Ensure elements marked as presentational are consistently ignored
What is the problem?
The "presentation-role-conflict" rule ensures that elements marked as presentational (with role="none" or role="presentation") do not have ARIA attributes or focusability. These elements are meant to be purely decorative and should not be interpreted by screen readers.
Impacted Groups
Why is this important?
If presentational elements have ARIA attributes or are focusable, screen readers may attempt to interpret them as interactive elements. This can lead to confusion for screen reader users and disrupt the intended reading order of the page.
How to solve this issue
To fix this issue, remove any ARIA attributes and focusability from elements that are marked as presentational. These elements should only be used for visual styling and should not have any semantic meaning. By doing so, screen readers can correctly ignore these elements and focus on the important content.
Rule Information
Rule ID
presentation-role-conflict
Severity
Manual Review Required
Rule Group
Best Practices Rules
Guidelines
- Best Practice
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