Interactive elements (like `<a>`) used within `<li>` elements with `role` of `menuitem` are not recognized by JAWS when in Virtual PC mode

[rama1990br]

### Summary

Interactive elements (like <a>) used within <li> elements with role of menuitem are not recognized by JAWS (JAWS 2021.2103.174 ILM 64bit for Windows) when in Virtual PC mode.

DOM structure:

<li role="menuitem" onkeydown="keydownEventHandler" aria-posinset="3" aria-setsize="6" tabindex="0" class="globalMenuItem">
   .
   .
   .
   <a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Empty Trash" aria-label="Empty Trash" id="32_TrashFolder" onclick="trashFolderClickHandler">
       <span>Empty Trash</span>
   </a>
   .
   .
   .
</li>

### Expected result

"Empty Trash" should be announced by JAWS when the corresponding list item is focused on in Virtual PC mode

### Actual result

"Empty Trash" is not announced by JAWS when the corresponding list item is focused on in Virtual PC mode

### Additional Information

#### JAWS version and build number

JAWS 2021.2103.174 ILM 64bit for Windows

#### Operating System and version

Microsoft Windows 10 x64

#### Browser and version:

Chrome Version 90.0.4430.93 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[JAWS-test]

What do you mean:

• the label of the menu item resulting from the link ("Empty Trash") is not perceptible? Not true. The menu item is correctly output with its label.
• the role of the link ("Link") is not perceptible? This is true, but it is not a bug of JAWS, it is correct behavior, because menu items are not allowed to contain links (or any other elements). Or in other words: menu items may contain other elements, but the elements then serve only as labels and lose their role.