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Description

This PR fixes an accessibility violation on website homepage identified by the IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker.

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The offcanvas navigation container (.navbar__offcanvas) was using an aria-label="Menu" without an explicit ARIA role. According to WAI-ARIA standards, a <div> with a generic role should not typically have an accessible name.

Violation Details

  • Tool: IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  • Rule: ARIA attributes should be valid for the element and ARIA role to which they are assigned.
  • Issue: The ARIA attribute aria-label is not valid for the element <div> with implicit ARIA role generic.

Fix

By adding role="navigation", we ensure that:

  • The aria-label is valid and properly exposed to assistive technologies.
  • Screen reader users can identify this section as a navigation landmark.

Verify

  • Open the website with the patched code.
  • Run the IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker (or Axe DevTools).
  • Confirm that the violation "ARIA attributes should be valid for the element..." no longer appears for the .navbar__offcanvas element.

Additional Info

The patch submitted in this PR was generated by A11YRepair, an automated Web Accessibility repair tool that I developed to address common accessibility violations in web applications. The generated fixes were manually reviewed and validated before submission.

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🚀 Preview for commit 33fc835 can be found at https://web-php-pr-1787.preview.thephp.foundation

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🚀 Regression report for commit 33fc835 is at https://web-php-regression-report-pr-1787.preview.thephp.foundation

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