. The panel container is not hidden from screen readers in this state.
Expected behavior
The side panel container must be hidden from assistive technologies via aria-hidden="true" when collapsed, and this attribute must be removed (or set to false) when the panel is opened.
Steps to reproduce
- Open a Docs document with the side panel visible
- Collapse the side panel
- Navigate with a screen reader
- Notice that the collapsed panel content is still announced
RGAA criteria
Critère 7.1 : Chaque script est-il, si nécessaire, compatible avec les technologies d'assistance ?
Impact
A blind user navigating with a screen reader reaches the side panel content while it is visually collapsed. They are exposed to unexpected content, with no way to understand that this content is not visible on screen.
Priority
P1
Observed behavior
When the side panel is collapsed, its content remains accessible to assistive technologies. The panel container is not hidden from screen readers in this state.
Expected behavior
The side panel container must be hidden from assistive technologies via
aria-hidden="true"when collapsed, and this attribute must be removed (or set tofalse) when the panel is opened.Steps to reproduce
RGAA criteria
Critère 7.1 : Chaque script est-il, si nécessaire, compatible avec les technologies d'assistance ?
Impact
A blind user navigating with a screen reader reaches the side panel content while it is visually collapsed. They are exposed to unexpected content, with no way to understand that this content is not visible on screen.
Priority
P1