Accessibility issues for blind people when creating an automation by selecting days of the week

jmortizsilva commented 1 month ago

Checklist

[X] I have updated to the latest available Home Assistant version.
[X] I have cleared the cache of my browser.
[X] I have tried a different browser to see if it is related to my browser.
[X] I have tried reproducing the issue in safe mode to rule out problems with unsupported custom resources.

Describe the issue you are experiencing

I am a blind person and use a screen reader to operate my computer. I work with both Jaws and NVDA.

When creating an automation to run on Fridays and Saturdays, for example, it is impossible to select the days using only the keyboard. The control is not a standard drop-down and selecting the days is only possible using the mouse.

Describe the behavior you expected

The check boxes for selecting the different days of the week should be focusable using the keyboard, it should be possible to move through them using the tab key and select them by pressing the space bar.

Steps to reproduce the issue

create a new empty automation from scratch.
add a trigger of type time and place.
Choose at a specific time or on a specific date.
In fixed time type for example 22:00.
Add a condition of type time and place and choose “If the current time is before or after a specific time”.
In this screen is where you must select the days of the week on which you want to run this automation.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2024.5.5

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

In which browser are you experiencing the issue with?

Microsoft Edge Versión 125.0.2535.79

Which operating system are you using to run this browser?

Windowss 11, the last version

State of relevant entities

No response

Problem-relevant frontend configuration

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Javascript errors shown in your browser console/inspector

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Additional information

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karwosts commented 4 weeks ago

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue. I have written a pull request that I hope will improve the situation.

jmortizsilva commented 4 weeks ago

Thanks a lot

karwosts commented 3 weeks ago

If you don't mind my asking, what path did you take to even get into the automation editor with the keyboard? Someone else just reported an issue that they could not get there with the keyboard, and I couldn't find a way either.

I was planning to look at that too, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

jmortizsilva commented 3 weeks ago

Well, you are right, currently if only the tab key is used, it is not possible to access an automation to edit it.

Screen reader users use both the tab key and the arrows to move through the content. In my case, I scroll using the up and down arrows to move around the screen and press enter on the name of the automation, but it is true that if only the tab key is used, it is not possible to reach the name of the automation. You can only reach the switch to enable or disable the automation and the menu button for other options.

To be able to move with the arrows through the screen content, the virtual cursor must be enabled in Jaws or the focus mode disabled in NVDA.

IF you need me to do some other test or explain it in another way, just say so, I'd love to help as much as possible to improve HomeAssistant accessibility.

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De: karwosts @.> Enviado el: lunes, 10 de junio de 2024 18:19 Para: home-assistant/frontend @.> CC: jmortizsilva @.>; Author @.> Asunto: Re: [home-assistant/frontend] Accessibility issues for blind people when creating an automation by selecting days of the week (Issue #20993)

If you don't mind my asking, what path did you take to even get into the automation editor with the keyboard? Someone else just reported an issue that they could not get there with the keyboard, and I couldn't find a way either.

I was planning to look at that too, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

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