IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) 2025 – 400 Free Practice Questions to Pass the Exam

The nine ARIA landmark roles are essential for creating a more accessible web experience, especially for users who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers. The correct answer identifies these roles accurately: banner, navigation, main, complementary, contentinfo, search, form, section, and region.

Each of these roles serves a specific purpose in a webpage's structure:

- **Banner**: Typically represents the site-oriented content at the top of a page, such as logos and global navigation links.

- **Navigation**: Indicates navigation links that can help users move through the site.

- **Main**: Marks the main content of the document, distinguishing it from repeated content across the site, like headers and footers.

- **Complementary**: Represents content that complements the main content but is not essential for understanding it, like sidebars or widgets.

- **Contentinfo**: Used to denote the footer of a page, often containing information about the site or copyright details.

- **Search**: Identifies search functionality on a page to help users find information quickly.

- **Form**: Indicates areas where users can input data, such as contact forms or subscription forms.

- **Section**: Represents a thematic grouping of content, communicating that it