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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Feb 14, 2018 10:48AM

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> I have two <section> element on a web page. I am getting an accessibility
> validation error for "Non-distinguishable landmarks". Not sure quite how
> to distinguish them


This is an error in the tool you are using. They are only exposed as
regions if they have an accessible name via aria-label or aria-labelledby,
otherwise they are akin to <div> elements. I would suggest you ignore the
error.

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Regards

SteveF
Current Standards Work @W3C
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On 14 February 2018 at 17:14, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello,
> I have two <section> element on a web page. I am getting an accessibility
> validation error for "Non-distinguishable landmarks". Not sure quite how
> to distinguish them, I tried a name attribute which resulted in an error.
> Then I tried an aria-label attribute which also resulted in an error. What
> is the proper way to distinguish <sections>?
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet/Intranet Specialist
> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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