Accessibility VoiceOver reads static text as clickable

Lately we noticed that VoiceOver (OS Sequoia) reads static text as clickable, despite it's not a button or link. Observed in Chrome and Firefox, but not in Safari browser. Why that happens? What does 'clickable' mean in this context?


We experimented with an almost empty html file without any styles or scripts and every element is still voiced as clickable:

DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div role="presentation">presentation</div>
    <div role="none">none</div>
    <div>div</div>
    <span>span</span>
</body>
</html>

MacBook Pro (2021)

Posted on Mar 6, 2025 02:03 AM

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Mar 7, 2025 05:30 PM in response to a11y_tester

Re: "Accessibility VoiceOver reads static text as clickable :

Lately we noticed that VoiceOver (OS Sequoia) reads static text as clickable, despite it's not a button or link.

Observed in Chrome and Firefox, but not in Safari browser. Why that happens? "


Am no expert in this area, yet your post deserves some reply.

Seems to me that Chrome and Firefox, being third-party (non-Apple) browsers may not have the built-in accessibility capabilities that Apple integrates in much of it's software. You would likely need to check with developers of Chrome and Firefox, eg: via their support teams, in order to find out their standards..


Accessibility guidelines for app-developers are generally available:

Eg: The Importance of Web Accessibility and Web Design for Those With Disabilities

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Re: What does 'clickable' mean in this context?


Seems clickable just means that text links to something, whether within that same page, or to another.

could trigger another behavior / javascript


The table shown as only one row, so nothing happens wen you click

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