Known issues

Color contrast does not meet minimum requirement

CTA buttons; site footer

None

Yes

TBD

ARIA attribute unsupported or prohibited

Web form help text; file fields

Use description field instead of help text field in webform

No

TBD

Interactive element does not meet minimum size nor spacing

Banner paginator height; some site footer links

None

Yes

TBD

Button missing a text alternative

Paginator on carousels

None

Yes

TBD

Container element is empty

Tabs on listing pages use tablist role incorrectly

None

Yes

TBD

Content missing after heading

'Missing' content after H1 (H1 followed by an image rather than text)

None

Yes

TBD

Text not included in an ARIA landmark

Special alert

None

Yes

TBD

Page does not start with a level 1 heading

All examples were non-WCMS 3 sites

None

Yes

N/A

Link missing a text alternative

• Drupal-media surrounded by an <a> tag in copy text is generating a double link

• Image gallery navigation and close buttons have no text

• User error: Image uploaded in summary and listing page fields

• None
  
  

• None

• Remove image uploaded in summary field

• Yes
  
  

• Yes

• No

• TBD
  
  

• TBD

Inline frame missing a text alternative

YouTube iframe missing aria-label; also on WCMS 2 sites

None

Yes

TBD

Form field missing a label

Project search block; Project title filter

None

Yes

TBD

Page missing headings

Hero image display

None

Yes

TBD

Overuse of italics

• Stylistic choice in WCMS: small font in Facts and Figures uses italics

• User error: paragraph tag used in table header cell(s)

• None

• Remove <p> in source code in header cell(s)

• Yes

• No

• N/A

• N/A

Skip to main content link is missing

Oembed issue: XML (RSS) file identified as web page missing headers

None

No, SI to review

Page language has not been identified 

Oembed issue: XML (RSS) file identified as web page missing headers

None

No, SI to review

Page missing a title

Oembed issue: XML (RSS) file identified as web page missing headers

None

No, SI to review

Image missing a text alternative

• Facts and Figures issue fixed with 3.2.18

• User error: some instances of images do not have alt text

• None

• Add descriptive alt text to images

• Yes

• No

• TBD

• N/A

Text in all caps

Stylistic choice in WCMS: Blockquotes display in all caps

None

Yes

N/A

Presentational element is exposed to assistive technologies

Carousel buttons in Image gallery and Facts and Figures

None

Yes

TBD

Role with implied hidden content has keyboard focus

Hero images within events post

None

Yes

TBD

Empty headings

User error: Headings being used to format page content, create blank space

Remove empty headings from page content

No

N/A

Improper use of preformatted text element

User error: <pre> text being used to stylize font

Use paragraph font

No

N/A

Table cell missing context

User error: column and row missing context; header missing on column

Enter header in source code; recreate the table

No

N/A

No data cells assigned to table header

• User error: table used to format images and made each cell a header

• User error: used a 1:1 table to format text on grey background

• User error: table headers are set as columns instead of rows

• Do not use tables to format images or text as a visual preference
  
  

• Table headers need to be fixed in source code

• No

• No

• N/A
  
  
  
  N/A

HTML element is deprecated or obsolete

The use of ‘strike’ text formatting

Edit in source code:

<s>=word no longer relevant

<del>=word deleted intentionally

No

N/A

Visible label and accessible name do not match

User error: incorrect use of an aria label (Velocity website); remaining displaying on Publication sites

Velocity site maintainers to fix

No

N/A

Text is clipped when resized

User error: Displaying on Library and Velocity sites

Appropriate site maintainers to fix

No

N/A

Page zoom is restricted

User error: Displaying on Library and Map sites

Appropriate site maintainers to fix

No

N/A

Hidden element has focusable content

WCMS 2 site issue with date picker

Issue will not be remediated as we are focusing work on WCMS 3 sites

Yes

N/A

Table headers aren't referenced correctly

User error: Table cells that have a 'headers' attribute are missing scope or id to match to appropriate header (maybe a cut and paste issue)

Recreate the table rather than editing in source code

No

N/A

Image button missing a text alternative

“Add more” button needs fixing

None. Requires development work

Yes

TBD

Content language not recognized 

User error: text is in an unsupported language wrapper (lang=x-none)

Clean up in source code or delete and re-add with proper language string

No

N/A

Links in the same context with the same text alternative

• Duplicate linked text on listing page that lead to two different pages
  
  

• “View on YouTube” link

• Differentiate between instances or create as a repeating event that points to the same page each time

• Requires development investigation
  
  

• No
  
  
  

• Yes

• N/A
  
  
  

• TBD

Font size is too small

Math equation fonts in MathJax are too small

None

Yes

N/A

Table header cell is missing a header role

• User error: used a table to get striping effect

• User error: table header expands across two cells while remaining cells are not headers

• Do not use table to format text

• Requires development investigation

• No

• Yes

• N/A

• TBD

Scrollable element is not keyboard accessible

Displaying on Velocity website - image slider can't be read by the keyboard

Appropriate site maintainers to fix

No

N/A

Page sections with the same name do not serve the same purpose

Displaying on About Waterloo website - header menu expands

Requires development investigation

Yes

TBD

Multiple inline frames with the same text alternative

Displaying on YouTube videos

Requires development investigation

Yes

TBD