Now ignore presentation role on elements that have no semantic meaning. Reference issue #274.

Author: ironikart

Standards/WCAG2AAA/Sniffs/Principle1/Guideline1_3/1_3_1.js

@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ _global.HTMLCS_WCAG2AAA_Sniffs_Principle1_Guideline1_3_1_3_1 = {
 	 */
     testSemanticPresentationRole: function(element)
     {
+        var permitted = ['div', 'span', 'b', 'i'];
         if (HTMLCS.util.isAriaHidden(element) === false
 			&& element.hasAttribute('role')
-			&& element.getAttribute('role') === 'presentation'
+            && element.getAttribute('role') === 'presentation'
+            && permitted.indexOf(element.nodeName.toLowerCase()) === -1
         ) {
-            var permitted = ['div', 'span', 'b', 'i'];
             var children  = element.querySelectorAll('*:not('+permitted.join('):not(')+')');
             children      = [].filter.call(children, function(child) {
                 return child.hasAttribute('role') === false;

Tests/WCAG2/1_3_1_Presentation_Roles.html

@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 Name: SC 1.3.1 Presentation Roles
 Standard: WCAG2AAA
 Assert: No Error *.H37 on #deliberateFail1
-Assert: Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #ignoredRole
+Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #ignoredRole
 Assert: No Error *.H37 on #deliberateFail2
 Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #ariaHidden
 Assert: Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #incorrectUsageTable
-Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #correctUsage
-Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #correctUsage
 Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #correctUsageWithRoles
 Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #incorrectUsageTable2
 Assert: No Error *.F92.ARIA4 on #incorrectUsageTable3
@@ -34,9 +32,6 @@
         <th>Row 1 Col 2</th>
     </tr>
 </table>
-<div id="correctUsage" role="presentation">
-    <span></span>
-</div>
 <ul role="tree">
     <li id="correctUsageWithRoles" role="presentation">
         <a role="treeitem" aria-expanded="true">An expanded tree node</a>