Kilotest: Diagnoses of hr misused violation by HTML element 332 on Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page

Here is how tools diagnose the hr misused issue for HTML element 332 of the Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page.

Basics

• About the hr misused issue
  • Why it matters: User cannot get help on the nature of segments of the document
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
• About the Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page
  • URL: https://www.pdx.edu/senior-adult-learning-center/
  • Tested on 2026-04-07 at 18:28
• About HTML element 332
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: SPRING 2026 REGISTRATION DATES & DEADLINES* … ** View a printed copy of the course schedule in the hallway outside the SALC office. A PDF version is available upon request: salc@pdx.edu.
  • Start tag: <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-single-column-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">
  • XPath: [not obtained]
  • Bounding box: x = 390, y = 1164, width = 1140, height = 691

Diagnoses

1. The <code><hr></code> element adds extra <q>noise</q> and can be confusing. For example VoiceOver reads it as <q>dimmed collapsed on top, horizontal separator</q>, Windows Narrator reads it as <q>end of line</q>. A better option is to replace <code><hr></code> with <code><div></code> and use CSS for styling. Alternatively, <code>aria-hidden='true'</code> or <code>role='presentation'</code> can be applied to the <code><hr></code> element.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: horizontal_rule