[a11y] [ios] Text components do not respect accessibilityRole

[gsmandur]

Description

The Text component does not read out the accessibilityRole for some types when using VoiceOver on iOS. I noticed it specifically for alert and there is an older issue here (https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31315) that mentions the same for radiogroup.

Version

0.67.2

Output of npx react-native info

warn Package @remote-ui/core has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Package subpath './package.json' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@remote-ui/core/package.json
warn Package @shopify/react-hooks has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Package subpath './package.json' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@shopify/react-hooks/package.json
warn Package link-preview-js has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Package subpath './package.json' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/link-preview-js/package.json
warn Package @shopify/graphql-testing has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Package subpath './package.json' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@shopify/graphql-testing/package.json
warn Package graphql-fixtures has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Package subpath './package.json' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/graphql-fixtures/package.json
info Fetching system and libraries information...
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@remote-ui/react/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@remote-ui/web-workers/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@shopify/admin-graphql-api-utilities/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@shopify/react-compose/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@shopify/react-i18n/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/form-urlencoded/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/tslib/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
(node:32617) [DEP0148] DeprecationWarning: Use of deprecated folder mapping "./" in the "exports" field module resolution of the package at /Users/gsmandur/src/github.com/Shopify/pos-next-react-native/node_modules/@quilted/react-testing/package.json.
Update this package.json to use a subpath pattern like "./*".
System:
    OS: macOS 12.5.1
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
    Memory: 111.16 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.13.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.13.0 - ~/.dev/yarn/1.13.0/bin/yarn
    npm: 8.1.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: 2022.05.16.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.11.2 - /Users/gsmandur/.gem/ruby/2.7.5/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: DriverKit 21.4, iOS 15.5, macOS 12.3, tvOS 15.4, watchOS 8.5
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 29, 30, 31
      Build Tools: 29.0.2, 30.0.2, 32.0.0
      System Images: android-29 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a, android-32 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      Android NDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 2021.1 AI-211.7628.21.2111.8139111
    Xcode: 13.4.1/13F100 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 11.0.11 - /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/Contents/Home/bin/javac
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 17.0.2 => 17.0.2
    react-native: 0.67.2 => 0.67.2
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Steps to reproduce

1. First add accessibilityRole="alert" to a text component.
2. Enable the VoiceOver accessibility feature on iOS.
3. Select the Text component

the screen reader will not say "alert" like it is suppose to.

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

Code to reproduce:

<Text accessible accessibilityRole="alert">
   Hello World
</Text>

The workaround for now is to wrap it in a View

<View accessible accessibilityRole="alert">
  <Text>
    Hello World
  </Text>
</View>

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