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Name, Role, Value

Tech Notes In order for an assistive technology user to be able to identify every necessary aspect of an element on a website/application, this element needs to have their name, role, and values properly implemented through the respective markup language (commonly HTML). This is because the screen reader receives the information about each element that will be announced to the user through these name, role, value properties. So it is important to make proper use of HTML semantics and utilize…