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From: Karen McCall
Date: Mar 26, 2023 8:53AM

Morning Everyone!

1. Is the use of ARIA attributes mandatory to conform to WCAG 2.x or are ARIA attributes optional? I can't find a definitive answer.
* Can I have a WCAG 2.x conforming web site without using ARIA?
2. If an ARIA attribute is used, does it affect the type of HTML tag used? For example, if a you have an <H1> tag and use ARIA attributes, does the tag now become a <P> Tag because of the ARIA attributes?
Cheers, Karen