Roles

Requirements

• Describe the element type, e.g., Checkbox, Link, or Button, via the available roles.

Full Explanation

The accessibility role will announce to users (in particular screen reader users using VoiceOver and TalkBack) what type of element they have navigated to. For example, a user would not necessarily click on an element if said element announces itself as standard text (within a <p> tag). Yet, visual users can see that it is an actionable element that performs some form of function, such as a ‘Button’. This should then be marked up as a <button>, allowing a screen reader user to select it.