[a11y] View as Student button is not a button or link

[#1]

This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 12/04/24.

Description

When a user is using a screen reader, they cannot tell if the View as Student button is a button, or a link. This makes it difficult for the user when they navigate by button, or navigate by link. This is happening because the anchor tag has role="complementary".

Expected Behavior

• Remove the complimentary role, and let it read as a link

• Or, update the role to be a button (preferable)

Workaround

No workaround exists at this time.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a course

2. Inspect the View as Student button

3. Note that role="complementary"

Additional Info

LX-2122

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