diff --git a/layouts/_default/li.html b/layouts/_default/li.html
index 8f9814a..bbb1ead 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/li.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/li.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   {{ if .Truncated }}
   <footer>
     <ul class="pager">
-      <li class="next"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">Read more &raquo;</a></li>
+      <li class="next"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">Read more <span aria-hidden="true">&raquo;</span></a></li>
     </ul>
   </footer>
   {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index e443bc6..2f8d5a9 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       {{ with .Site.Params.contact }}
       <div class="author-contact col-md-4">
         <a href="{{ . }}">
-          <i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i>
+          <i class="fa fa-envelope-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
           &nbsp;Contact me
         </a>
       </div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index 8f6ced6..8a89df4 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <meta property="og:title" content="{{ if ne .URL "/" }} {{ .Title }} &middot; {{ end }} {{ .Site.Title }}" />
   {{ with .Site.Params.themecolor }}
   <meta name="theme-color" content="{{ . }}" />
-  {{ end }}
+ aria-hidden="true"  {{ end }}
   <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ .Site.Title }}" />
   <meta property="og:url" content="{{ .Permalink }}" />
   {{ with .Params.images }}{{ range first 5 . }}
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
       {{ partial "link.html" . }}
       {{ if ne .URL "/" }}
       <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}" class="btn-header btn-back hidden-xs">
-        <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i>
+        <i class="fa fa-angle-left" aria-hidden="true"></i>
         &nbsp;Home
       </a>
       {{ end }}
       {{ with .RSSLink }}
       <a href="{{ . }}" class="btn-header btn-subscribe hidden-xs">
-        <i class="fa fa-rss"></i>
+        <i class="fa fa-rss" aria-hidden="true"></i>
         &nbsp;Subscribe
       </a>
       {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/pagination.html b/layouts/partials/pagination.html
index b94fb92..474f028 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/pagination.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/pagination.html
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   <hr />
 {{ end }}
 {{if .HasPrev}}
-  <a class="newer-posts" href="{{ .Prev.URL }}">&laquo; Newer Posts</a>
+<a class="newer-posts" href="{{ .Prev.URL }}"><span aria-hidden="true">&laquo;</span> Newer Posts</a>
 {{end}}
   <span class="page-number">Page {{ .PageNumber }} of {{.TotalPages}}</span>
 {{if .HasNext}}
-  <a class="older-posts" href="{{ .Next.URL }}">Older Posts &raquo;</a>
+<a class="older-posts" href="{{ .Next.URL }}">Older Posts <span aria-hidden="true">&raquo;</span></a>
 {{end}}
 </nav>