Kilotest: Issues reported for Hesperian Health Guides
About the Hesperian Health Guides page
- URL: https://hesperian.org/
- Tested 5 days ago by job
cp5on 2026-08-26 at 20:16
Should Kilotest retest the page?
Issues reported
Summary
10 rule engines reported issues (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + ASLint + Axe + Editoria11y + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb + Testaro + WAVE)
69 issues were reported (14 highest, 10 high, 14 low, 31 lowest priority)
325 violators were reported
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Details
Highest priority: 14
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link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 6 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb + WAVE)
- 6 violators were reported
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contrast poor
- Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE)
- 20 violators were reported
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ID not unique
- Why it matters: User may be pointed to the wrong item
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.1
- Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer)
- 25 violators were reported
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svg image not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding an image
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint)
- 10 violators were reported
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button not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help explaining a button
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 2 rule engines (HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE)
- 3 violators were reported
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dialog not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help explaining a pop-up window
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 1 violator was reported
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invalid landmark child of navigation role
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the document is organized
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 5 violators were reported
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CSS bans page rotation
- Why it matters: User must read sideways after rotating a device
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 1 violator was reported
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text in Private Use Area
- Why it matters: User cannot read all of the text
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
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attribute invalid
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 12 violators were reported
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parent invalid
- Why it matters: User cannot properly operate an item
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 3 violators were reported
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attribute value invalid
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
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parent missing
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot operate a custom tool
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 10 violators were reported
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Tab-focusable elements wrong
- Why it matters: Item selections by a keyboard-only user are useless or impossible
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
High priority: 10
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navigations not distinctly named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the document is organized
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- 2 violators were reported
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h1 not 1st heading
- Why it matters: User cannot understand the topic of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- 1 violator was reported
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landmarks not distinctly named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the document is organized
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Axe)
- 1 violator was reported
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CSS invalid
- Why it matters: Document cannot be properly displayed
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 2 violators were reported
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control child of link or button
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 25 violators were reported
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code invalid
- Why it matters: Invalid code in the document may prevent a helper from working
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
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visible label not in name
- Why it matters: User cannot get help choosing a form control to operate
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- 1 violator was reported
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element obsolete
- Why it matters: Document includes obsolete code that the browser may fail to process
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- 1 violator was reported
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small targets too near to each other
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 2 violators were reported
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element focusability and operability conflict
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot operate an item
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 13 violators were reported
Low priority: 14
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heading level skipped
- Why it matters: Helper misdescribes the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 4 rule engines (Alfa + Axe + Html Checker API + WAVE)
- 4 violators were reported
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not exactly 1 h1 heading
- Why it matters: User cannot understand the topic of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 4 rule engines (ASLint + Axe + Html Checker API + WAVE)
- 3 violators were reported
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heading structure illogical
- Why it matters: Helper misdescribes the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer)
- 7 violators were reported
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link indication poor
- Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Axe + Testaro)
- 18 violators were reported
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image alt long
- Why it matters: Helper gives a user an overly verbose explanation of an image
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Editoria11y + WAVE)
- 2 violators were reported
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links named identically
- Why it matters: User cannot get help differentiating links
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 2 rule engines (QualWeb + Testaro)
- 3 violators were reported
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font size absolute
- Why it matters: User cannot adjust the text size for readability
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- 5 violators were reported
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line height absolute
- Why it matters: User cannot adjust the line height of text for readability
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.12
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- 2 violators were reported
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line height low
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 13 violators were reported
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semantic properties represented with styles
- Why it matters: User cannot get help to fully understand the text
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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page content moves spontaneously
- Why it matters: Motion-sensitive user may suffer harm
- Related WCAG standard: 2.2.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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duplicate attribute
- Why it matters: Browser processes the document improperly
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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focus indication improvable
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot easily choose an item to operate
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.7
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 47 violators were reported
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adjacent links not combined
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user expends extra effort to skip a link
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (WAVE)
- 1 violator was reported
Lowest priority: 31
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text contrast improvable
- Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
- Reported by 5 rule engines (Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 39 violators were reported
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content beyond landmarks
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the document is organized
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe)
- 56 violators were reported
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tab-opening link action unstated?
- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
- Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer + Testaro)
- 6 violators were reported
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role redundant
- Why it matters: Document includes unnecessary code
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Html Checker API)
- 6 violators were reported
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text contrast not testable
- Why it matters: Text may be difficult to read
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 2 rule engines (HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 19 violators were reported
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event not keyboard-triggerable?
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user may be unable to perform an action
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE)
- 2 violators were reported
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no option focusable
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot choose an option
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- 2 violators were reported
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target small
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- 6 violators were reported
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item makes testing inconclusive
- Why it matters: Item prevents a conclusive accessibility test
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- 5 violators were reported
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false aria-hidden value risky
- Why it matters: User may be misled by erroneously hidden or revealed document content
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 2 violators were reported
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button name not visible
- Why it matters: User cannot get help explaining a button
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 1 violator was reported
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title attribute empty
- Why it matters: Hovering does not get the promised explanation of an item
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 3 violators were reported
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tabindex redundant
- Why it matters: Revision risks interfering with navigation by a keyboard-only user
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 20 violators were reported
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link destination not URL
- Why it matters: Helper cannot properly explain a link to a user
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- 1 violator was reported
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links dubiously share name
- Why it matters: User may be unable to get help differentiating links
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Axe)
- 1 violator was reported
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type redundant
- Why it matters: Document includes unnecessary code
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 8 violators were reported
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section heading missing
- Why it matters: User cannot understand the topic of a part of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
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heading-like styles dubious
- Why it matters: User may be unable to understand the topic of a part of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- 1 violator was reported
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position sticky
- Why it matters: User may be unable to see needed content or may be forced to scroll in both dimensions
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.10
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- 1 violator was reported
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overflow hidden?
- Why it matters: User may be unable to enlarge the text for readability
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- 53 violators were reported
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all-capital text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 68 violators were reported
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all-italic text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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large visible-element count
- Why it matters: User cannot easily find items in the document
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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text distortion
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 11 violators were reported
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double br use dubious
- Why it matters: User may be unable to get help to fully understand the text
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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role assigned instead of implicit
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand the purpose of an item
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 7 violators were reported
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inconsistent heading, link, or button styles
- Why it matters: User cannot easily distinguish items of different types
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
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title attribute invalid
- Why it matters: User gets too little, too much, or repeated help explaining an item
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 70 violators were reported
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z-index not zero
- Why it matters: User cannot predict the effect of clicking
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- 96 violators were reported
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noscript element not equivalent?
- Why it matters: User who has disabled JavaScript may be denied some content
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (WAVE)
- 1 violator was reported
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title attribute redundant
- Why it matters: Helper repeats the explanation of an item
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (WAVE)
- 1 violator was reported