508-defect-4 [SCREENREADER]: http://va.gov url announcing the period after

[noahgelman]

508-defect-4

Feedback framework

• ❗️ Must for if the feedback must be applied
• ⚠️ Should if the feedback is best practice
• ✔️ Consider for suggestions/enhancements

Definition of done

1. Review and acknowledge feedback.
2. Fix and/or document decisions made.
3. Accessibility specialist will close ticket after reviewing documented decisions / validating fix.

Point of Contact

Noah

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User Story or Problem Statement

When announcing the http://va.gov link at the end of the email, the announcement is also announcing the following period . making it sound like part of the link as opposed to the end of a sentence. Ending a sentence with a link confuses the screen reader and it doesn't recognize the period as the end of the sentence.

Details

Screen reader is announcing period making it sound like part of the link.

Acceptance Criteria

• [ ] Remove the period after the http://va.gov link

Environment

Steps to Recreate

Proposed Solution (if known)

WCAG or Vendor Guidance (optional)

Screenshots or Trace Logs

[miabecker]

We will add a ticket to our backlog to change! Thanks for the feedback!