Tip #5: Use ARIA, especially landmarks

• ARIA = Accessible Rich Internet Applications
• Draft W3C spec
• WebAIM slides on ARIA and HTML5
• MDN ARIA site
• HTML5 Accessibility

Landmark Roles

Landmark roles are already well supported by screen readers: ARIA landmark role support tests

• role=“banner”
• role=“navigation”
• role=“main”
• role=“search”
• role=“form”
• role=“complementary” (e.g., sidebar)
• role=“contentinfo” (e.g., footer)
• role=“application” (use with discretion)