[OPEN] [a11y] "Click to change" button in Commons Create/Edit Resource is missing context for screen readers

Issue Documented: 2025-11-20
Canvas

Engineers are currently investigating the issue.

Description

 The Click to change button under “Image” on the Create/Edit Commons Resource has no indication for what is being edited for users using screen readers.

Expected Behavior

 "Click to change image" announces to screen reader users

Workaround

No workaround exists at this time.

Steps to Reproduce

Prerequisites: A commons resource, or a course that can be shared to Commons

  1. Create/Edit a Commons resource

  2. Using the keyboard, navigate to the Click to change button under the “Image” section

  3. Notice the screen reader only announcing “Click to change” without specifying what actually is being edited

Additional Info

RCX-4337

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