[Link and button labels] Button and link language isn't descriptive and/or their purpose isn't clear. (08.03.1)

[shiragoodman]

General Information

VFS team name

Pension Benefits Team

VFS product name

Pension 527EZ Digital Form

VFS feature name

Form Reactivation

Point of Contact/Reviewers

Brian DeConinck - @briandeconinck - Accessibility

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Platform Issue

Button and link language isn't descriptive and/or their purpose isn't clear.

Issue Details

On Other service names, when answering "yes" to "Did you serve under another name?" a list-and-loop pattern is revealed. When a user enters multiple names, the Edit button for each entry doesn't have a unique accessible name. Each has an aria-label of "Edit name," meaning a screen reader user won't know what name they're editing without exploring the surrounding context.

The same issue occurs on:

• VA medical centers in the list-and-loop for medical centers where you received treatment
• Federal medical facilities in the list-and-loop for non-VA medical facilities
• Current employment in the list-and-loop for current jobs
• Gross monthly income in the list-and-loop for income sources

Link, screenshot or steps to recreate

VA.gov Experience Standard

Category Number 08, Issue Number 03

Other References

WCAG SC 2.4.4_A

Platform Recommendation

Recommend making the Edit button's aria-label something like Edit [first last] to make each one unique (or at least unique-ish, since a user could enter a name multiple times).

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[vbellissimo]

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[aplatt-coforma]

@gmaciolek - could you please validate this change in staging tomorrow morning? It's already on it's way to PROD so I'll go ahead and close it for the sprint.