diff --git a/src/view/com/auth/create/CreateAccount.tsx b/src/view/com/auth/create/CreateAccount.tsx
index ac03081dff..26bf033864 100644
--- a/src/view/com/auth/create/CreateAccount.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/auth/create/CreateAccount.tsx
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ export const CreateAccount = observer(
             <TouchableOpacity
               onPress={onPressBackInner}
               testID="backBtn"
-              accessibilityRole="button"
-              accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-              accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+              accessibilityRole="button">
               <Text type="xl" style={pal.link}>
                 Back
               </Text>
@@ -87,9 +85,7 @@ export const CreateAccount = observer(
               <TouchableOpacity
                 testID="nextBtn"
                 onPress={onPressNext}
-                accessibilityRole="button"
-                accessibilityLabel="Go to next"
-                accessibilityHint="Navigates to the next screen">
+                accessibilityRole="button">
                 {model.isProcessing ? (
                   <ActivityIndicator />
                 ) : (
diff --git a/src/view/com/auth/login/Login.tsx b/src/view/com/auth/login/Login.tsx
index cec08192c2..87512287b2 100644
--- a/src/view/com/auth/login/Login.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/auth/login/Login.tsx
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ const ChooseAccountForm = ({
         </View>
       </TouchableOpacity>
       <View style={[s.flexRow, s.alignCenter, s.pl20, s.pr20]}>
-        <TouchableOpacity
-          onPress={onPressBack}
-          accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-          accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressBack} accessibilityRole="button">
           <Text type="xl" style={[pal.link, s.pl5]}>
             Back
           </Text>
@@ -454,11 +450,7 @@ const LoginForm = ({
         </View>
       ) : undefined}
       <View style={[s.flexRow, s.alignCenter, s.pl20, s.pr20]}>
-        <TouchableOpacity
-          onPress={onPressBack}
-          accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-          accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressBack} accessibilityRole="button">
           <Text type="xl" style={[pal.link, s.pl5]}>
             Back
           </Text>
@@ -632,11 +624,7 @@ const ForgotPasswordForm = ({
           </View>
         ) : undefined}
         <View style={[s.flexRow, s.alignCenter, s.pl20, s.pr20]}>
-          <TouchableOpacity
-            onPress={onPressBack}
-            accessibilityRole="button"
-            accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-            accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+          <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressBack} accessibilityRole="button">
             <Text type="xl" style={[pal.link, s.pl5]}>
               Back
             </Text>
@@ -794,11 +782,7 @@ const SetNewPasswordForm = ({
           </View>
         ) : undefined}
         <View style={[s.flexRow, s.alignCenter, s.pl20, s.pr20]}>
-          <TouchableOpacity
-            onPress={onPressBack}
-            accessibilityRole="button"
-            accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-            accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+          <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressBack} accessibilityRole="button">
             <Text type="xl" style={[pal.link, s.pl5]}>
               Back
             </Text>
diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
index 1d4a9c2153..3388b54b20 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ function LightboxInner({
               onPress={onPressLeft}
               style={[styles.btn, styles.leftBtn]}
               accessibilityRole="button"
-              accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-              accessibilityHint="Navigates to previous image in viewer">
+              accessibilityLabel="Previous image"
+              accessibilityHint="">
               <FontAwesomeIcon
                 icon="angle-left"
                 style={styles.icon}
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ function LightboxInner({
               onPress={onPressRight}
               style={[styles.btn, styles.rightBtn]}
               accessibilityRole="button"
-              accessibilityLabel="Go to next"
-              accessibilityHint="Navigates to next image in viewer">
+              accessibilityLabel="Next image"
+              accessibilityHint="">
               <FontAwesomeIcon
                 icon="angle-right"
                 style={styles.icon}
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
index b886e61e8c..b3da0b01b6 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export const PostThread = observer(function PostThread({
             <TouchableOpacity
               onPress={onPressBack}
               accessibilityRole="button"
-              accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-              accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+              accessibilityLabel="Back"
+              accessibilityHint="">
               <Text type="2xl" style={pal.link}>
                 <FontAwesomeIcon
                   icon="angle-left"
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ export const PostThread = observer(function PostThread({
           <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={onPressBack}
             accessibilityRole="button"
