fix(header): ensure one banner role in condensed header

core/src/components/header/header.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   handleToolbarIntersection,
   setHeaderActive,
   setToolbarBackgroundOpacity,
+  getRoleType,
 } from './header.utils';
 
 /**
@@ -208,9 +209,10 @@ export class Header implements ComponentInterface {
     const { translucent, inheritedAttributes } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const collapse = this.collapse || 'none';
+    const isCondensed = collapse === 'condense';
 
     // banner role must be at top level, so remove role if inside a menu
-    const roleType = hostContext('ion-menu', this.el) ? 'none' : 'banner';
+    const roleType = getRoleType(hostContext('ion-menu', this.el), isCondensed, mode);
 
     return (
       <Host

core/src/components/header/header.utils.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { readTask, writeTask } from '@stencil/core';
 import { clamp } from '@utils/helpers';
 
 const TRANSITION = 'all 0.2s ease-in-out';
+const ROLE_NONE = 'none';
+const ROLE_BANNER = 'banner';
 
 interface HeaderIndex {
   el: HTMLIonHeaderElement;
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ export const setHeaderActive = (headerIndex: HeaderIndex, active = true) => {
   const ionTitles = toolbars.map((toolbar) => toolbar.ionTitleEl);
 
   if (active) {
+    headerEl.setAttribute('role', ROLE_BANNER);
     headerEl.classList.remove('header-collapse-condense-inactive');
 
     ionTitles.forEach((ionTitle) => {
@@ -179,6 +182,16 @@ export const setHeaderActive = (headerIndex: HeaderIndex, active = true) => {
       }
     });
   } else {
+    /**
+     * There can only be one banner landmark per page.
+     * By default, all ion-headers have the banner role.
+     * This causes an accessibility issue when using a
+     * condensed header since there are two ion-headers
+     * on the page at once (active and inactive).
+     * To solve this, the role needs to be toggled
+     * based on which header is active.
+     */
+    headerEl.setAttribute('role', ROLE_NONE);
     headerEl.classList.add('header-collapse-condense-inactive');
 
     /**
@@ -244,3 +257,28 @@ export const handleHeaderFade = (scrollEl: HTMLElement, baseEl: HTMLElement, con
     });
   });
 };
+
+/**
+ * Get the role type for the ion-header.
+ *
+ * @param isInsideMenu If ion-header is inside ion-menu.
+ * @param isCondensed If ion-header has collapse="condense".
+ * @param mode The current mode.
+ * @returns 'none' if inside ion-menu or if condensed in md
+ * mode, otherwise 'banner'.
+ */
+export const getRoleType = (isInsideMenu: boolean, isCondensed: boolean, mode: 'ios' | 'md') => {
+  // If the header is inside a menu, it should not have the banner role.
+  if (isInsideMenu) {
+    return ROLE_NONE;
+  }
+  /**
+   * Only apply role="none" to `md` mode condensed headers
+   * since the large header is never shown.
+   */
+  if (isCondensed && mode === 'md') {
+    return ROLE_NONE;
+  }
+  // Default to banner role.
+  return ROLE_BANNER;
+};

core/src/components/header/test/condense/header.e2e.ts

@@ -40,5 +40,45 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, c
 
       await expect(smallTitle).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
     });
+
+    test('should only have the banner role on the active header', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto('/src/components/header/test/condense', config);
+      const largeTitleHeader = page.locator('#largeTitleHeader');
+      const smallTitleHeader = page.locator('#smallTitleHeader');
+      const content = page.locator('ion-content');
+
+      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
+      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
+
+      await content.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonContentElement) => {
+        await el.scrollToBottom();
+      });
+      await page.locator('#largeTitleHeader.header-collapse-condense-inactive').waitFor();
+
+      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
+      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('header: condense'), () => {
+    test('should only have the banner role on the small header', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto('/src/components/header/test/condense', config);
+      const largeTitleHeader = page.locator('#largeTitleHeader');
+      const smallTitleHeader = page.locator('#smallTitleHeader');
+      const content = page.locator('ion-content');
+
+      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
+      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
+
+      await content.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonContentElement) => {
+        await el.scrollToBottom();
+      });
+      await page.waitForChanges();
+
+      await expect(smallTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'banner');
+      await expect(largeTitleHeader).toHaveAttribute('role', 'none');
+    });
   });
 });