Issues reported for Center for Democracy and Technology home
About the page
- URL: https://cdt.org/
- Tested 29 days ago on 2026-10-12 at 21:20 by job
261012T2043-k5u - Rule engines: 12 called, 10 able to test, violations reported by 10
- Results: 956 violations, 546 violators, 42 issues
- Download the full technical report (JSON)
History
- 189 days ago (oldest)
- 34 days ago
- 30 days ago
- 29 days ago (latest; this report)
Issues reported
Highest priority: 10
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iframe not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of an embedded page
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 3 violations, 2 violators
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contrast poor
- Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 5 violations, 5 violators
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svg image not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding an image
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint)
- Results: 123 violations, 123 violators
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figure not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of a figure
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 18 violations, 18 violators
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meta bans zoom
- Why it matters: User cannot adjust the page size for readability
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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attribute invalid
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 52 violations, 23 violators
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target empty
- Why it matters: Item is displayed improperly
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 44 violations, 44 violators
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sizes attribute invalid
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 10 violations, 10 violators
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list item orphan
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on whether an item is in a list
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (SureA11y)
- Results: 67 violations, 67 violators
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autocomplete missing
- Why it matters: User cannot get help entering personal information in a form
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
High priority: 7
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visible label not in name
- Why it matters: User cannot get help choosing a form control to operate
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.3
- Reported by 4 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + QualWeb + SureA11y)
- Results: 12 violations, 6 violators
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code obsolete
- Why it matters: Page contains code that is no longer standard
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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autocomplete invalid
- Why it matters: User cannot get help entering personal information in a form item
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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target very small
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 31 violations, 31 violators
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landmarks not distinctly named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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box size absolute
- Why it matters: User cannot enlarge the content of an item for readability
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 17 violations, 17 violators
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small targets too near to each other
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 25 violations, 25 violators
Low priority: 7
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heading level skipped
- Why it matters: Helper misdescribes the page
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 4 rule engines (Alfa + Axe + Html Checker API + Pour)
- Results: 8 violations, 4 violators
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heading structure illogical
- Why it matters: Helper misdescribes the page
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 4 violations, 3 violators
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multiple contentinfos
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 13 violations, 13 violators
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aside child of landmark
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 12 violations, 12 violators
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links named identically
- Why it matters: User cannot get help differentiating links
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 4 violations, 1 violator
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duplicate attribute
- Why it matters: Browser processes the page improperly
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 42 violations, 1 violator
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focus indication improvable
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot easily choose an item to operate
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.7
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 72 violations, 72 violators
Lowest priority: 18
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image name redundant
- Why it matters: Helper repeats the explanation of an image
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 4 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint + Axe + Pour)
- Results: 5 violations, 3 violators
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content beyond landmarks
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Alfa + Axe + Pour)
- Results: 4 violations, 3 violators
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tabindex positive
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot predict the navigation sequence
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.3
- Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Axe + Pour)
- Results: 12 violations, 8 violators
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target small
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.5
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Alfa + Pour)
- Results: 85 violations, 85 violators
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link name vague
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand what a link points to
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 2 rule engines (ASLint + Pour)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 violators
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text contrast improvable
- Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
- Reported by 2 rule engines (HTML CodeSniffer + SureA11y)
- Results: 18 violations, 18 violators
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title attribute empty
- Why it matters: Hovering does not get the promised explanation of an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 44 violations, 44 violators
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fieldset missing?
- Why it matters: User may be unable to get help recognizing a group of related form items
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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labeling risky
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand a form control
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.3.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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text contrast not testable
- Why it matters: Text may be difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 5 violations, 5 violators
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image link text suspect
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user may misunderstand the effect of following a link
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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label location dubious
- Why it matters: User may fail to notice the explanation of an item in a form
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.3.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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all-capital text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 37 violations, 37 violators
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large visible-element count
- Why it matters: User cannot easily find items in the page
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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text distortion
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 violators
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inconsistent heading, link, or button styles
- Why it matters: User cannot easily distinguish items of different types
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 4 violations, 1 violator
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title attribute invalid
- Why it matters: User gets too little, too much, or repeated help explaining an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 44 violations, 44 violators
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z-index not zero
- Why it matters: User cannot predict the effect of clicking
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 111 violations, 111 violators
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