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Accessibility:MAS42A: Color is the Only Way of Indicating Changes made in a File. #17263

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VS Code Version: 1.6.1
OS Version:1607

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open visual studio code editor.
2. Open any file and using "Ctrl+1" key navigate to the first vs code editor.
3. Using F1 key navigate to the palette, type "git branch" and "refactor-to-promise" as the branch name
4. Make changes to the code by refactoring, adding/deleting new lines ; observe any Alternative Text Description available for blue/green/red indicators suggesting if code has been changed/new line added/line has been removed.
5. Compare the changes between the HEAD and current file by navigating to View Bar ---> Git ; Navigate to changes and hit ENTER to activate "Diff View" ; Observe any Alternative Test Description available to parse code.

Expected result:
Alternative Text Description for these Color Indications should be there

Actual Result:

  1. Red color Indicates -> No of lines Deleted,
    Blue Color Indicates-> No of Lines edited,
    Green Color Indicates->No of New Lines Added
  2. Red color Indicates how the code was Originally and Green Color Indicates how the Code got changed to

User Impact:
Blind users might not be knowing these changes as Color is the Only Way of Indicating Changes made in a File.

Attachments:
color is the only way of describing a new line is added or line is deleted and line is edited
color is the only way of describing changes made on which line

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a11ymasIssue from accessibility teamaccessibilityKeyboard, mouse, ARIA, vision, screen readers (non-specific) issuesdiff-editorDiff editor issuesfeature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityon-testplanwindowsVS Code on Windows issues

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