WAI-ARIA: A Script for Custom UI Accessibility
WAI-ARIA gives custom UI a voice for assistive tech. It's the script telling a screen reader what a `<div>` acting as a button is and if it's "pressed." Use it for custom widgets when native HTML can't.
WAI-ARIA gives custom UI components a voice for assistive technologies. Think of it as a script that tells a screen reader what a fancy `<div>` is (its role), its current state (e.g., "expanded"), and its properties (e.g., "has a popup"). It's essential for making complex web apps with non-standard widgets accessible. The biggest footgun is using ARIA to fix bad HTML; always use a native semantic element like `<button>` if one exists.
Read the original → w3.org
- #accessibility
- #html
- #frontend
- #design-systems
Get five bites like this every day.
Tezvyn delivers a daily feed of 60-second tech bites with quizzes to lock in what you learn.