Kilotest: Diagnoses of role invalid violation by HTML element 1683 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
• 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: LI
• Text: "Websites such as OpenSecrets.org publish a torrent of data showing how much American companies, industries and interest groups spend on lobbying and electioneering. The trend is relentlessly upward." … The Economist
• Start tag: <li class="splide__slide splide__slide--clone" id="carousel_testimonial-clone01" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="7 of 8" style="margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(100% + 0rem);" aria-hidden="true">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]
• Bounding box: x = -1736, y = 7017, width = 975, height = 339
• Reported by Axe

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the role invalid issue for HTML element 1683 of the Open Secrets page.

1. ARIA role should be appropriate for the element; ARIA role tabpanel is not allowed for given element

   Rule engine: Axe (Deque)

   Rule: aria-allowed-role