diff --git a/__tests__/shared/components/ProfilePage/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap b/__tests__/shared/components/ProfilePage/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
index 7e222a6b27..fb48f813bb 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/components/ProfilePage/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/shared/components/ProfilePage/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ exports[`renders a full Profile correctly 1`] = `
 >
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-ProfilePage-___styles__profile-container___13E1W"
+    role="main"
   >
     <div
       className="src-shared-components-ProfilePage-___styles__about-container___3Bxx5"
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ exports[`renders an empty Profile correctly 1`] = `
 >
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-ProfilePage-___styles__profile-container___13E1W"
+    role="main"
   >
     <div
       className="src-shared-components-ProfilePage-___styles__about-container___3Bxx5"
diff --git a/__tests__/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap b/__tests__/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
index c93ee74e02..5a5f359527 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/__snapshots__/index.jsx.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ exports[`Default render 1`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__header___LwYWf"
   onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+  role="banner"
 >
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-desktop-header___oqm_l"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ exports[`Default render 1`] = `
     </a>
     <ul
       className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu___1pz4L"
+      role="navigation"
     >
       <li
         className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu-item___2KIu6"
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ exports[`Default render 1`] = `
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__search-field___2VMzu"
     onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+    role="search"
   >
     <input
       onKeyPress={[Function]}
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ exports[`Render with open menu 1`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__header___LwYWf"
   onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+  role="banner"
 >
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-desktop-header___oqm_l"
@@ -298,6 +302,7 @@ exports[`Render with open menu 1`] = `
     </a>
     <ul
       className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu___1pz4L"
+      role="navigation"
     >
       <li
         className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu-item___2KIu6 src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__opened___1WPVI src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__current___1Hk7o"
@@ -387,6 +392,7 @@ exports[`Render with open menu 1`] = `
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__search-field___2VMzu"
     onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+    role="search"
   >
     <input
       onKeyPress={[Function]}
@@ -567,6 +573,7 @@ exports[`Render with specified profile 1`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__header___LwYWf"
   onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+  role="banner"
 >
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-desktop-header___oqm_l"
@@ -585,6 +592,7 @@ exports[`Render with specified profile 1`] = `
     </a>
     <ul
       className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu___1pz4L"
+      role="navigation"
     >
       <li
         className="src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__main-menu-item___2KIu6"
@@ -682,6 +690,7 @@ exports[`Render with specified profile 1`] = `
   <div
     className="opened src-shared-components-TopcoderHeader-___style__search-field___2VMzu"
     onMouseLeave={[Function]}
+    role="search"
   >
     <input
       onKeyPress={[Function]}
diff --git a/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap b/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
index a19e662270..a25cb0fab8 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
@@ -3,56 +3,55 @@
 exports[`Matches shallow shapshot 1`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__footer___28yQ6"
+  role="contentinfo"
 >
-  <nav>
-    <ol>
-      <li
-        className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+  <ol>
+    <li
+      className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+    >
+      <a
+        href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/about"
       >
-        <a
-          href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/about"
-        >
-          ABOUT US
-        </a>
-      </li>
-      <li
-        className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+        ABOUT US
+      </a>
+    </li>
+    <li
+      className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+    >
+      <a
+        href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/contact"
       >
-        <a
-          href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/contact"
-        >
-          CONTACT US
-        </a>
-      </li>
-      <li
-        className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+        CONTACT US
+      </a>
+    </li>
+    <li
+      className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+    >
+      <a
+        href="https://help.topcoder-dev.com"
       >
-        <a
-          href="https://help.topcoder-dev.com"
-        >
-          HELP CENTER
-        </a>
-      </li>
-      <li
-        className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+        HELP CENTER
+      </a>
+    </li>
+    <li
+      className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+    >
+      <a
+        href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/how-it-works/privacy-policy/"
       >
-        <a
-          href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/how-it-works/privacy-policy/"
-        >
-          PRIVACY POLICY
-        </a>
-      </li>
-      <li
-        className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+        PRIVACY POLICY
+      </a>
+    </li>
+    <li
+      className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
+    >
+      <a
+        href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/how-it-works/terms/"
       >
-        <a
-          href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/how-it-works/terms/"
-        >
-          TERMS
-        </a>
-      </li>
-    </ol>
-  </nav>
+        TERMS
+      </a>
+    </li>
+  </ol>
   <div
     className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__social-links___2G4Ia"
   >
diff --git a/__tests__/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/__snapshots__/ChallengeSearchBar.jsx.snap b/__tests__/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/__snapshots__/ChallengeSearchBar.jsx.snap
index cac458c105..90bb23241e 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/__snapshots__/ChallengeSearchBar.jsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/__snapshots__/ChallengeSearchBar.jsx.snap
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 exports[`Matches shallow shapshot 1`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-challenge-listing-Filters-ChallengeSearchBar-___style__ChallengeSearchBar___fvE3o"
+  role="search"
 >
   <input
     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ exports[`Matches shallow shapshot 1`] = `
 exports[`Matches shallow shapshot 2`] = `
 <div
   className="src-shared-components-challenge-listing-Filters-ChallengeSearchBar-___style__ChallengeSearchBar___fvE3o"
+  role="search"
 >
   <input
     onChange={[Function]}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/Dashboard/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/Dashboard/index.jsx
index 939612ccd0..3b885cbc6f 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Dashboard/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/Dashboard/index.jsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default function Dashboard({
 }) {
   return (
     <div styleName="container">
-      <div styleName="page">
+      <div styleName="page" role="main">
         <Header
           achievements={achievements}
           achievementsLoading={achievementsLoading}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/Stats/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/Stats/index.jsx
index a830a38c7b..96432981dd 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/Stats/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/Stats/index.jsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ProfileStats extends React.Component {
     }
 
