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🎨 Palette: Improve Language Switcher UX/Accessibility#16

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@Twinber Twinber commented Mar 17, 2026

💡 What: Converted non-semantic spans into interactive buttons with proper focus states and ARIA attributes in the Language Switcher component.
🎯 Why: Non-semantic spans do not support keyboard navigation (tabbing, Enter/Space activation) or provide adequate context for screen readers.
📸 Before/After: Focus states added, ARIA labels added, decorative elements hidden.
♿ Accessibility: Ensures full keyboard navigability and provides clear descriptive labels for assistive technologies.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 18085149910551968658 started by @Twinber

Changes:
- Replaced non-semantic `<span>` tags with `onClick` handlers with accessible `<button>` elements.
- Added `focus-visible:outline` utility classes to support clear visual indicators during keyboard navigation.
- Added descriptive `aria-label`s to explicitly state the language being switched to.
- Wrapped the decorative slash (`/`) separator with `aria-hidden="true"` to prevent it from being read by screen readers.
- Kept changes strictly under 50 lines and used existing CSS classes.

Co-authored-by: Twinber <5513621+Twinber@users.noreply.github.com>
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