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aria Review and implement accessibility patterns for UI components following WAI-ARIA and WCAG 2.1. Use when auditing code for a11y issues, implementing accessible controls, adding ARIA attributes, fixing keyboard navigation, handling focus management, building screen reader support, or implementing media player accessibility. Triggers on "accessibility review", "a11y", "ARIA", "keyboard navigation", "screen reader", "focus management", "WCAG", "captions", "live region".

ARIA Skill

References

Pattern Reference
Keyboard Navigation keyboard.md
Focus Management focus.md
ARIA Roles & States aria.md
React Patterns react.md
Media Players media.md
Anti-Patterns anti-patterns.md

Review

For structured accessibility reviews, load the review workflow:

File Contents
workflow.md Review process and severity
checklist.md Comprehensive checklist
templates.md Issue and report formats

Core Principles

  1. Semantic HTML first — Use native elements before ARIA
  2. Keyboard accessible — All interactions work without a mouse
  3. Focus visible — Clear indication of current focus
  4. Name, Role, Value — Every control has accessible name, correct role, exposed state
  5. Announce changes — Dynamic content updates reach screen readers

Common Issues (Quick Fixes)

Issue Fix
Icon button no name Add aria-label
Custom control no role Add appropriate role attribute
Focus outline removed Use focus-visible instead
Toggle state unclear Use aria-pressed or aria-expanded
Dynamic content silent Add live region with aria-live
Click-only handler Add keydown for Enter/Space

Anti-Patterns

Never do these:

  • Remove focus outlines without replacement
  • Use tabindex > 0
  • Rely solely on color to convey information
  • Auto-focus without user intent
  • Trap focus unintentionally
  • Use ARIA where native HTML suffices
  • Change aria-label to convey state (use aria-pressed)

Next Steps

Need Use
Building UI components component skill
API design principles api skill
Documentation docs skill