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Role (ARIA)
ARIA Role
An ARIA Role is an attribute that defines the semantic role of an element for assistive technologies. Types: widget roles (button, checkbox, tab), document roles (article, heading), landmark roles (navigation, main), live region roles (alert, status). HTML5 elements have built-in roles: '<button>' = role="button".
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