Table accessibility (screen readers) #9160
Description
Provide a general summary of the issue here
Component tested: https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/react-aria-tailwind-starter/iframe.html?viewMode=docs&id=table--docs&globals=
Screen readers tested with: NVDA (chrome), JAWS (Chrome) and VO (Safari)
Screen readers are reading out extra information related to the existence of the resizing slider and the width of the cell which has nothing to do with the cell data.
🤔 Expected Behavior?
Screen readers read out the cell data without "75 pixels" OR "Resizer Type Resizer" also being read out.
😯 Current Behavior
NVDA and JAWS both read out a pixel value with the cell data (example Type75 pixels column 3 System file) and it is read out with each cell as you navigate to the right through a row. VO reads it out as "Type and Resizer Type Resizer System file, column 3 of 4."
The "75 pixels" and "Resizer Type Resizer" are part of the computed name for the column header in chrome and safari respectively.
💁 Possible Solution
Update the column headers so that the slider is not a part of the computed accessible name.
🔦 Context
The pixel/resizer info is a confusing addition to the cell data.
🖥️ Steps to Reproduce
Component tested: https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/react-aria-tailwind-starter/iframe.html?viewMode=docs&id=table--docs&globals=
Screen readers tested with: NVDA (chrome), JAWS (Chrome) and VO (Safari)
Navigate the cells of the table with various screen readers.
Version
latest - this is the example from the docs
What browsers are you seeing the problem on?
Chrome, Safari
If other, please specify.
No response
What operating system are you using?
Mac/PC
🧢 Your Company/Team
No response
🕷 Tracking Issue
No response