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Close button on Lightbox not working correctly with JAWS
Our accessibility vendor reports that when using a lighbox, the close button [the X] is not labeled when JAWS users first tab to it. Additionally JAWS users cannot reach it while navigating with the ...
So, JAWS is reading the label for the close button on the 2nd and later attempts to tab to it? I'm at a loss why the screen reader would not detect a readable element and then detect the same readable element, outside of DOM manipulation. Does your slide manipulate the close button in any way?
The vendor says they've encountered the issue in other courses as well. They raised this older post:
Accessibility Tip for: Lightbox Slides | Articulate - Community
However, the solution no longer exists in the text labels.