Accessibility issues

Platform

iOS

Author or host

Host

Version of SDK

1.2

Issue

Voiceover and screen reader is not working correctly on adaptive cards. We are sending correct json object but voiceover is not navigating in a serial order. Also, plenty of UI elements are not accessible.

In sample json given below, voiceover navigates to first container inside body, then moves to actions and then comes back to factsets in the body

{
  "body": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "size": "large",
          "weight": "bolder",
          "type": "TextBlock",
          "text": "Would you like to book this shuttle?"
        }
      ],
      "type": "Container"
    },
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "facts": [
            {
              "title": "Pick-up location:",
              "value": "Building 11"
            },
            {
              "title": "Drop-off location:",
              "value": "Building 33"
            },
            {
              "title": "Passenger count:",
              "value": "1"
            },
            {
              "title": "Accessibility options:",
              "value": "(none)"
            }
          ],
          "id": "BookingFactSet",
          "type": "FactSet"
        }
      ],
      "type": "Container"
    }
  ],
  "type": "AdaptiveCard",
  "actions": [
    {
      "title": "Book now",
      "data": {
        "CardType": "ShuttleBookingCard",
        "Command": "BookShuttle"
      },
      "type": "Action.Submit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pick-up",
      "card": {
        "type": "AdaptiveCard",
        "actions": [
          {
            "title": "Save",
            "data": {
              "CardType": "ShuttleBookingCard",
              "Command": "ChangeFromLocation"
            },
            "type": "Action.Submit"
          }
        ],
        "version": "1.0"
      },
      "type": "Action.ShowCard"
    },
    {
      "title": "Drop-off",
      "card": {
        "type": "AdaptiveCard",
        "actions": [
          {
            "title": "Save",
            "data": {
              "CardType": "ShuttleBookingCard",
              "Command": "ChangeToLocation"
            },
            "type": "Action.Submit"
          }
        ],
        "version": "1.0"
      },
      "type": "Action.ShowCard"
    },
    {
      "title": "Options",
      "card": {
        "type": "AdaptiveCard",
        "actions": [
          {
            "title": "Save",
            "data": {
              "CardType": "ShuttleBookingCard",
              "Command": "ChangeOptions"
            },
            "type": "Action.Submit"
          }
        ],
        "version": "1.0"
      },
      "type": "Action.ShowCard"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0"
}

[shalinijoshi19]

@arpitgupta19, just to be clear you are from the Teams team correct? Meanwhile, understood and @nesalang is already looking into this one but just setting your expectations on this that we are aware of a few major Accessibility related issues in the platform and a whole bunch that we aren’t even aware exist. The next few months for us a team, will be dedicated to discovering, triaging, fixing these issues across the board across all platforms. If there’s low hanging fruit we’ll certainly try our best to get these fixed and work with you to backport for consumption in 1.2 and others just roll out all up as part of our vNext release (1.3). Am also following up offline around this. Thanks again

[arpitgupta19]

@shalinijoshi19 There is a strong push on accessibility fixes on our end and the adpative cards issues have become high priority items. We have been asked to get these issues fixed asap.