diff --git a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
index 39e9c89a..f4c86b64 100644
--- a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
@@ -117,16 +117,16 @@
 <!--% IF folder %-->
 <!--% folder = folder %--><!--% ELSE %--><!--% folder = "hpr" %-->
 <!--% END %-->
-<nav class="episodes"><span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.earliest) %-->/index.html" rel="first"><object href="/images/icons/arrow-first-plain.svg">&lt;&lt;</object>First</a></span>,
+<nav class="episodes" aria-description="Navigation to other episodes"><span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.earliest) %-->/index.html" rel="first" aria-label="first episode"><img src="/images/icons/arrow-first-plain.svg" alt="<<">First</a></span>,
     <!--% IF links.previous %-->
-    <span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.previous) %-->/index.html" rel="previous"><object href="/images/icons/arrow-previous-plain.svg">&lt;</object>Previous</a></span>,
+    <span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.previous) %-->/index.html" rel="previous" aria-label="previous episode"><img src="/images/icons/arrow-previous-plain.svg" alt="<">Previous</a></span>,
     <!--% ELSE %-->
-    <span class="no-link"><object href="/images/icons/arrow-previous-plain.svg">&lt;</object>Previous</span>,
+    <span class="no-link"><img src="/images/icons/arrow-previous-plain.svg" alt="<">Previous</span>,
     <!--% END %-->
     <!--% IF links.next %-->
-    <span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.next) %-->/index.html" rel="next">Next<object href="/images/icons/arrow-next-plain.svg">&gt;</object></a></span>, 
+	<span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.next) %-->/index.html" rel="next" aria-label="next episode">Next<img src="/images/icons/arrow-next-plain.svg" alt=">"></a></span>, 
     <!--% ELSE %-->
-    <span class="no-link">Next<object href="/images/icons/arrow-next-plain.svg">&gt;</object></span>, 
+	<span class="no-link">Next<img src="/images/icons/arrow-next-plain.svg" alt=">"></span>, 
     <!--% END %-->
-	<span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.latest) %-->/index.html" rel="last">Latest<object href="/images/icons/arrow-last-plain.svg">&gt;&gt;</object></a></span></nav>
+	<span><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/<!--% folder %--><!--% zero_pad_left(links.latest) %-->/index.html" rel="last" aria-label="latest episode">Latest<img src="/images/icons/arrow-last-plain.svg" alt=">>"></a></span></nav>
 <!--% END %-->