Kilotest: Diagnoses of role invalid
violation by HTML element 1163 on Open Secrets page
Basics
About the page
- URL: https://www.opensecrets.org/
- Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:57 by job
261007T1941-pfb - Summary of results:
- Rule engines:
- Called: 12
- Were able to test: 12
- Reported any rule violations: 12
- Violations: 2429
- Violators: 1331
- Issues: 75
- Rule engines:
- Download the full technical report (JSON)
About the issue
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the nature of an item
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe)
- Violations: 20
- Violators: 18
About the violator
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Press Releases | October 01, 2026 … OpenSecrets launches new dashboard bringing state and federal data under one roof
- Start tag:
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/10/opensecrets-launches-new-dashboard-bringing-state-and-federal-data-under-one-roof/" class="splide__slide is-active is-visible" style="background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 27.86%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)) center center / cover, linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 100%), url("https://cdn1.opensecrets.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/11160654/OS-logo-image-for-press-release.jpg"); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide01" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="1 of 6"> - XPath:
/html/body /div[4] /div[3] /div[1] /div[1] /div[1] /ul[1] /a[5] - Bounding box: x = 310, y = 2074, width = 626, height = 392
- Reported by Accessibility Checker
Diagnoses
Here is how rule engines diagnose the role invalid
issue for HTML element 1163 of the Open Secrets page.
- The ARIA role 'tabpanel' is not valid for the element <a>
Rule engine: Accessibility Checker (IBM)
Rule:
aria_role_valid