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Pope Tech/WAVE ARIA Rule Set

ARIA, (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) refers to HTML attributes used to make page structure more accessible. Not all HTML elements have accessibility built into them, so ARIA is used to add accessibility. Most ARIA items require a manual review to see if they're used properly. The documentation will link to the applicable WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria and tell you:

10 ARIA Rules That Are Checked

  1. ARIA
  2. ARIA alert or live region
  3. ARIA button
  4. ARIA description
  5. ARIA expanded
  6. ARIA hidden
  7. ARIA label
  8. ARIA menu
  9. ARIA popup
  10. ARIA tabindex