Kilotest: Diagnoses of image not named violation by HTML element 436 on Open Secrets page

Basics

About the Open Secrets page

• URL: https://www.opensecrets.org/
• Tested 13 days ago by job 79l on 2026-05-19 at 14:37

About HTML element 436

• Tag name: IMG
• Text: Georgia Senate candidate reports $50M self-loan; FEC issues warning letter … May 15, 2026
• Start tag: <img class="dc-news-item-image" src="https://cdn1.opensecrets.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15150322/imageedit_12_2046661310.jpg">
• XPath: /html/body/div[3]/div[3]/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/img[1]
• Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0

About the image not named issue

• Why it matters: User cannot get help to know what is in an image
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1

Diagnoses

Here is how tools diagnose the image not named issue for HTML element 436 of the Open Secrets page.

1. <p>When screen readers encounter an image with no alt attribute at all, they dictate the url of the image file instead, often one letter at a time.</p> <p><strong>To fix:</strong> either add an empty alt (alt="") to indicate this image should be ignored by screen readers, or add descriptive alt text.</p> <p>Note that a <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/informative" target="_blank" title="Opens in new tab">good alt describes the image's message</a>, not simply what it contains. Depending on the context, the alt for the picture of a child kicking a ball might emphasize the setting, the child, the kick or the ball:</p> <ul> <li>The sunny spring day brought kids to the park for some soccer.</li> <li>A.J. wearing the new team uniform.</li> <li>The game-winning kick curved in from the left sideline!</li> <li>The size 4 ball is the right size for this 9-year-old child.</li> </ul>

   Tool: Editoria11y (Princeton University)

   Rule: altMissing

2. Img element missing an alt attribute. Use the alt attribute to specify a short text alternative.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: E-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_1.1_1_1.H37

3. An img element must have an alt attribute, except under certain conditions. For details, consult guidance on providing text alternatives for images.

   Tool: Html Checker API (World Wide Web Consortium)