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fix(testing-coach): check duplicated names and split text runs by ear - #211
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A labelled field that also carries a placeholder announces its name twice, and a flex or grid row that reads as one phrase takes one swipe per child on WebKit. Both are visible in the accessibility tree before they are audible: the duplicated name in Chrome DevTools > Accessibility, the split run only in Safari or iOS VoiceOver. Add them to the screen-reader testing checklist.
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Summary
Neither duplicated accessible names nor split flex/grid text runs appear in the
screen reader testing workflow, so a tester would not look for them. Both are
visible in the accessibility tree before they are audible, so the workflow now
points at where to confirm them.
What changed
skills/testing-coach/references/screen-reader-testing.md: two additionalchecks in the NVDA list, and an "Extra Verbosity: Duplicated Names and Split
Text Runs" section (duplicated names via Chrome DevTools; split runs only in
Safari / iOS VoiceOver).
CHANGELOG.md,skills/a11y-core/references/sources.md.Source Citations
Verification
node scripts/verify.mjs --only spec,skills,conformance,budgets,findings,release,matrices- all passnode .github/scripts/markdown-a11y-lint.mjs . --regression --baseline-ref main --fail-on error- cleanRefs #207