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ARIA commands must have an accessible name
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Compliance Data & Impact
User Impact
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Disabilities Affected
- Blind
- Low Vision
- Mobility
Standard(s)
- WCAG 2.1 (A)
- WCAG 2.0 (A)
- Trusted Tester
WCAG Success Criteria [WCAG 2.1 (A)]
- 4.1.2: MUST: Name, Role, Value
WCAG Success Criteria [WCAG 2.0 (A)]
- 4.1.2: MUST: Name, Role, Value
Trusted Tester Guidelines
- 6.A: MUST: The purpose of each link or button can be determined from any combination of the link/button text, accessible name, accessible description, and/or programmatically determined link/button context.
How to Fix the Problem
Correct markup solutions
The aria-command-name rule has four markup patterns that pass
test criteria:
<div role="link" id="al" aria-label="Name"></div>
<div role="button" id="alb" aria-labelledby="labeldiv"></div>
<div role="menuitem" id="combo" aria-label="Aria Name">Name</div>
<div role="link" id="title" title="Title"></div>
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Ensure that each element with
role="link",role="button", orrole="menuitem"has one of the following characteristics:- Inner text that is discernible to screen reader users.
- Non-empty
aria-labelattribute. -
aria-labelledbypointing to element with text which is discernible to screen reader users.
Incorrect markup solutions
The aria-command-name rule has four markup patterns that fail
testing criteria:
<div role="link" id="empty"></div>
<div role="button" id="alempty" aria-label=""></div>
<div role="menuitem" id="albmissing" aria-labelledby="nonexistent"></div>
<div role="link" id="albempty" aria-labelledby="emptydiv"></div>
<div id="emptydiv"></div>Why it Matters
Screen reader users are not able to discern the purpose of elements with
role="link", role="button", or
role="menuitem" that do not have an accessible name.
Rule Description
ARIA command elements must have discernible text that clearly describes the destination, purpose, function, or action for screen reader users.
The Algorithm (in simple terms)
Checks all elements with role="link", role="button",
or role="menuitem" to ensure that they have a discernable,
accessible name.
Resources
Deque University Course Pages (subscription required)
No related course information available.
Refer to the complete list of axe 4.7 rules.
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