Accessibility digest

Introduction

How accessible is the Citizens for Global Solutions web page at https://globalsolutions.org/?

This digest can help answer that question. Nine different tools (Alfa, ASLint, Axe, Equal Access, HTML CodeSniffer, Nu Html Checker, QualWeb, Testaro, and WAVE) tested the page to check its compliance with their accessibility rules. In all, the tools define about 915 rules, which are classified here into about 300 accessibility issues.

The results were interpreted to yield a score, with 0 being ideal. The score for this page was 7742, the sum of 680 for the count of issues, 5892 for specific issues, 1125 for tool-by-tool ratings, 0 for the page preventing tools from running, 41 for browser warnings, and 4 for delayed page responses.

Issue summary

Itemized issues

The reported rule violations are itemized below, issue by issue. Additional details can be inspected in the full report.

Issue: CSS invalid

Impact: Document cannot be properly displayed

WCAG: 4.1

Score: 2622

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^CSS: .+: Property .+ doesn't exist.*$

Description: Invalid property in CSS

Count of instances: 1

Rule ^CSS: .+: .+ is not a .+ value.*$

Description: Invalid value in CSS

Count of instances: 19

Rule CSS: Parse Error.

Description: Invalid CSS

Count of instances: 87

Rule ^CSS: font-weight: .+ is not valid, only values greater than or equal to 1.0 are allowed.*$

Description: CSS font-weight property has a value smaller than 1

Count of instances: 3

Rule ^CSS: .+: Parse Error.*$

Description: Invalid CSS

Count of instances: 700

Rule ^CSS: .+: only 0 can be a unit. You must put a unit after your number.*$

Description: Number in CSS is nonzero but has no unit

Count of instances: 64

Issue: font size absolute

Impact: User cannot adjust the text size for readability

WCAG: 1.4.4

Score: 528

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-WCAG-T28

Description: Percent, em, or name is used for a font size

Count of instances: 264

Issue: focus indication poor

Impact: Keyboard-only user cannot choose an item to operate

WCAG: 2.4.7

Score: 512

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r65

Description: Element in the sequential focus order has no visible focus

Count of instances: 128

Violations of testaro rules

Rule focInd

Description: Focused element displays a nonstandard or no focus indicator

Count of instances: 14

Issue: text contrast poor

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 1.4.3

Score: 200

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r69

Description: Text outside widget has subminimum contrast

Count of instances: 46

Violations of axe rules

Rule color-contrast

Description: Element has insufficient color contrast

Count of instances: 24

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_4_6.G18.Fail

Description: Contrast between the text and its background is less than 4.5:1

Count of instances: 3

Violations of ibm rules

Rule text_contrast_sufficient

Description: Text has a contrast with its background less than the WCAG AA minimum for its size and weight

Count of instances: 16

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R37

Description: Text has less than the minimum contrast

Count of instances: 22

Violations of wave rules

Rule contrast

Description: Very low contrast

Count of instances: 50

Issue: target small

Impact: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap

WCAG: 2.5.5

Score: 186

Violations of testaro rules

Rule targetSize

Description: Button, input, or non-inline link is smaller than 44 px wide and high

Count of instances: 62

Issue: link indication poor

Impact: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text

WCAG: 1.3.3

Score: 148

Violations of aslint rules

Rule links_not_visually_evident_without_color_vision

Description: Element is a link, but its style properties do not differentiate it from its parent

Count of instances: 46

Violations of testaro rules

Rule linkUl

Description: Inline links are not underlined

Count of instances: 74

Issue: text in Private Use Area

Impact: User cannot read all of the text

WCAG: 3.1.3

Score: 124

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule Document uses the Unicode Private Use Area(s), which should not be used in publicly exchanged documents. (Charmod C073)

Description: Page includes a Unicode PUA character

Count of instances: 1

Issue: fatal error

Impact: Document prevents testing for accessibility

WCAG: 4.1

Score: 124

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule Too many messages.

