Question from call on 06/13/19:

Do validators raise violations for elements with an Accessible name required role and no accessible name?

Digging into axe-core, it looks like it isn't black and white. For this example, role=gridcell, axe will not raise a violation for one with no name (an empty cell). But it will (obviously) raise a violation given a role=button element with no accessible name.

Axe's approach follows wcag so it will enforce Accessible Name Required on all widget roles for example.

I can dig into other validators if need be 😄 just let me know!