[A11Y] Goal progress bar missing ARIA attributes — not accessible to screen readers

[Priyanshu-byte-coder]

Describe the Bug

The goal progress bar is a styled div with no ARIA attributes. Screen readers cannot determine the current progress, minimum, or maximum values.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable a screen reader
2. Navigate to the Goals section
3. Tab to a goal's progress bar
4. No progress information is announced

Expected Behavior

Progress bar element should have:

role="progressbar"
aria-valuenow={currentValue}
aria-valuemin={0}
aria-valuemax={targetValue}
aria-label="Goal progress: X of Y commits"

Screenshots / Logs

N/A

Environment

• OS: Any
• Browser: Any with screen reader

Additional Context

This is a WCAG 2.1 Level A requirement (1.3.1 Info and Relationships). Quick fix — just add 4 attributes to the progress bar element.

[aaradhyasinghai-ux]

Hi @Priyanshu-byte-coder, I'd like to work on this!

I've reviewed the GoalTracker component and confirmed the progress bar
div is missing the required ARIA attributes. I'll add the proper
role="progressbar" with aria-valuenow, aria-valuemin, aria-valuemax,
and aria-label to fix it in line with WCAG 2.1 Level A.

Can this be assigned to me? I'm a GSSoC '26 contributor.

[github-actions]

Assigned to @aaradhyasinghai-ux! You have 7 days to open a PR. No PR after 7 days = auto-unassigned so others can pick it up. Good luck!

[tmdeveloper007]

Proposed Implementation Plan

Here is a detailed, technically solid, step-by-step approach to solve this issue:

1. Locate the goal progress bar component on the goals page.
2. Add the required WCAG progressbar attributes to the outer bar container div: role="progressbar", aria-valuenow={currentValue}, aria-valuemin={0}, aria-valuemax={targetValue}, and aria-label={Goal progress: ${currentValue} of ${targetValue} commits}.
3. Ensure a screen-reader hidden span element exists inside the component to report real-time percentage progress clearly.

I would love to work on this issue and implement the proposed solution. Could you please assign this issue to me? Thank you!

[github-actions]

Hey @aaradhyasinghai-ux — this issue was assigned 7 days ago with no PR opened. Unassigning so others can pick it up.

Still working on it? Drop a comment and request re-assignment.