Description: Testing was interrupted by a fatal excess of the message count

Count of instances: 1

Issue: link not named

Impact: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to

WCAG: 2.4.4

Score: 112

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r11

Description: Link has no accessible name

Count of instances: 22

Violations of aslint rules

Rule empty_link_element

Description: Element has no visible and accessible name

Count of instances: 28

Violations of axe rules

Rule link-name

Description: Link has no discernible text

Count of instances: 22

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.4_1_2.H91.A.NoContent

Description: Link has an href attribute but not named

Count of instances: 17

Violations of ibm rules

Rule a_text_purpose

Description: Hyperlink has no link text, label, or image with a text alternative

Count of instances: 21

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R12

Description: Link has no accessible name

Count of instances: 22

Violations of wave rules

Rule link_empty

Description: Link contains not named

Count of instances: 28

Issue: links named identically

Impact: User cannot get help differentiating links

WCAG: 2.4.4

Score: 100

Violations of aslint rules

Rule links_same_content_different_url

Description: Links with the same text content have different destination URLs

Count of instances: 37

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R9

Description: Links with identical accessible names have different purposes

Count of instances: 25

Rule QW-ACT-R44

Description: Links with identical accessible names and context serve different purposes

Count of instances: 25

Violations of testaro rules

Rule linkAmb

Description: Links with the same text content have different destinations

Count of instances: 42

Issue: parent invalid

Impact: User cannot properly operate an item

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 96

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^Element .+ not allowed as child of element .+ in this context.*$

Description: Element has an invalid parent

Count of instances: 24

Issue: line height low

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 1.4.8

Score: 84

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r73

Description: Text line height is not at least 1.5

Count of instances: 1

Violations of testaro rules

Rule lineHeight

Description: Text has a line height less than 1.5 times its font size

Count of instances: 42

Issue: button not named

Impact: User cannot get help explaing a button

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 84

Violations of aslint rules

Rule empty_button_description

Description: Button has no visible accessible name

Count of instances: 21

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.4_1_2.H91.Span.Name

Description: Element with button role has no accessible name

Count of instances: 1

Issue: text and image link not combined

Impact: Keyboard-only user expends extra effort to skip a link

WCAG: 2.4.4

Score: 84

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-WCAG-T10

Description: Adjacent image and text links for the same resource are not combined

Count of instances: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule link_redundant

Description: Adjacent links go to the same URL

Count of instances: 42

Issue: text contrast improvable

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 1.4.6

Score: 82

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r66

Description: Text contrast less than AAA requires

Count of instances: 54

Violations of aslint rules

Rule color_contrast_aaa7

Description: Text has contrast less than 7:1

Count of instances: 66

Rule color_contrast_aaa

Description: Text contrast may be less than enhanced but the element is invisible

Count of instances: 14

Rule color_contrast_aaa4

Description: Text has contrast less than 4.5:1

Count of instances: 2

Violations of axe rules

Rule color-contrast-enhanced

Description: Element has insufficient color contrast (Level AAA)

Count of instances: 3

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_4_6.G17.Fail

Description: Text has insufficient contrast

Count of instances: 40

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R76

Description: Text has less than the enhanced minimum contrast

Count of instances: 30

Issue: ID not unique

Impact: User may be pointed to the wrong item

WCAG: 4.1.1

Score: 72

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r3

Description: Element id attribute value is not unique

Count of instances: 14

Violations of aslint rules

Rule duplicated_id_attribute

Description: Element id attribute value is not unique

Count of instances: 14

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.4_1_1.F77

Description: Duplicate id attribute value

Count of instances: 6

Violations of ibm rules

Rule element_id_unique

Description: Element has an id attribute value that is already in use

Count of instances: 7

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^Duplicate ID .+$|^The first occurrence of ID .* was here.*$

Description: Duplicate id

Count of instances: 18

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R18

Description: id attribute value is not unique

Count of instances: 14

Issue: type redundant

Impact: Document includes unnecessary code

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 71

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule The type attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources.

Description: type attribute is unnecessary for a JavaScript resource

Count of instances: 28

Rule The type attribute for the style element is not needed and should be omitted.

Description: type attribute is unnecessary for a style element

Count of instances: 43

Issue: position sticky

Impact: User may be unable to see needed content or may be forced to scroll in both dimensions

WCAG: 1.4.10

Score: 64

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_4_10.C32,C31,C33,C38,SCR34,G206

