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Error · aria-required-children

Menus or lists with missing pieces

Lighthouse / axe call it: Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children · Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] are missing some or all of those required children

A container announces itself as a menu or list but has no proper items inside.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers)

How to fix it

Developer task; details below.

In the code

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