All incidents addressed will be implemented within the Pega platform from Infinity '23 up to Infinity ’25.1.1 and will also be in subsequent releases.  All Pega customers and applications on the platform will immediately receive these enhancements upon upgrade.  Where configuration is required to adopt the fix, this will be indicated within the specific item below.

Each issue addressed is provided below, along with the original spreadsheet of these issues attached at the bottom.

Keyboard focus initialized on first interactive element in Delete Insight dialog
Resolved in: 25.1.1
Design Theme: Constellation
When a user chooses to delete an Insight, keyboard focus will be initialized on the close icon in the modal dialog.

Initial focus lands on assignment title heading level 2 in a work object
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C40744
INC-C24143
Design Theme: Constellation
When loading an assignment screen in a work object, initial keyboard focus will be placed on the assignment title h2. This provides better context to the user regarding the assignment's purpose as well as efficient starting point for reaching the form below. The heading will not remain in the focus order of the page after being focused initially.

List structure removed for certain readonly fields
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C34223
Design Theme: Constellation
Form fields displayed as readonly text will no longer generate as description lists.

Values in a date field are not visibly truncated when viewed with increased text spacing
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C33178
Design Theme: Constellation
Input values for date controls no longer visibly clip when increased text spacing has been applied.

Validate rule error messages display in order of fields on the UI
Resolved in: 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C25194
Design Theme: Constellation
When an error banner appears at the top of the form on Submit due to validation errors from Validate rules, the order of fields listed adheres to the order in which the fields are placed on the UI.

Aria-label for Add button below tables reflects the configured custom label
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C36593
Design Theme: Constellation
The aria-label value for the Add button below tables where users can add records now reflects the custom label configured in view authoring for the table

Components differentiate styles when viewed in high contrast mode
Resolved in: 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C31091
Design Theme: Constellation
Support for high contrast mode has been added into the styles for radio buttons, borders of overlays and modals, and toggle buttons.

Unlabeled banner region removed from case view screens
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C32528
Design Theme: Constellation
Case view screens no longer contain a second, unlabeled banner region above the case summary region.

Visible focus returns to grid cell that launched modal dialog
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.4, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C31047
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
When dismissing a dialog launched from an interactive element in a grid cell in an optimized table, a visible focus indicator will be present on the grid cell to indicate where focus returned to.

Aria-label of open calendar button follows operator's clock format
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C35533
Design Theme: Constellation
The aria-label for the open calendar button on date fields will follow the format configured for the operator, being either in 12h or 24h format.

Incorrect list structure removed from items in Recents
Resolved in: 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C9516
Design Theme: Constellation
Work objects listed in the Recents panel no longer contain individual lists within each item for the case name and case ID.

Dates within the calendar dialog are navigable using arrow keys
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Days in single date or date time controls can be navigated via arrow keys rather than tab key. 

New tab layout groups default to using Semantic tabs
Resolved in: 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-B36054
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Whenever adding a new tab layout group to a section, the "Semantic tab layout" option will be pre-selected. This option re-structures the markup so that it follows the standard web design of tabs and tabpanels, avoiding incorrect nesting of elements that can affect assistive technology interactions. Additionally, "allow scroll for tab headers" is selected to allow users to scroll horizontally if more tabs are present than can fit in the screen width.

Close icon in pzModalTemplate activates on mouse up
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C28836
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
To prevent accidental or erroneous input, the event handler for the close icon in pzModalTemplate now uses mouse up rather than mouse down. 

Screen reader announces file upload status
Resolved in: 25.1.1
Design Theme: Constellation
Screen readers will announce if a file upload occurred successfully or not when uploading an attachment within a work object.

Customer search provides live announcement for screen readers
Resolved in: 25.1.1
Design Theme: Constellation
Performing a customer search in Customer Service application will now provide screen readers with a live announcement of the result count or if there are no results. 

Application buttons in My Apps panel are correctly labeled
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C34938
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
Application buttons listed in the My Apps panel in Cosmos applications are now properly labeled with the application name.

Buttons launching local actions have incorrect attribute removed
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C38186
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Buttons that launch local actions in modal dialogs and overlays no longer have the incorrect aria-expanded attribute.

Focus remains on save button when activated in screen flow
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C35762
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
When activating the Save button in a work object that makes use of a screen flow to display assignments, keyboard focus will remain on the save button.

