Fixes #3238 — Seems markup structure was changed at some stage, making the ‘aria-hidden=true’ attribute a little over-reaching. Removed.

Author: Wilto

js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ $.fn.buttonMarkup = function( options ) {
 		el.addClass( buttonClass );
 
 		buttonInner.className = innerClass;
-		buttonInner.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
 
 		buttonText.className = textClass;
 		buttonInner.appendChild( buttonText );