diff --git a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
index 0ea35b4e..1e352fa1 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var React = require('react');
 var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'BottomLeftMenu',
@@ -101,22 +102,22 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return (
             <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu">
                 <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_options">
-                    <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_people" onClick={ this.onPeopleClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onPeopleMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onPeopleMouseLeave } >
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_people" onClick={ this.onPeopleClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onPeopleMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onPeopleMouseLeave } >
                         <TintableSvg src="img/icons-people.svg" width="25" height="25" />
                         { this.getLabel("Start chat", this.state.peopleHover) }
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory" onClick={ this.onDirectoryClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onDirectoryMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onDirectoryMouseLeave } >
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory" onClick={ this.onDirectoryClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onDirectoryMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onDirectoryMouseLeave } >
                         <TintableSvg src="img/icons-directory.svg" width="25" height="25"/>
                         { this.getLabel("Room directory", this.state.directoryHover) }
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom" onClick={ this.onRoomsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onRoomsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onRoomsMouseLeave } >
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom" onClick={ this.onRoomsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onRoomsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onRoomsMouseLeave } >
                         <TintableSvg src="img/icons-create-room.svg" width="25" height="25" />
                         { this.getLabel("Create new room", this.state.roomsHover) }
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings" onClick={ this.onSettingsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onSettingsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onSettingsMouseLeave } >
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings" onClick={ this.onSettingsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onSettingsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onSettingsMouseLeave } >
                         <TintableSvg src="img/icons-settings.svg" width="25" height="25" />
                         { this.getLabel("Settings", this.state.settingsHover) }
-                    </div>
+                    </AccessibleButton>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
index 1adc3164..04a98119 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg");
 var rate_limited_func = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ratelimitedfunc');
 var Modal = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RightPanel',
@@ -183,12 +184,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
             if (user_is_in_room) {
                 inviteGroup =
-                    <div className="mx_RightPanel_invite" onClick={ this.onInviteButtonClick } >
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_RightPanel_invite" onClick={ this.onInviteButtonClick } >
                         <div className="mx_RightPanel_icon" >
                             <TintableSvg src="img/icon-invite-people.svg" width="35" height="35" />
                         </div>
                         <div className="mx_RightPanel_message">Invite to this room</div>
-                    </div>;
+                    </AccessibleButton>;
             }
 
         }
@@ -196,21 +197,26 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (this.props.roomId) {
             buttonGroup =
                     <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButtonGroup">
-                        <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton" title="Members" onClick={ this.onMemberListButtonClick }>
+                        <AccessibleButton className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton"
+                                title="Members" onClick={ this.onMemberListButtonClick }>
                             <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton_badge">{ membersBadge ? membersBadge : <span>&nbsp;</span>}</div>
                             <TintableSvg src="img/icons-people.svg" width="25" height="25"/>
                             { membersHighlight }
-                        </div>
-                        <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton mx_RightPanel_filebutton" title="Files" onClick={ this.onFileListButtonClick }>
+                        </AccessibleButton>
+                        <AccessibleButton
+                                className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton mx_RightPanel_filebutton"
+                                title="Files" onClick={ this.onFileListButtonClick }>
                             <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton_badge">&nbsp;</div>
                             <TintableSvg src="img/icons-files.svg" width="25" height="25"/>
                             { filesHighlight }
-                        </div>
-                        <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton mx_RightPanel_notificationbutton" title="Notifications" onClick={ this.onNotificationListButtonClick }>
+                        </AccessibleButton>
+                        <AccessibleButton
+                                className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton mx_RightPanel_notificationbutton"
+                                title="Notifications" onClick={ this.onNotificationListButtonClick }>
                             <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton_badge">&nbsp;</div>
                             <TintableSvg src="img/icons-notifications.svg" width="25" height="25"/>
                             { notificationsHighlight }
-                        </div>
+                        </AccessibleButton>
                         <div className="mx_RightPanel_headerButton mx_RightPanel_collapsebutton" title="Hide panel" onClick={ this.onCollapseClick }>
                             <TintableSvg src="img/minimise.svg" width="10" height="16"/>
                         </div>
@@ -255,4 +261,3 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         );
     }
 });
-
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index e87f3f8a..af8500df 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var Unread = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/Unread');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var RoomNotifs = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/RoomNotifs');
 var FormattingUtils = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/utils/FormattingUtils');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 // turn this on for drop & drag console debugging galore
 var debug = false;
@@ -417,15 +418,17 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             }
         }
 
+        var tabindex = this.props.searchFilter === "" ? "0" : "-1";
+
         return (
             <div className="mx_RoomSubList_labelContainer" title={ title } ref="header">
-                <div onClick={ this.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label">
+                <AccessibleButton onClick={ this.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label" tabIndex={tabindex}>
                     { this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
                     <div className="mx_RoomSubList_roomCount">{ roomCount }</div>
                     <div className={chevronClasses}></div>
                     { badge }
                     { incomingCall }
-                </div>
+                </AccessibleButton>
             </div>
         );
     },
@@ -447,11 +450,11 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         });
 
         return (
-            <div className="mx_RoomSubList_ellipsis" onClick={this._showFullMemberList}>
+            <AccessibleButton className="mx_RoomSubList_ellipsis" onClick={this._showFullMemberList}>
                 <div className="mx_RoomSubList_line"></div>
                 <div className="mx_RoomSubList_more">more</div>
-            <div className={ badgeClasses }>{ content }</div>
-            </div>
+                <div className={ badgeClasses }>{ content }</div>
+            </AccessibleButton>
         );
     },
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
index 20181f75..12bfc6dd 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var React = require('react');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var rate_limited_func = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ratelimitedfunc');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SearchBox',
@@ -35,6 +36,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         };
     },
 
