WCAG 4.1.2 · Level A
Aria Allowed Role
- What is broken
- An element has been given a role it cannot validly take.
- Who it affects
- Assistive technology is handed contradictory information about the control, so it may be announced wrongly or skipped entirely.
- How to fix it
- Use a role valid for the underlying element, or change the element.
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