-            accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-            accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+            accessibilityLabel="Back"
+            accessibilityHint="">
             <Text type="2xl" style={pal.link}>
               <FontAwesomeIcon
                 icon="angle-left"
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
index 10f648e3d0..d3945ea2a4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ const ProfileHeaderLoaded = observer(
             onPress={onPressBack}
             hitSlop={BACK_HITSLOP}
             accessibilityRole="button"
-            accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-            accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+            accessibilityLabel="Back"
+            accessibilityHint="">
             <View style={styles.backBtnWrapper}>
               <BlurView style={styles.backBtn} blurType="dark">
                 <FontAwesomeIcon size={18} icon="angle-left" style={s.white} />
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ const ProfileHeaderLoaded = observer(
           onPress={onPressAvi}
           accessibilityRole="image"
           accessibilityLabel={`View ${view.handle}'s avatar`}
-          accessibilityHint={`Opens ${view.handle}'s avatar in an image viewer`}>
+          accessibilityHint="">
           <View
             style={[
               pal.view,
diff --git a/src/view/com/search/HeaderWithInput.tsx b/src/view/com/search/HeaderWithInput.tsx
index bd92e974ab..7a9e0cc62b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/search/HeaderWithInput.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/search/HeaderWithInput.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ export function HeaderWithInput({
         onPress={onPressMenu}
         hitSlop={MENU_HITSLOP}
         style={styles.headerMenuBtn}
-        accessibilityLabel="Go back"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to the previous screen">
+        accessibilityRole="button"
+        accessibilityLabel="Back"
+        accessibilityHint="">
         <UserAvatar size={30} avatar={store.me.avatar} />
       </TouchableOpacity>
       <View
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ export function HeaderWithInput({
           onSubmitEditing={onSubmitQuery}
           autoFocus={true}
           accessibilityRole="search"
+          accessibilityLabel="Search"
+          accessibilityHint=""
         />
         {query ? (
           <TouchableOpacity
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/ViewHeader.tsx b/src/view/com/util/ViewHeader.tsx
index 9c85cfa245..7f5b5b7c21 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/ViewHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/ViewHeader.tsx
@@ -62,12 +62,8 @@ export const ViewHeader = observer(function ({
           hitSlop={BACK_HITSLOP}
           style={canGoBack ? styles.backBtn : styles.backBtnWide}
           accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel={canGoBack ? 'Go back' : 'Go to menu'}
-          accessibilityHint={
-            canGoBack
-              ? 'Navigates to the previous screen'
-              : 'Navigates to the menu'
-          }>
+          accessibilityLabel={canGoBack ? 'Back' : 'Menu'}
+          accessibilityHint="">
           {canGoBack ? (
             <FontAwesomeIcon
               size={18}
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index 2b102ae314..18e4f2506b 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ const FeedPage = observer(
           onPress={onPressCompose}
           icon={<ComposeIcon2 strokeWidth={1.5} size={29} style={s.white} />}
           accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel="Compose"
-          accessibilityHint="Opens post composer"
+          accessibilityLabel="Compose post"
+          accessibilityHint=""
         />
       </View>
     )
diff --git a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
index 404374b95c..1b8983e83a 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-${label}`}
       style={styles.menuItem}
       onPress={onPress}
-      accessibilityRole="menuitem"
+      accessibilityRole="tab"
       accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
       accessibilityHint="">
       <View style={[styles.menuItemIconWrapper]}>
diff --git a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
index b32072d5a6..c11a0128c6 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
           )
         }
         onPress={onPressHome}
-        accessibilityLabel="Go home"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to feed home"
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
+        accessibilityLabel="Home"
+        accessibilityHint=""
       />
       <Btn
         testID="bottomBarSearchBtn"
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
         }
         onPress={onPressSearch}
         accessibilityRole="search"
+        accessibilityLabel="Search"
+        accessibilityHint=""
       />
       <Btn
         testID="bottomBarNotificationsBtn"
@@ -136,8 +139,10 @@ export const BottomBar = observer(({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) => {
         }
         onPress={onPressNotifications}
         notificationCount={store.me.notifications.unreadCountLabel}
+        accessible={true}
+        accessibilityRole="tab"
         accessibilityLabel="Notifications"
-        accessibilityHint="Navigates to notifications"
+        accessibilityHint={`${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 86f1a3ef37..17d078dc51 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 a58a68fbfa..c7b322b581 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}>