4 files changed, 30 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
index 404374b95..1b8983e83 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
             }
             label="Search"
             accessibilityLabel="Search"
-            accessibilityHint="Search through users and posts"
+            accessibilityHint=""
             bold={isAtSearch}
             onPress={onPressSearch}
           />
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
             }
             label="Home"
             accessibilityLabel="Home"
-            accessibilityHint="Navigates to default feed"
+            accessibilityHint=""
             bold={isAtHome}
             onPress={onPressHome}
           />
@@ -214,12 +214,8 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
               )
             }
             label="Notifications"
-            accessibilityLabel={
-              notifications.unreadCountLabel === '1'
-                ? 'Notifications: 1 unread notification'
-                : `Notifications: ${notifications.unreadCountLabel} unread notifications`
-            }
-            accessibilityHint="Opens notification feed"
+            accessibilityLabel="Notifications"
+            accessibilityHint={`${store.me.notifications.unreadCountLabel} unread`}
             count={notifications.unreadCountLabel}
             bold={isAtNotifications}
             onPress={onPressNotifications}
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
             }
             label="Profile"
             accessibilityLabel="Profile"
-            accessibilityHint="See profile display name, avatar, description, and other profile items"
+            accessibilityHint=""
             onPress={onPressProfile}
           />
           <MenuItem
@@ -255,7 +251,7 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
             }
             label="Settings"
             accessibilityLabel="Settings"
-            accessibilityHint="Manage settings for your account, like handle, content moderation, and app passwords"
+            accessibilityHint=""
             onPress={onPressSettings}
           />
         </View>
@@ -332,7 +328,7 @@ function MenuItem({
       testID={`menuItemButton-${label}`}
       style={styles.menuItem}
       onPress={onPress}
-      accessibilityRole="menuitem"
+      accessibilityRole="tab"
       accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
       accessibilityHint="">
       <View style={[styles.menuItemIconWrapper]}>
diff --git a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
index b32072d5a..c11a0128c 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
           )
         }
         onPress={onPressHome}
-        accessibilityLabel="Go home"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to feed home"
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
+        accessibilityLabel="Home"
+        accessibilityHint=""
       />
       <Btn
         testID="bottomBarSearchBtn"
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
         }
         onPress={onPressSearch}
         accessibilityRole="search"
+        accessibilityLabel="Search"
+        accessibilityHint=""
       />
       <Btn
         testID="bottomBarNotificationsBtn"
@@ -136,8 +139,10 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
         }
         onPress={onPressNotifications}
         notificationCount={store.me.notifications.unreadCountLabel}
+        accessible={true}
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
         accessibilityLabel="Notifications"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to notifications"
+        accessibilityHint={`${store.me.notifications.unreadCountLabel} unread`}
       />
       <Btn
         testID="bottomBarProfileBtn"
@@ -159,8 +164,9 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
           </View>
         }
         onPress={onPressProfile}
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
         accessibilityLabel="Profile"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to profile"
+        accessibilityHint=""
       />
     </Animated.View>
   )
@@ -169,7 +175,10 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
 interface BtnProps
   extends Pick<
     ComponentProps<typeof TouchableOpacity>,
-    'accessibilityRole' | 'accessibilityHint' | 'accessibilityLabel'
+    | 'accessible'
+    | 'accessibilityRole'
+    | 'accessibilityHint'
+    | 'accessibilityLabel'
   > {
   testID?: string
   icon: JSX.Element
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ function Btn({
   notificationCount,
   onPress,
   onLongPress,
+  accessible,
   accessibilityHint,
   accessibilityLabel,
 }: BtnProps) {
@@ -194,6 +204,7 @@ function Btn({
       onPress={onLongPress ? onPress : undefined}
       onPressIn={onLongPress ? undefined : onPress}
       onLongPress={onLongPress}
+      accessible={accessible}
       accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
       accessibilityHint={accessibilityHint}>
       {notificationCount ? (
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
index 86f1a3ef3..17d078dc5 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function BackBtn() {
       style={styles.backBtn}
       accessibilityRole="button"
       accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-      accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+      accessibilityHint="">
       <FontAwesomeIcon
         size={24}
         icon="angle-left"
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ const NavItem = observer(
         style={styles.navItemWrapper}
         hoverStyle={pal.viewLight}
         onPress={onPress}
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
         accessibilityLabel={label}
-        accessibilityHint={`Navigates to ${label}`}>
+        accessibilityHint="">
         <View style={[styles.navItemIconWrapper]}>
           {isCurrent ? iconFilled : icon}
           {typeof count === 'string' && count ? (
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ function ComposeBtn() {
       style={[styles.newPostBtn]}
       onPress={onPressCompose}
       accessibilityRole="button"
-      accessibilityLabel="New post"
-      accessibilityHint="Opens post composer">
+      accessibilityLabel="Compose post"
+      accessibilityHint="">
       <View style={styles.newPostBtnIconWrapper}>
         <ComposeIcon2
           size={19}
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
index a58a68fbf..c7b322b58 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export const DesktopSearch = observer(function DesktopSearch() {
             onChangeText={onChangeQuery}
             onSubmitEditing={onSubmit}
             accessibilityRole="search"
+            accessibilityLabel="Search"
+            accessibilityHint=""
           />
           {query ? (
             <View style={styles.cancelBtn}>