Description: Fixed-position element may force bidirectional scrolling

Count of instances: 64

Issue: page content moves spontaneously

Impact: Motion-sensitive user may suffer harm

WCAG: 2.2.2

Score: 62

Violations of testaro rules

Rule motion

Description: Change of visible content not requested by user

Count of instances: 1

Issue: title attribute invalid

Impact: User cannot hover to get help explaining an item

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 60

Violations of testaro rules

Rule titledEl

Description: title attribute belongs to an inappropriate element

Count of instances: 15

Issue: overflow possibly hidden

Impact: User may be unable to enlarge the text for readability

WCAG: 1.4.4

Score: 56

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R40

Description: Zoomed text node may be clipped by a CSS overflow declaration

Count of instances: 56

Issue: image dubiously named

Impact: Helper may describe an image inadequately

WCAG: 1.1.1

Score: 42

Violations of aslint rules

Rule alt_color_convey_information

Description: Text alternative may fail to give information provided by colors

Count of instances: 5

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-WCAG-T8

Description: Text alternative is not an alternative

Count of instances: 42

Issue: nav links not list

Impact: User cannot get help recognizing a list of navigation links

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 40

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_3_1.H48

Description: Navigation links are not coded as a list

Count of instances: 2

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-WCAG-T32

Description: ol, ul or dl is not used for a list or group of links

Count of instances: 20

Issue: large visible-element count

Impact: User cannot easily find items in the document

WCAG: 2.4

Score: 31

Violations of testaro rules

Rule bulk

Description: Page contains many visible elements

Count of instances: 1

Issue: link element invalid

Impact: Document fails to get a needed external resource

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 28

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.2_4_8.H59.1

Description: Element is not in the document head

Count of instances: 7

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule A link element with an as attribute must have a rel attribute that contains the value preload or the value modulepreload.

Description: Element has an as attribute but no rel attribute with preload or modulepreload as its value

Count of instances: 3

Issue: svg image not named

Impact: User cannot get help understanding an image

WCAG: 1.1.1

Score: 24

Violations of aslint rules

Rule accessible_svg

Description: Element has no title, description, text, attribute label, or role description

Count of instances: 6

Issue: role redundant

Impact: Document includes unnecessary code

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 22

Violations of testaro rules

Rule role

Description: Invalid, native-replacing, or redundant role

Count of instances: 22

Issue: element not focusable

Impact: Keyboard-only user cannot choose an item to operate

WCAG: 2.1.1

Score: 20

Violations of testaro rules

Rule focAll

Description: Discrepancy between elements that should be and that are Tab-focusable

Count of instances: 10

Issue: attribute missing

Impact: Item behaves improperly

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 16

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^Element .+ is missing one or more of the following attributes: .+$

Description: Element is missing a required attribute

Count of instances: 4

Issue: code obsolete

Impact: Document contains code that is no longer standard

WCAG: 4.1

Score: 15

Violations of ibm rules

Rule element_attribute_deprecated

Description: Element or attribute is obsolete

Count of instances: 5

Issue: inconsistent heading, link, or button styles

Impact: User cannot easily distinguish items of different types

WCAG: 3.2.4

Score: 15

Violations of testaro rules

Rule styleDiff

Description: Heading, link, and button style inconsistencies

Count of instances: 15

Issue: text contrast issues not testable

Impact: Text may be difficult to read

WCAG: 1.4.3

Score: 12

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_4_3_F24.F24.BGColour

Description: Inline background color may lack a complementary foreground color

Count of instances: 5

Rule AAA.1_4_6.G17.Abs

Description: Contrast between the absolutely positioned text and its background may be less than 7:1

Count of instances: 5

Rule AAA.1_4_6.G18.Abs

Description: Contrast between the absolutely positioned text and its background may be less than 4.5:1

Count of instances: 2

Issue: z-index not zero

Impact: User cannot predict the effect of clicking

WCAG: 1.4

Score: 11

Violations of testaro rules

Rule zIndex

Description: Element has a nondefault z-index value

Count of instances: 11

Issue: tab-opening link action possibly unstated

Impact: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user

WCAG: 3.2.5

Score: 10

Violations of aslint rules

Rule links_new_window_mark

Description: Indicator that the link opens a new window or tab may be missing

Count of instances: 10

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.3_2_5.H83.3

Description: Link text may fail to indicate that the link will open in a new window

