Kilotest: Diagnoses of no default option violation by HTML element 913 on Sightline Institute page

Here is how tools diagnose the no default option issue for HTML element 913 of the Sightline Institute page.

Basics

• About the no default option issue
  • Why it matters: User may risk erroneously submitting a form
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• About the Sightline Institute page
  • URL: https://www.sightline.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-03 at 04:04
• About HTML element 913
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Author: … Al VanderklippAlan DurningAnna FaheyAnna FaheyCatie GouldDan BertoletDeric GruenTed WolfEmily MooreJay LeeJennifer LangstonJesse LondonKelly TrumbullKristin EberhardLisa StifflerMaoulay AdjorloloMargaret MoralesMichael AndersenNick AbrahamRicardo PelaiShannon GrimesTarika PowellTrish Weber
  • Start tag: <div class="asf-form-group">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[1]/form[1]/div[3]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0

Diagnoses

1. Missing default selection <code><option></code>.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: select_initial_option