Error · aria-allowed-role

Elements with the wrong role

Q: What does the aria-allowed-role error mean?

Elements with the wrong role. An element claims to be something it isn't (a link that says it's a button). Confusing for screen readers.

An element claims to be something it isn't (a link that says it's a button). Confusing for screen readers.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers)

How to fix it

Developer clean-up; details below.

In the code

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