Count of instances: 10

Violations of testaro rules

Rule linkExt

Description: Link opens a new window or tab

Count of instances: 10

Issue: role invalid

Impact: User cannot get help on the nature of an item

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 9

Violations of ibm rules

Rule aria_child_valid

Description: Child element has a role not allowed for the role of the parent

Count of instances: 3

Issue: link href missing

Impact: Helper cannot properly explain a link to a user

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 8

Violations of aslint rules

Rule missing_href_on_a

Description: Link has no href attribute

Count of instances: 4

Violations of testaro rules

Rule linkTo

Description: Link has no href attribute

Count of instances: 2

Issue: aria attribute invalid

Impact: Item behavior violates user expectations

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 8

Violations of axe rules

Rule aria-allowed-attr

Description: ARIA attribute is invalid for the role of its element

Count of instances: 2

Issue: attribute invalid

Impact: Item behaves improperly

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 8

Violations of ibm rules

Rule aria_attribute_valid

Description: ARIA attribute is invalid for the role of its element

Count of instances: 2

Issue: image not named

Impact: User cannot get help to know what is in an image

WCAG: 1.1.1

Score: 8

Violations of ibm rules

Rule img_alt_null

Description: Image has a title attribute but an empty alt attribute

Count of instances: 2

Issue: no role-required name

Impact: User cannot get help understanding an item

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 8

Violations of ibm rules

Rule aria_accessiblename_exists

Description: Element has no accessible name, although its role requires one

Count of instances: 2

Issue: attribute value invalid

Impact: Item behaves improperly

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 8

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^Bad value .* for attribute .+ on element .+$

Description: Attribute on this element has an invalid value

Count of instances: 2

Issue: error reference invalid

Impact: User cannot correct a form error

WCAG: 3.3.1

Score: 8

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R41

Description: Error message describes no invalid form field value

Count of instances: 2

Issue: heading structure illogical

Impact: Helper misdescribes the document

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 6

Violations of aslint rules

Rule headings_hierarchy

Description: Heading level is illogical in its context

Count of instances: 3

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_3_1_AAA.G141

Description: Heading level is incorrect

Count of instances: 2

Issue: hovering changes content

Impact: User cannot explore the document reliably with a mouse

WCAG: 3.2.5

Score: 6

Violations of testaro rules

Rule hover

Description: Hovering changes the page content

Count of instances: 6

Issue: heading level skipped

Impact: Helper misdescribes the document

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 4

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r53

Description: Heading skips one or more levels

Count of instances: 1

Violations of axe rules

Rule heading-order

Description: Heading levels do not increase by only one

Count of instances: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule heading_skipped

Description: Skipped heading level

Count of instances: 2

Issue: link name dubious

Impact: User may misunderstand what a link points to

WCAG: 2.4.4

Score: 4

Violations of aslint rules

Rule link_with_unclear_purpose

Description: Element is a link but has vague or generic content

Count of instances: 4

Issue: requirement invalid

Impact: User may fail to get help determining whether a form item must be completed

WCAG: 1.3.5

Score: 4

Violations of aslint rules

Rule misused_required_attribute

Description: Requirement status of the element is invalid

Count of instances: 1

Issue: CSS bans rotation

Impact: User must read sideways after rotating a device

WCAG: 1.3.4

Score: 4

Violations of aslint rules

Rule orientation

Description: CSS media query specifies an orientation

Count of instances: 1

Issue: image dubiously marked decorative

Impact: Helper ignores an image that is apparently informative

WCAG: 1.1.1

Score: 4

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_1_1.H67.2

Description: Image marked as decorative may be informative

Count of instances: 4

Issue: control not named

Impact: User cannot get help on how to operate a form item

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 4

Violations of ibm rules

Rule input_label_exists

Description: Element with the role of a form control has no associated label

Count of instances: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule label_missing

Description: form element has no label

Count of instances: 1

Issue: text distortion

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 3.1.5

Score: 4

Violations of testaro rules

Rule distortion

Description: Element text is distorted by a transform style property

Count of instances: 4

Issue: operable element not focusable

Impact: Keyboard-only user cannot navigate properly to an operable item

WCAG: 2.1.1

Score: 4

Violations of testaro rules

Rule opFoc

Description: Operable element is not Tab-focusable

Count of instances: 1

Issue: heading empty

Impact: User cannot get help on the topic of a part of the document

WCAG: 2.4.6

Score: 3

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r64

Description: Heading has no non-empty accessible name

Count of instances: 1

Violations of aslint rules

Rule empty_heading

Description: Element is a heading but is empty

Count of instances: 1

Violations of axe rules

Rule empty-heading

Description: Heading empty

Count of instances: 1

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_3_1.H42.2

Description: Heading empty

Count of instances: 1

Violations of ibm rules

Rule heading_content_exists

Description: Heading element has no descriptive content

Count of instances: 1

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule Empty heading.

