diff --git a/src/app/action/action-config.ts b/src/app/action/action-config.ts
index 68ac23857..d2fc0cbec 100644
--- a/src/app/action/action-config.ts
+++ b/src/app/action/action-config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export class ActionConfig {
    */
   moreActions?: Action[];
 
+  /**
+   * Text announced to screen readers for the action config button
+   */
+  moreActionsAriaLabel?: string;
+  
   /**
    * Set to true to disable secondary actions
    */
diff --git a/src/app/action/action.component.html b/src/app/action/action.component.html
index dfaf352da..ec6ac16f1 100644
--- a/src/app/action/action.component.html
+++ b/src/app/action/action.component.html
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
      *ngIf="config.moreActions?.length > 0">
   <button class="btn btn-link dropdown-toggle" type="button" dropdownToggle
           [ngClass]="{'disabled': config.moreActionsDisabled}"
-          (click)="initMoreActionsDropup($event)">
+          (click)="initMoreActionsDropup($event)"
+          [attr.aria-label]="config.moreActionsAriaLabel">
     <span class="fa fa-ellipsis-v"></span>
   </button>
   <ul class="dropdown-menu-right dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownKebab" *dropdownMenu>
diff --git a/src/app/filter/filter-fields.component.html b/src/app/filter/filter-fields.component.html
index ffbbeb92c..4ef593e35 100644
--- a/src/app/filter/filter-fields.component.html
+++ b/src/app/filter/filter-fields.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
               tooltip="Filter by" placement="{{config?.tooltipPlacement}}"
               [disabled]="config.disabled === true">
         {{currentField?.title}}
-        <span class="caret"></span>
+        <span aria-hidden="true" class="caret"></span>
       </button>
       <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" *dropdownMenu>
         <li role="menuitem" *ngFor="let field of config?.fields"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" dropdownToggle
                 [disabled]="config.disabled === true">
           <span class="filter-option pull-left">{{currentValue || currentField?.placeholder}}</span>
-          <span class="caret"></span>
+          <span aria-hidden="true" class="caret"></span>
         </button>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" *dropdownMenu>
           <li role="menuitem" *ngIf="currentField?.placeholder">
diff --git a/src/app/sort/sort.component.html b/src/app/sort/sort.component.html
index 6a3d1d8ba..6ab108d47 100644
--- a/src/app/sort/sort.component.html
+++ b/src/app/sort/sort.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" dropdownToggle
             [disabled]="config.disabled === true">
       {{currentField?.title}}
-      <span class="caret"></span>
+      <span aria-hidden="true" class="caret"></span>
     </button>
     <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" *dropdownMenu>
       <li role="menuitem" *ngFor="let item of config?.fields" [ngClass]="{'selected': item === currentField}">
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     </ul>
   </div>
   <button class="btn btn-link" type="button"
+          aria-label="Sort Direction"
           [disabled]="config.disabled === true"
           (click)="onChangeDirection()">
     <span class="sort-direction" [ngClass]="getIconStyleClass()"></span>
diff --git a/src/app/toolbar/example/toolbar-example.component.html b/src/app/toolbar/example/toolbar-example.component.html
index baf8b2dba..5d52f7c50 100644
--- a/src/app/toolbar/example/toolbar-example.component.html
+++ b/src/app/toolbar/example/toolbar-example.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h4>Toolbar Component Example</h4>
           <ng-template #actionTemplate>
             <span class="dropdown primary-action" dropdown>
               <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" dropdownToggle>
-                Menu Action<span class="caret"></span>
+                Menu Action<span aria-hidden="true" class="caret"></span>
               </button>
               <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" *dropdownMenu>
                 <li role="menuitem">
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ <h4>Toolbar Component Example</h4>
               </ul>
             </span>
             <button class="btn btn-default primary-action" type="button" (click)="doAdd()">
-              <span class="fa fa-plus"></span>
+              <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-plus"></span>
               Add Action
             </button>
           </ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/toolbar/toolbar-view.ts b/src/app/toolbar/toolbar-view.ts
index eb0b9961b..1a4ae07a6 100644
--- a/src/app/toolbar/toolbar-view.ts
+++ b/src/app/toolbar/toolbar-view.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ export class ToolbarView {
    * A tooltip for the view selector
    */
   tooltip?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Text announced to screen readers for the action config button
+   */
+  ariaLabel?: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/toolbar/toolbar.component.html b/src/app/toolbar/toolbar.component.html
index 99d332be4..6d9e07fc5 100644
--- a/src/app/toolbar/toolbar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/toolbar/toolbar.component.html
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@
              *ngIf="viewTemplate !== undefined || (config.views)">
           <ng-template [ngTemplateOutlet]="viewTemplate" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{}"></ng-template>
           <span *ngIf="config.views">
-            <button *ngFor="let view of config.views" class="btn btn-link"
+            <button *ngFor="let view of config.views"
+                    class="btn btn-link"
                     [ngClass]="{'active': isViewSelected(view), 'disabled': view.disabled === true}"
-                    title={{view.tooltip}}  (click)="viewSelected(view)">
+                    [attr.aria-label]="view.ariaLabel || view.tooltip"
+                    title={{view.tooltip}}
+                    (click)="viewSelected(view)">
               <i class="{{view.iconStyleClass}}"></i>
             </button>
           </span>