Body element is hidden Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Do not set aria-hidden=true on the body element.

Help

Setting aria-hidden=true on body hides the entire page from screen readers including modals and loading indicators even if they specify aria-hidden=false. Remove aria-hidden from the body element.

Applicable standards

• ACT Rules 5c01ea
• ARIA 1.2 5c01ea
• WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 4.1.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 4.1.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.54 Oct 2024 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccAriaHiddenBody