alt Hacker NewsHow are ARIA roles/attributes bad for accessibility?
Sure, if there is a HTML element that works then use it, but not every UX pattern is expressible in HTML without specifying roles/attributes (e.g. tabs [1]) and not all browsers support recent HTML elements/attributes (such as using details/summary for accordions).
ARIA patterns [2] has a list of examples for UX components and their examples specify/use ARIA roles/attributes.
WAI's APG patterns exist to document how ARIA attributes should work, they don't advocate for them to be used in place HTML elements. They also don't test to confirm that they actually work in browsers or with assistive technologies (some specific patterns are fine). For web developers, they're helpful for documenting expected keyboard interaction support and other norms.
Are you still coding to support Internet Explorer? All browsers have supported details/summary since an Edge switched to Chromium in 2020.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/...