Assistive devices, like screen readers, need to understand web content and applications before they can communicate the information to persons with disabilities. Much of the time the HTML we write provides those semantics. Sometimes it doesn’t, and that’s where WAI-ARIA comes in.
Tag: semantics
Thoughts About HTML5 Structural Elements
Do you use the new HTML5 structural elements like header, aside, article, and footer? If so, do you do use them because of the added semantics they carry?