URL: /rules/a11y/aria-text

---
title: "ARIA Text"
description: "Checks that elements with role='text' have no focusable descendants"
---

Checks that elements with role='text' have no focusable descendants

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `a11y/aria-text` |
| **Category** | [Accessibility](/rules/a11y) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | warning |
| **Weight** | 4/10 |

## Solution

Elements with role='text' tell screen readers to treat the content as a single text string. If focusable elements (links, buttons, inputs) are nested inside, screen reader users cannot interact with them properly. Remove role='text' from the parent, or restructure so focusable elements are outside the role='text' container.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/aria-text"]
```

### Disable all Accessibility rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["a11y/aria-text"]
disable = ["*"]
```