Merge pull request #70 from primer/copilot/sub-pr-68

janmaarten-a11y · web-flow · commit 16b9129b3f7b · 2025-11-14T10:30:34.000-08:00
Add changeset for sidebar navigation accessibility improvements
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+Improve screen reader accessibility by updating sidebar navigation heading hierarchy. The sidebar title now uses a semantic `<Heading>` component with visually hidden text to clarify it's a navigation area, and is properly connected to the `<NavList>` via `aria-labelledby`.

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 +Improve screen reader accessibility by updating sidebar navigation heading hierarchy. The sidebar title now uses a semantic `<Heading>` component with visually hidden text to clarify it's a navigation area, and is properly connected to the `<NavList>` via `aria-labelledby`.