Kilotest: Diagnoses of image not named violation by HTML element 379 on DemocracyNext page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.demnext.org/
• Tested 7 days ago on 2026-10-03 at 04:01 by job 261003T0358-706
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 791
  • Violators: 223
  • Issues: 36
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot get help to know what is in an image
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
• Reported by 9 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + Editoria11y + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y + WAVE)
• Violations: 131
• Violators: 49

About the violator

• Tag name: IMG
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <img loading="lazy" class="block w-full h-full group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform object-cover" src="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2021129e-0164-4c1e-a5f5-242bcb0141bb_5315x3543.jpeg">
• XPath: /html/body/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[4]/a[1]/figure[1]/div[1]/img[1]
• Bounding box: x = 320, y = 6988, width = 411, height = 411
• Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Editoria11y + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y + WAVE

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the image not named issue for HTML element 379 of the DemocracyNext page.

1. Images must have alternative text; Element does not have an alt attribute; aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty; aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty; Element has no title attribute; Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"

   Rule engine: Axe (Deque)

   Rule: image-alt

2. <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>

   Rule engine: Editoria11y (Princeton University)

   Rule: altMissing

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

   Rule engine: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

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

4. The image has neither an accessible name nor is marked as decorative or redundant

   Rule engine: Accessibility Checker (IBM)

   Rule: img_alt_valid

5. Every <img> needs a text alternative

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: image-alt

6. [failed] The test target doesn't have an accessible name.

   Rule engine: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

   Rule: QW-ACT-R17

7. Missing alt attribute on <img>.

   Rule engine: SureA11y (Jorge Rumoroso)

   Rule: img-alt-present

8. Missing alternative text

   Rule engine: WAVE (Utah State University)

   Rule: alt_missing