     return (
-      <div styleName="profile-subtrack-container">
+      <div styleName="profile-subtrack-container" role="main">
         <div styleName="content">
           <div styleName="page-state-header">
             <header>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/index.jsx
index 9000a6d4c8..28bc7d6e84 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/ProfilePage/index.jsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class ProfilePage extends React.Component {
           />
           )
         }
-        <div styleName="profile-container">
+        <div styleName="profile-container" role="main">
           <div styleName="about-container">
             <div styleName="profile-header-container">
               <Sticky
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ReviewOpportunityDetailsPage/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/ReviewOpportunityDetailsPage/index.jsx
index baf8e58824..62839d7f50 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ReviewOpportunityDetailsPage/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/ReviewOpportunityDetailsPage/index.jsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const ReviewOpportunityDetailsPage = ({
   toggleRole,
 }) => (
   <div styleName="outer-container">
-    <div styleName="page">
+    <div styleName="page" role="main">
 
       <div styleName="header">
         <h1 styleName="challenge-title">
diff --git a/src/shared/components/SubmissionPage/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/SubmissionPage/index.jsx
index b0dd3aa986..73742c13e2 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/SubmissionPage/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/SubmissionPage/index.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function SubmissionsPage(props) {
 
   return (
     <div styleName="container">
-      <div styleName="content">
+      <div styleName="content" role="main">
         <Header
           challengeId={challengeId}
           challengesUrl={challengesUrl}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
index 07bc3e580b..33c483496e 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
@@ -33,26 +33,24 @@ export default function TopcoderFooter() {
   const base = config.URL.BASE;
   const currentYear = moment().year();
   return (
-    <div styleName="footer">
-      <nav>
-        <ol>
-          <Link to={`${base}/community/about`}>
+    <div styleName="footer" role="contentinfo">
+      <ol>
+        <Link to={`${base}/community/about`}>
 ABOUT US
-          </Link>
-          <Link to={`${base}/community/contact`}>
+        </Link>
+        <Link to={`${base}/community/contact`}>
 CONTACT US
-          </Link>
-          <Link to={config.URL.HELP}>
+        </Link>
+        <Link to={config.URL.HELP}>
 HELP CENTER
-          </Link>
-          <Link to={`${base}/community/how-it-works/privacy-policy/`}>
+        </Link>
+        <Link to={`${base}/community/how-it-works/privacy-policy/`}>
 PRIVACY POLICY
-          </Link>
-          <Link to={`${base}/community/how-it-works/terms/`}>
+        </Link>
+        <Link to={`${base}/community/how-it-works/terms/`}>
 TERMS
-          </Link>
-        </ol>
-      </nav>
+        </Link>
+      </ol>
       <div styleName="social-links">
         <hr />
         <a href="https://www.facebook.com/topcoder" target="fbwindow" aria-label="Facebook">
diff --git a/src/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/index.jsx
index cf6c9727ec..6f5e6eb523 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/TopcoderHeader/index.jsx
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export default class TopcoderHeader extends React.Component {
     return (
       <div
         styleName="header"
+        role="banner"
         ref={(div) => { this.headerRoot = div; }}
         onMouseLeave={() => {
           if (openedMenu) {
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ export default class TopcoderHeader extends React.Component {
           <a href={BASE_URL} styleName="logo" aria-label="Topcoder Homepage">
             <LogoTopcoderWithName height={53} width={135} />
           </a>
-          <ul styleName="main-menu" ref={(ul) => { this.mainMenu = ul; }}>
+          <ul styleName="main-menu" role="navigation" ref={(ul) => { this.mainMenu = ul; }}>
             {mainMenu}
           </ul>
           <div styleName="right-menu">
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ export default class TopcoderHeader extends React.Component {
           trigger={activeTrigger}
         />
         <div
+          role="search"
           className={searchOpened ? 'opened' : ''}
           onMouseLeave={(event) => {
             /* False when cursor leaves from the sub-menu to the element that has
diff --git a/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/ChallengeSearchBar/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/ChallengeSearchBar/index.jsx
index fa3989b7f3..5c7b69780a 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/ChallengeSearchBar/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Filters/ChallengeSearchBar/index.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function ChallengeSearchBar({
   setQuery,
 }) {
   return (
-    <div styleName="ChallengeSearchBar">
+    <div styleName="ChallengeSearchBar" role="search">
       <input
         onChange={event => setQuery(event.target.value)}
         onKeyPress={event => (event.key === 'Enter' ? onSearch(query.trim()) : null)}
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/SubmissionManagement/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/SubmissionManagement/index.jsx
index ea92f94ae9..c09ffe36a8 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/SubmissionManagement/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/SubmissionManagement/index.jsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class SubmissionManagementPageContainer extends React.Component {
 
     return (
       <div styleName="outer-container">
-        <div styleName="submission-management-container">
+        <div styleName="submission-management-container" role="main">
           {!isEmpty
             && (
             <SubmissionManagement
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
index c595a62030..18471b06a3 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class ChallengeDetailPageContainer extends React.Component {
 
     return (
       <div styleName="outer-container">
-        <div styleName="challenge-detail-container">
+        <div styleName="challenge-detail-container" role="main">
           { Boolean(isEmpty) && (
             <div styleName="page">
               Challenge #
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
index 61bc3939ed..0a934ee595 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export class ListingContainer extends React.Component {
     }
 
     return (
-      <div styleName="container">
+      <div styleName="container" role="main">
         <MetaTags
           description={description}
           image={ogImage}