diff --git a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
index 7db6db9a8d..392134dbce 100644
--- a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
   <div class="add" *ngIf="!(moreThanOne$ | async)">
-    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary mt-1 ml-2" [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)"
+    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary mt-1 ml-2"
+            [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate" [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)"
             (click)="openPage(singleEntity)" role="button"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}">
       <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
        *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async)">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary mt-1 ml-2" id="dropdownImport" ngbDropdownToggle
             type="button" [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)"
-            attr.aria-label="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}"
+            [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate"
             [attr.data-test]="'import-dropdown' | dsBrowserOnly"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}">
       <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i>
diff --git a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
index 84d0649277..73fbeb30c2 100644
--- a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
   <div class="add" *ngIf="!(moreThanOne$ | async)">
-    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)" (click)="openDialog(singleEntity)" role="button">
+    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission' | translate"
+            [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)" (click)="openDialog(singleEntity)" role="button">
       <i class="fa fa-plus-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </button>
   </div>
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
        *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async)">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" id="dropdownSubmission" ngbDropdownToggle
             type="button"  [disabled]="!(initialized$|async)"
-            attr.aria-label="{{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}"
+            [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission' | translate"
             [attr.data-test]="'submission-dropdown' | dsBrowserOnly"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}">
       <i class="fa fa-plus-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html
index f489de5d28..529f1de887 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
     <div id="sidebar-options" class="d-block d-md-none search-controls clearfix">
         <small class="results">{{resultCount}} {{"search.sidebar.results" | translate}}</small>
         <button (click)="toggleSidebar.emit()"
-                aria-controls="#search-body"
+                [attr.aria-label]="'search.sidebar.close' | translate"
+                aria-controls="search-content"
                 class="btn btn-outline-primary float-right close-sidebar"><i
-                class="fas fa-arrow-right" [title]="'search.sidebar.close' | translate"></i> {{"search.sidebar.close" | translate}}
+                class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i> {{'search.sidebar.close' | translate}}
         </button>
     </div>
     <div id="search-sidebar-content">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
index d43f506866..e7dd02e286 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         <div id="search-content" class="col-12">
             <div class="d-block d-md-none search-controls clearfix">
                 <ds-view-mode-switch [viewModeList]="viewModeList" [inPlaceSearch]="inPlaceSearch"></ds-view-mode-switch>
-                <button (click)="openSidebar()" aria-controls="#search-body"
+                <button [attr.aria-label]="'search.sidebar.open' | translate" (click)="openSidebar()"
+                        aria-controls="search-sidebar-content"
                         class="btn btn-outline-primary float-right open-sidebar"><i
                         class="fas fa-sliders"></i> {{"search.sidebar.open"
                         | translate}}