Autocomplete control with set value does not reset focus
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C25835
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Keyboard focus will not reset to the top of the page when interacting with an autocomplete control that has a Set Value action configured on change or blur.

Help icon with overlay on focus will correctly display full tooltip value
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C37345
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
The helper text option "Help icon with overlay on focus" now correctly displays the correct label for the button itself, whose value referencing the originating field's label.

Report table headers have visible focus indicators
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C35183
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Interactive elements in report table headers in the Reports browser will now provide a visible focus indicator when navigating through interactive elements with keyboard. 

Autocomplete as combobox has accessible clear button
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C30858
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Autocomplete controls configured as combobox will display a clear, or "X" button in at the end of the input region to clear the current selection. This button can be focused and activated with the keyboard.

Session timer dialog has corrected label
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C28719
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
The sesion timer dialog now has a meaningful label that reflects the visible title of the dialog.

Case summary panel expand/collapse button has programmatic label
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C32722
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
The Expand/Collapse button for the case summary panel in a work object in Cosmos applications now always has a programmatic label.

Landing page headings are not announced as "clickable" by screen readers
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C32603
Design Theme: Constellation
Screen readers will no longer announce "clickable" when interacting with the h1 page heading on landing pages. This was caused by unnecessary event listeners in the DOM.

Expand/Collapse icon in Summary report tables is focusable with keyboard
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C41181
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Expand/Collapse icons in Summary report tables can be focused and interacted with using the keyboard.

Help icon tooltip display when sourced by Field value with more than one line
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C11292
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
The Help icon with overlay on focus will correctly display the full tooltip value when sourced by a Field Value containing 2 or more lines of text.

Notifications in the left panel have incorrect role removed
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C33867
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
The incorrect role of "listbox" has been removed from notification items in the left navigation panel of Cosmos, and allows screen readers to hear all the notification details announced correctly when navigating with arrow keys. 

Focus can be brought back into non-optimized table rows when editable
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C4770
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
When tabbing out of a non-optimized table that has inline editing enabled, focus is able to return to the rows and fields within the table.

Inline error messages announced by screen readers when Smart Tip is also configured
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C21062
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
On required fields that also have a Smart Tip action configured, validation error messages are announced by screen readers when they appear.

Focus returns to gear icon in Followers widget when closing dialog
Resolved in: 23.1.5, 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-A29326
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
When dismissing the "Followers" dialog launched from the Utilities panel widget, focus will return to the gear icon that launched the dialog.

Review harness "To do" heading is heading level 2
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C33676
Design Theme: Theme Cosmos
The "To do" heading in the Review harness of a work object is now heading level 2 to align with the existing page hierarchy and default heading level of assignment titles in the Perform harness.

Session timer behaves as a modal dialog
Resolved in: 23.1.5, 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C26776
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
When the session timer dialog appears in the end user portal to let users know of an impending logoff, content behind the dialog can not be accessed until the user explicitly dismisses the dialog. The close "X" icon will display correctly in the session timer dialog if there is another modal dialog already open when it appears.

Fields with corrected validation within a table flow action have correct styles
Resolved in: 23.1.5, 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-C31140
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
Fields that triggered a validation error in a flow action launched from a table will have their label color changed back to default rather than remain red once the error is corrected.

Error list structure is not overridden by alert role
Resolved in: 23.1.5, 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C19790
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
The error list structure that appears when server-side validation occurs now maintains its list structure. The role of alert used for live screen reader announcements has been moved off the list and onto a parent container element.

Announcement provided for screen readers when attaching files to a work object
Resolved in: 24.2.3, 25.1.1
INC source: INC-C27618
Design Theme: Constellation
When using an Attachment component configured in a work object view and adding 1 or more attachments, screen readers will announce however many files were successfully uploaded or if there were any errors.

Decorative button icon hidden to assistive technologies in Autocomplete
Resolved in: 24.1.4, 24.2.3, 25.1.1, 26.1
INC source: INC-B31175, INC-C15021, INC-C36543
Design Theme: UIKit, Theme Cosmos
The button displayed on the far-right of an autocomplete control when the setting “Display as combobox” is selected is now hidden to assistive technologies as it cannot be navigated to with keyboard. The same functionality is available to keyboard users by pressing the down arrow key when focus is within the autocomplete.