Description: Empty heading

Count of instances: 1

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-ACT-R35

Description: Heading has no accessible name

Count of instances: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule heading_empty

Description: Empty heading

Count of instances: 1

Issue: links dubiously share name

Impact: User may be unable to get help differentiating links

WCAG: 2.4.4

Score: 3

Violations of axe rules

Rule identical-links-same-purpose

Description: Links with the same accessible name may serve dissimilar purposes

Count of instances: 3

Issue: meta invalid

Impact: Document fails to include needed data

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 3

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule ^Bad value .+ for attribute .+ on element meta.*$

Description: Attribute of a meta element has an invalid value

Count of instances: 1

Issue: content beyond landmarks

Impact: User cannot get help on how some of the document is organized

WCAG: 1.3.6

Score: 2

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r57

Description: Perceivable text content is not included in any landmark

Count of instances: 2

Violations of axe rules

Rule region

Description: Some page content is not contained by landmarks

Count of instances: 1

Violations of ibm rules

Rule aria_content_in_landmark

Description: Content is not within a landmark element

Count of instances: 1

Issue: heading names repeated

Impact: User cannot differentiate parts of the document

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 2

Violations of aslint rules

Rule headings_sibling_unique

Description: Sibling headings have the same accessible name

Count of instances: 1

Issue: decorative element has title

Impact: Hovering-produced information is denied to a keyboard-only user

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 2

Violations of aslint rules

Rule img_empty_alt_with_empty_title

Description: Element has an empty alt attribute but a nonempty title attribute

Count of instances: 2

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.1_1_1.H67.1

Description: Element has an empty alt attribute but has a nonempty title attribute

Count of instances: 2

Violations of wave rules

Rule image_title

Description: Image has a title attribute value but no alt value

Count of instances: 2

Issue: link incomplete

Impact: User may fail to reach a promised location

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 2

Violations of htmlcs rules

Rule AAA.4_1_2.H91.A.Placeholder

Description: Link has text but no href, id, or name attribute

Count of instances: 1

Issue: justification possibly undefined

Impact: Text may be difficult to read

WCAG: 1.4.8

Score: 2

Violations of qualWeb rules

Rule QW-WCAG-T29

Description: Alignment either to the left or right is not specified in CSS

Count of instances: 2

Issue: autocomplete missing

Impact: User cannot get help entering personal information in a form

WCAG: 1.3.5

Score: 2

Violations of testaro rules

Rule autocomplete

Description: Name or email input is missing its required autocomplete attribute

Count of instances: 1

Issue: labeling risky

Impact: User may misunderstand a form control

WCAG: 3.3.2

Score: 1

Violations of aslint rules

Rule missing_labelN

Description: Element has an id attribute but no explicit label references it

Count of instances: 1

Issue: aria attribute redundant

Impact: Document includes unnecessary code

WCAG: 4.1.2

Score: 1

Violations of ibm rules

Rule aria_attribute_redundant

Description: ARIA attribute is used when there is a corresponding HTML attribute

Count of instances: 1

Issue: SVG version not 1.1

Impact: Item prevents testing for accessibility

WCAG: 4.1

Score: 1

Violations of nuVal rules

Rule Unsupported SVG version specified. This validator only supports SVG 1.1. The recommended way to suppress this warning is to remove the version attribute altogether.

Description: SVG version specified is not 1.1 and so nuVal cannot validate it

Count of instances: 1

Issue: heading-like styles dubious

Impact: User may be unable to understand the topic of a part of the document

WCAG: 1.3.1

Score: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule heading_possible

Description: Possible heading

Count of instances: 1

Issue: link to non-web resource

Impact: Document points to harder-to-use resources

WCAG: 1.3.3

Score: 1

Violations of wave rules

Rule link_pdf

Description: Link to PDF document

Count of instances: 1

Issue: all-capital text

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 3.1.5

Score: 0

Violations of alfa rules

Rule r72

Description: Paragraph text is uppercased

Count of instances: 3

Violations of aslint rules

Rule capital_letters_words

Description: Element or its title has entirely upper-case words

Count of instances: 90

Violations of testaro rules

Rule allCaps

Description: Element has a text substring of at least 8 upper-case characters

Count of instances: 3

Issue: all-italic text

Impact: Text is difficult to read

WCAG: 3.1.5

Score: 0

Violations of aslint rules

Rule font_style_italic

Description: Text longer than 80 characters has an italic font style

Count of instances: 2