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
+    },
+
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
+        dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
+    },
+
+    onAction: function(payload) {
+        switch (payload.action) {
+            // Clear up the text field when a room is selected.
+            case 'view_room':
+                if (this.refs.search) {
+                    this._clearSearch();
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+    },
+
     onChange: function() {
         if (!this.refs.search) return;
         this.setState({ searchTerm: this.refs.search.value });
@@ -61,35 +81,42 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    _clearSearch: function() {
+        this.refs.search.value = "";
+        this.onChange();
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');
 
+        var collapseTabIndex = this.refs.search && this.refs.search.value !== "" ? "-1" : "0";
+
         var toggleCollapse;
         if (this.props.collapsed) {
             toggleCollapse =
-                <div className="mx_SearchBox_maximise" onClick={ this.onToggleCollapse.bind(this, true) }>
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_SearchBox_maximise" tabIndex={collapseTabIndex} onClick={ this.onToggleCollapse.bind(this, true) }>
                     <TintableSvg src="img/maximise.svg" width="10" height="16" alt="Expand panel"/>
-                </div>
+                </AccessibleButton>
         }
         else {
             toggleCollapse =
-                <div className="mx_SearchBox_minimise" onClick={ this.onToggleCollapse.bind(this, false) }>
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_SearchBox_minimise" tabIndex={collapseTabIndex} onClick={ this.onToggleCollapse.bind(this, false) }>
                     <TintableSvg src="img/minimise.svg" width="10" height="16" alt="Collapse panel"/>
-                </div>
+                </AccessibleButton>
         }
 
         var searchControls;
         if (!this.props.collapsed) {
             searchControls = [
                     this.state.searchTerm.length > 0 ?
-                    <div key="button"
-                         className="mx_SearchBox_closeButton"
-                         onClick={ ()=>{ this.refs.search.value = ""; this.onChange(); } }>
+                    <AccessibleButton key="button"
+                            className="mx_SearchBox_closeButton"
+                            onClick={ ()=>{ this._clearSearch(); } }>
                         <TintableSvg
                             className="mx_SearchBox_searchButton"
                             src="img/icons-close.svg" width="24" height="24"
                         />
-                    </div>
+                    </AccessibleButton>
                     :
                     <TintableSvg
                         key="button"
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
index c47fecfe..4a0c1663 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 
 var DateUtils = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/DateUtils');
 var filesize = require('filesize');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'ImageView',
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     <img src={this.props.src} style={style}/>
                     <div className="mx_ImageView_labelWrapper">
                         <div className="mx_ImageView_label">
-                            <img className="mx_ImageView_cancel" src="img/cancel-white.svg" width="18" height="18" alt="Close" onClick={ this.props.onFinished }/>
+                            <AccessibleButton className="mx_ImageView_cancel" onClick={ this.props.onFinished }><img src="img/cancel-white.svg" width="18" height="18" alt="Close"/></AccessibleButton>
                             <div className="mx_ImageView_shim">
                             </div>
                             <div className="mx_ImageView_name">
diff --git a/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js b/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
index a22e15ff..dbe4196a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 var React = require('react');
 var Notifier = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/Notifier");
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MatrixToolbar',
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_content">
                     You are not receiving desktop notifications. <a className="mx_MatrixToolbar_link" onClick={ this.onClick }>Enable them now</a>
                 </div>
-                <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_close"><img src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" onClick={ this.hideToolbar } /></div>
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_MatrixToolbar_close" onClick={ this.hideToolbar } ><img src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" /></AccessibleButton>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
index 99e77064..1653f269 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var React = require('react');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
 var classNames = require('classnames');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SearchBar',
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var allRoomsClasses = classNames({ mx_SearchBar_button : true, mx_SearchBar_unselected : this.state.scope !== 'All' });
 
         return (
-            <div className="mx_SearchBar">
+            <div className="mx_SearchBar"> 
                 <input ref="search_term" className="mx_SearchBar_input" type="text" autoFocus={true} placeholder="Search..." onKeyDown={this.onSearchChange}/>
-                <div className={ searchButtonClasses } onClick={this.onSearch}><img src="img/search-button.svg" width="37" height="37" alt="Search"/></div>
-                <div className={ thisRoomClasses } onClick={this.onThisRoomClick}>This Room</div>
-                <div className={ allRoomsClasses } onClick={this.onAllRoomsClick}>All Rooms</div>
-                <img className="mx_SearchBar_cancel" src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" onClick={this.props.onCancelClick} />
+                <AccessibleButton className={ searchButtonClasses } onClick={this.onSearch}><img src="img/search-button.svg" width="37" height="37" alt="Search"/></AccessibleButton>
+                <AccessibleButton className={ thisRoomClasses } onClick={this.onThisRoomClick}>This Room</AccessibleButton>
+                <AccessibleButton className={ allRoomsClasses } onClick={this.onAllRoomsClick}>All Rooms</AccessibleButton>
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_SearchBar_cancel" onClick={this.props.onCancelClick}><img src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" /></AccessibleButton>
             </div>
         );
     }