diff --git a/src/l10n.json b/src/l10n.json
index d270428f7..d9c70e300 100644
--- a/src/l10n.json
+++ b/src/l10n.json
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
     "general.download": "Download",
     "general.password": "Password",
     "general.press": "Press",
+    "general.projectsSelected": "Projects Selected",
+    "general.projectsNotS": "Projects",
     "general.privacyPolicy": "Privacy Policy",
     "general.projects": "Projects",
     "general.profile": "Profile",
diff --git a/src/views/explore/explore.jsx b/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
index f2dd1ea25..817db1921 100644
--- a/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
+++ b/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
@@ -128,22 +128,26 @@ class Explore extends React.Component {
             active: (this.state.itemType === type)
         });
         return (
+            // **** ADD A CONDITIONAL HERE ****
             <a href={`/explore/${type}/${this.state.category}/${this.state.mode}`}>
                 <li className={classes}>
                     {this.state.itemType === type ? [
                         <img
+                            
                             className={`tab-icon ${type}`}
                             key={`tab-${type}`}
                             src={`/svgs/tabs/${type}-active.svg`}
+                            aria-label={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.projectsSelected'})}
                         />
                     ] : [
                         <img
                             className={`tab-icon ${type}`}
                             key={`tab-${type}`}
                             src={`/svgs/tabs/${type}-inactive.svg`}
+                            aria-label={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.projectsNotS'})}
                         />
                     ]}
-                    <FormattedMessage id={`general.${type}`} />
+                    <span aria-hidden="true"><FormattedMessage aria-label="" id={`general.${type}`} /></span>
                 </li>
             </a>
         );
diff --git a/static/svgs/tabs/projects-active.svg b/static/svgs/tabs/projects-active.svg
index 3738946b1..68d234805 100644
--- a/static/svgs/tabs/projects-active.svg
+++ b/static/svgs/tabs/projects-active.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<svg id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><title>Icons</title><path d="M13.39,3.29V9.4a0.41,0.41,0,0,1-.14.31,4.18,4.18,0,0,1-5.51,0,3.42,3.42,0,0,0-2.23-.84,3.35,3.35,0,0,0-2.07.72v4.05a0.42,0.42,0,1,1-.84,0V3.29A0.41,0.41,0,0,1,2.87,2.9,4.17,4.17,0,0,1,8.27,3a3.39,3.39,0,0,0,4.45,0,0.39,0.39,0,0,1,.43-0.06A0.4,0.4,0,0,1,13.39,3.29Z" fill="#26d9bb" stroke="#22b296" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/></svg>
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+<svg aria-label="Check Check" id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><title>Icons</title><path d="M13.39,3.29V9.4a0.41,0.41,0,0,1-.14.31,4.18,4.18,0,0,1-5.51,0,3.42,3.42,0,0,0-2.23-.84,3.35,3.35,0,0,0-2.07.72v4.05a0.42,0.42,0,1,1-.84,0V3.29A0.41,0.41,0,0,1,2.87,2.9,4.17,4.17,0,0,1,8.27,3a3.39,3.39,0,0,0,4.45,0,0.39,0.39,0,0,1,.43-0.06A0.4,0.4,0,0,1,13.39,3.29Z" fill="#26d9bb" stroke="#22b296" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/></svg>
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