Lea Rosema on Nostr: "But adding unnecessary ARIA attributes doesn't hurt accessibility, right?" Well. In ...
"But adding unnecessary ARIA attributes doesn't hurt accessibility, right?" Well. In theory, adding redundant attributes mostly won't change how a website is conveyed to a user with assistive tech. But there are a couple side effects which can hurt accessibility, directly or indirectly. Adding a lot of unnecessary aria blows up the html which affects maintainability. It is also more prone to errors. Furthermore, aria-label and other hidden text might get overlooked in translation.
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