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fix(a11y): add semantic labels for back button and banner icons#2055

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fix(a11y): add semantic labels for back button and banner icons#2055
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gauravsaini:fix/accessibility-semantic-labels

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Back button (#1588)

  • Wrapped YaruBackButton with Semantics widget
  • Added l10n string backButtonSemanticLabel = "Go back"
  • Screen readers will now announce "Go back" when focusing the back button

Banner icons (#1594)

  • Added semantic label to _BannerIcon widget
  • Screen readers will now announce the snap name (e.g., "GIMP") instead of just "Image"
  • Also made icons focusable with keyboard by adding button: true semantics

- Wrap back button with Semantics widget and add 'Go back' label (ubuntu#1588)
- Add semantic labels to banner icons showing snap names (ubuntu#1594)
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App icons in "Jump start your desktop" banner inaccessible Back button is not accessible to screen reader

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