aria-reach — ARIA Accessibility Scanner

About

aria-reach scans the current page for ARIA accessibility anti-patterns. When an affected element or one of its ancestors contains a recognized component-library fingerprint, aria-reach labels the finding with its likely origin—such as PrimeNG, Angular Material, Quill, Video.js, USWDS, MUI, or Ant Design. Attribution is heuristic and may be unavailable or require manual confirmation.

The browser extension checks three classes of issue:
• Decorative Noise — decorative elements exposed to assistive technology
• Live-Region Urgency — routine updates using overly disruptive assertive announcements
• Widget Role Contracts — missing or incorrect roles, states, and properties
Findings include severity, a DOM selector, remediation guidance, and relevant WAI-ARIA or WCAG references where applicable. Use the highlighting feature to locate affected elements on the page.

aria-reach supports targeted WCAG and Section 508 accessibility review; it does not certify complete compliance or replace manual screen-reader testing.
All analysis occurs locally in the browser. No page content or user data is collected or transmitted.

Open source (MIT): https://github.com/manichandra/aria-reach