Building an accessible admin shell in Angular requires a few key patterns that are often skipped. The guide covers: adding a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass navigation, using semantic HTML landmarks (header, nav, main) instead of divs so screen-reader users can jump between regions, programmatically moving focus to the main content area on every route change using Router events, marking the active nav link with aria-current, and properly handling focus trapping for off-canvas mobile sidebars. These patterns together ensure keyboard and screen-reader users get a coherent navigation experience in single-page apps.
Table of contents
1. A skip link — the first focusable thing on the page2. Real landmarks, not a wall of divsGet Duncan Faulkner’s stories in your inbox3. Move focus to the content on route change4. A sidebar that’s operable — and honest about state5. Don’t trap focus where you didn’t mean toThe recipe in one line197 Impressions