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Should I use ARIA roles and a Skip Nav link?

I'm wrapping up a corporate "shop window" site and am planning to use ARIA landmark roles to make it more accessible.

How supported are ARIA roles and should I have my standard "Skip Nav" link too, or will this just confuse the screen reader?

Solution

  • How supported are ARIA roles?

    WAI ARIA roles are best supprted by NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver. Window-Eyes has varying degrees of support[1], [2].

    should I have my standard "Skip Nav" link too, or will this just confuse the screen reader?

    Skip links are beneficial to people who cannot use the mouse due to mobility impairments or just preference. At this time, the ability to jump around or navigate via keyboard and ARIA is not possible. Including them still is a good practice.