diff --git a/view/layout/default.html b/view/layout/default.html
index 1140357..dde28b0 100644
--- a/view/layout/default.html
+++ b/view/layout/default.html
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 	<div class="container">
 		<div class="row">
 			<section>
-				<div class="section">
-
+				<div class="section" role="main">
 					{{{body}}}
 				</div>
 			</section>
diff --git a/view/new.html b/view/new.html
index 8c6ceae..0943f7f 100644
--- a/view/new.html
+++ b/view/new.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	Add a new url
 {{/content}}
 
-<form class="col-md-12" action="/new" method="post">
+<form role="form" class="col-md-12" action="/new" method="post">
 
 	<div class="legend">
 		<legend>Add a new url</legend>
diff --git a/view/partial/footer.html b/view/partial/footer.html
index e974402..68f3e19 100644
--- a/view/partial/footer.html
+++ b/view/partial/footer.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <footer>
-	<div class="footer">
+	<div class="footer" role="contentinfo">
 		<div class="container">
 			<ul class="pull-right crunch-bottom">
 				<li>
diff --git a/view/partial/header.html b/view/partial/header.html
index 6e23f61..36357b4 100644
--- a/view/partial/header.html
+++ b/view/partial/header.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <header>
-	<div class="header">
+	<div role="banner" class="header">
 		<div class="container">
 			<h1><a href="/">pa11y</a> - your automated accessibility testing pal</h1>
 		</div>
diff --git a/view/partial/tasks.html b/view/partial/tasks.html
index 2fb19af..cb381f3 100644
--- a/view/partial/tasks.html
+++ b/view/partial/tasks.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		</a>
 	</li>
 	{{#tasks}}
-		<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 task-card">
+		<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 task-card" role="article">
 			<a class="well task-card-link crunch-bottom" title="Task details for {{simplify-url url}}" href="/{{id}}">
 				<p class="h3">{{simplify-url url}}</p>
 				<p class="h5">({{standard}})</p>