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Potential A11y Violation:
Hidden tooltip content

Point of Failure

Tooltip content must not be hidden from screen readers.

Available Automation Evaluation

In checking known available linting and testing tools, these are our findings.

Linting Could Exist

Potentially automatable to some extent. Look for tooltips and ensure that they do not have any hidden attributes on them.

Testing Could Exist

Potentially automatable to some extent. Look for tooltips and ensure that they do not have any hidden attributes on them.

Other Test Methods

In addition to automated tests, there are other types of tests that could be conducted to prevent this potential violation.

Developer Authored Test Could Exist

Developer must ensure that tooltips can be accessed via keyboard only, and must not hide tooltip content from assistive technology.

Manual Test Must Exist

Review page and ensure the point of failure does not exist, inspecting the DOM where required.

References

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