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Don't put aria-label on generic elements like divs

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 9/10

Summary

A detailed look at why labeling generic elements with ARIA is often counterproductive. The post cites ARIA naming rules, tests across multiple screen readers, and shows that divs and spans labeled with aria-label are inconsistently announced, sometimes ignored, and can confuse users. It also covers safe exceptions for sections and popovers and notes ongoing updates from further tests.

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