Icons unnecessarily read by screen reader

[kangabell]

Various icons throughout the app are being sometimes read by a screen reader when they should be hidden.

Examples from Prompts Panel:

• The plus sign in the "+ Create Prompt" button is being read by the screen reader as "plus".
• The "(x)" next to the Variables heading reads as just "image"
• The left arrow before the "Back to Chat" link reads as "image"

Testing Method

Manual – VoiceOver, Chrome, MacOS

Recommended Action

Add an empty alt attribute (alt="") or aria-hidden="true" to allow the screen reader to ignore any icons that don't need to be read.