---
title: "ARIA role is missing required children (a11y/aria-required-children)"
description: "a11y/aria-required-children: Composite widgets (list, menu, tablist) need their owned roles to work."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-children
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# ARIA role is missing required children

`a11y/aria-required-children` · severity **error** · category Accessibility · detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

Composite widgets (list, menu, tablist) need their owned roles to work.

## How to fix it

Add the required child roles or use native elements.

## References

- https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.13/aria-required-children

## More accessibility rules

`void a11y` reports 48 rules in this category. WCAG 2.2 AA through axe-core, plus checks axe can't do alone: visible keyboard focus, 24/44px target size on mobile, 320px reflow and disabled zoom.

- `list` List contains invalid children — [a11y/list](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/list)
- `listitem` <li> is not inside a list — [a11y/listitem](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/listitem)
- `aria-allowed-attr` ARIA attribute is not allowed on this role — [a11y/aria-allowed-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-allowed-attr)
- `aria-required-attr` Required ARIA attribute is missing — [a11y/aria-required-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-attr)
- `aria-required-parent` ARIA role is missing its required parent — [a11y/aria-required-parent](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-parent)
- `aria-roles` Invalid ARIA role — [a11y/aria-roles](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-roles)
- `aria-valid-attr` Invalid ARIA attribute name — [a11y/aria-valid-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-valid-attr)
- `aria-valid-attr-value` Invalid ARIA attribute value — [a11y/aria-valid-attr-value](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-valid-attr-value)

Detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules a11y/aria-required-children`