diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column.js
index 57c4c7a404..dc87818a51 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default class Column extends React.PureComponent {
     children: PropTypes.node,
     extraClasses: PropTypes.string,
     name: PropTypes.string,
+    label: PropTypes.string,
   };
 
   scrollTop () {
@@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ export default class Column extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { children, extraClasses, name } = this.props;
+    const { children, extraClasses, name, label } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <div role='region' data-column={name} className={`column ${extraClasses || ''}`} ref={this.setRef}>
+      <div role='region' aria-label={label} data-column={name} className={`column ${extraClasses || ''}`} ref={this.setRef}>
         {children}
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/community_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/community_timeline/index.js
index e5006b4d3c..5bd9d037cb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/community_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/community_timeline/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class CommunityTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='local'>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='local' label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='users'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/direct_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/direct_timeline/index.js
index 25af49342e..949c85dcee 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/direct_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/direct_timeline/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class DirectTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef}>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='envelope'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/drawer/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/drawer/index.js
index 4649e404fc..497b7d0e43 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/drawer/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/drawer/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import { defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 //  Actions.
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ import DrawerSearch from './search';
 import { me } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 import { wrap } from 'flavours/glitch/util/redux_helpers';
 
+//  Messages.
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  compose: { id: 'navigation_bar.compose', defaultMessage: 'Compose new toot' },
+});
+
 //  State mapping.
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   account: state.getIn(['accounts', me]),
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ class Drawer extends React.Component {
 
     //  The result.
     return (
-      <div className={computedClass}>
+      <div className={computedClass} role='region' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.compose)}>
         {multiColumn ? (
           <DrawerHeader
             columns={columns}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/favourited_statuses/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/favourited_statuses/index.js
index 6444931837..923d4b24f7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/favourited_statuses/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/favourited_statuses/index.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class Favourites extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='favourites'>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='favourites' label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='star'
           title={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
index fb2e92278b..09dcbe716a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   lists: { id: 'navigation_bar.lists', defaultMessage: 'Lists' },
   lists_subheading: { id: 'column_subheading.lists', defaultMessage: 'Lists' },
   misc: { id: 'navigation_bar.misc', defaultMessage: 'Misc' },
+  menu: { id: 'getting_started.heading', defaultMessage: 'Getting started' },
 });
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export default class GettingStarted extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     ]);
 
     return (
-      <Column name='getting-started' icon='asterisk' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} hideHeadingOnMobile>
+      <Column name='getting-started' icon='asterisk' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.menu)} hideHeadingOnMobile>
         <div className='scrollable optionally-scrollable'>
           <div className='getting-started__wrapper'>
             <ColumnSubheading text={intl.formatMessage(messages.navigation_subheading)} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
index b3e8b7a6e2..f710456d54 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default class HashtagTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='hashtag'>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='hashtag' label={`#${id}`}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='hashtag'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
index 3650ffc6d1..7d124ba01f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default class HomeTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='home'>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='home' label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='home'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
index 07edf45aad..2e77ba2359 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default class ListTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     }
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef}>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} label={title}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='list-ul'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
index 266d6807d9..4c05b24fea 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default class Notifications extends React.PureComponent {
         ref={this.setColumnRef}
         name='notifications'
         extraClasses={this.props.notifCleaningActive ? 'notif-cleaning' : null}
+        label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
       >
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='bell'
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/public_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/public_timeline/index.js
index 3eb92cafa9..af86b22acb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/public_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/public_timeline/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class PublicTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const pinned = !!columnId;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='federated'>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} name='federated' label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='globe'
           active={hasUnread}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js
index 08b9e9e57c..d4ef3ce480 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class CommunityTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const { intl } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef}>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='users'
           title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/public_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/public_timeline/index.js
index 0b4238485b..907da39924 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/public_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/standalone/public_timeline/index.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class PublicTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     const { intl } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column ref={this.setRef}>
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           icon='globe'
           title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
index 3d309976a3..565b4b725b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   blockConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.block.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Block' },
   revealAll: { id: 'status.show_more_all', defaultMessage: 'Show more for all' },
   hideAll: { id: 'status.show_less_all', defaultMessage: 'Show less for all' },
+  detailedStatus: { id: 'status.detailed_status', defaultMessage: 'Detailed conversation view' },
 });
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     };
 
     return (
-      <Column>
+      <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.detailedStatus)}>
         <ColumnHeader
           showBackButton
           extraButton={(