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Are microformats designed for accessibility?

And are they supported by accessible browsers (readers)?

I think the question is pretty simple. Can I signal in my classes that this is a search field , this is a field with popular tags , this is the main navigation links , this is the field with the latest comments , this is the link for your profile page , you can exit with this link, etc. .

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The short answer is no. WAI-ARIA's longer answer may do what you want, but there is no guarantee that screen readers will support it. For a discussion of the role of WAI-ARIA, see http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles . Pay particular attention to section 5.4, things like banner and contentinfo may be useful to you. However, do not depend on WAI-ARIA support; make sure you use good HTML, including descriptive alt tags and headers, to separate your document into relevant sections.

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Jared nailed it technically. WAI-ARIA is the way forward.

I just wanted to add that there was actually some concern about how microformats affect accessibility. Two read posts on this subject:

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1796349/

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