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From: Sumit Patel
Date: Jun 25, 2024 8:32AM

Hai all,

I am writing to enquire about the behavior of the NVDA screen reader when
encountering non-interactive elements. I understand that NVDA announces
"clickable" for interactive elements which is very helpful for users when
the element's role has not been assigned. However I have observed instances
where NVDA announces even non-interactive elements as clickable on various
websites. My concern is that this can create a confusing and frustrating
experience for screen reader users especially encountered frequently
throughout a page. I've heard that this might be due to the presence of
event handlers attached to these elements. Is the presence of event
handlers the only reason behind NVDA announcing clickable for
non-interactive elements ? Additionally does this behavior violate any
criteria within WCAG 2.2 guideline ?

I appreciate any clarification you can provide on this matter

Thanks in Advance,
Sumit.