angular-ui/ui-grid

ScreenReader(NVDA + chrome) does not announce header cell of the table

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#7,171 opened on Aug 24, 2021

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Description

This is a duplicate of https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-grid/issues/7082. Opening a new issue with details since previous issue is closed.

While focus is on the header cell of the table, screen reader announces as Column menu. It should be announced as header cell.

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Check the ARIA attributes on the table header cells and ensure role='columnheader' is applied where missing.
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javascriptangular
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frontendaccessibility
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