Main contents identified
Users mainly impacted: Blind, visually impaired.
RGAA criteria: Criterion 12.6
Explanation
Users of technical assistance such as screen reader have the ability to navigate from one area to another when the content areas are well defined.
- The header area of the page has an ARIA
bannerrole. - The main navigation menu has an ARIA
navigationrole. - The main content area has an ARIA
mainrole. - The footer area has an ARIA
contentinforole. - The search engine on the site has an ARIA
searchrole. - The ARIA
banner,main,contentinfoandsearchroles are unique in the page. - The ARIA
navigationrole is reserved for the main and secondary navigation areas.
About the footer area
This is information about the website or legal information. It includes, for example, legal notices, credits, terms of use, site map and possibly the accessibility page.
Be careful not to confuse this footer area, unique in the site, with any content that can be tagged in HTML5 with the footer element.
