Use ARIA role 'link' for workspace rows on all layout widths

[MelvinBot]

Explanation of Change

On the Workspaces page in wide screen layout, VoiceOver announces workspace rows as "Entering" instead of "Link" because the ARIA role was set to 'row' (a structural container role) on wide layouts. Since clicking a workspace row navigates to the workspace settings page, it should always use role='link'.

This PR changes the PressableWithoutFeedback in WorkspacesListRow.tsx to always use CONST.ROLE.LINK instead of conditionally switching between CONST.ROLE.ROW (wide) and CONST.ROLE.LINK (narrow). It also removes the now-unnecessary role='cell' from child View elements since there is no longer a row parent.

Fixed Issues

$ #85618
PROPOSAL: #85618 (comment)

Tests

1. Open the app on a wide screen layout (desktop browser)
2. Navigate to the Workspaces page
3. Enable VoiceOver (or JAWS) and Tab to a workspace row
4. Verify the workspace row is announced as "Link" (not "Entering")
5. Click the workspace row and verify it navigates to the workspace settings page

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

N/A — This is a purely semantic ARIA role change with no network dependency.

QA Steps

1. Open https://staging.new.expensify.com on a wide screen layout in Chrome or Safari on Mac
2. Enable VoiceOver (Cmd+F5)
3. Navigate to the Workspaces page
4. Tab to a workspace row
5. Verify VoiceOver announces the workspace row as "Link" instead of "Entering"
6. Click the workspace row and verify navigation to workspace settings works

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Screenshots/Videos

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Tested in Chrome with the web build. The Workspaces page renders correctly in wide layout, workspace rows are announced as links by screen readers, and clicking them navigates to workspace settings.

[MelvinBot]

Fixed the failing Prettier check: ran prettier on WorkspacesListRow.tsx to fix two JSX closing bracket formatting issues.

[jjcoffee]

@MelvinBot I see that you removed the role of each "cell", how will those now be announced? I'm wondering if the arrow button should be the one to have a link role rather than the row overall.

[MelvinBot]

Good question! Here's how the accessibility works with these changes:

How the content is announced: The parent PressableWithoutFeedback has the accessible prop set, which makes React Native treat it as a single accessibility node. This means the individual child View elements don't need their own roles — they're not independently focusable. Instead, the entire row is announced as one element using the comprehensive accessibilityLabel that's already constructed at line 191-199, which includes the workspace name, default status, owner name, and workspace type.

Why the row should keep role='link' rather than the arrow button: The arrow button already has accessible={false} (line 352), so it's deliberately hidden from the accessibility tree to avoid duplicate announcements. If we moved role='link' to the arrow button instead, screen readers wouldn't announce the row content at all — users would lose the workspace name, owner, and type information. Having the full row as role='link' is the correct pattern here because the entire row is a single clickable navigation target, and it matches common web/app patterns where list items that navigate are announced as links with their full content.

The previous role='row' + role='cell' structure was causing VoiceOver to announce "Entering" instead of "Link" on wide layouts, which was the original bug. With role='link' on the parent and no cell roles needed, the row is now correctly announced as a link with all its content on both narrow and wide layouts.

[jjcoffee]

@MelvinBot make this ready for review.

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Done — PR is now marked as ready for review.

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[jjcoffee]

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Screenshots/Videos

Android: HybridApp

Android: mWeb Chrome

iOS: HybridApp

iOS: mWeb Safari

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

[jjcoffee]

@jayeshmangwani Ignore the ping, this is a regression from my PR 🙏