Issues reported for Ohio State University chemistry graduate program and other required trainings & orientations
About the page
- URL: https://u.osu.edu/2019chemgradorientation/graduate-program-and-other-required-orientations/
- Tested 14 days ago on 2026-10-27 at 21:53 by job
261027T2106-4vn - Rule engines: 12 called, 11 able to test, violations reported by 10
- Results: 367 violations, 113 violators, 39 issues
- Download the full technical report (JSON)
History
This is the only available report about the page.
Issues reported
Highest priority: 8
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link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 6 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
- Results: 6 violations, 2 violators
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image link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- Results: 3 violations, 2 violators
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label not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of a form item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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invalid landmark child of navigation role
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 64 violations, 37 violators
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ID empty
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 violators
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descendant missing
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot operate a custom tool
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
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ancestor and descendant roles incompatible
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand or be blocked from exposure to an item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (SureA11y)
- Results: 7 violations, 7 violators
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list child invalid
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on which items are in a list
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (SureA11y)
- Results: 8 violations, 8 violators
High priority: 8
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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 2 rule engines (Axe + Pour)
- Results: 5 violations, 4 violators
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contentinfos 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 (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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h1 not 1st heading
- Why it matters: User cannot understand the topic of the page
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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negative text-indent
- Why it matters: Helper may hide content from a user
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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attribute obsolete
- Why it matters: Page includes obsolete code that the browser may fail to process
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 violators
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code invalid
- Why it matters: Invalid code in the page may prevent a helper from working
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 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: 2 violations, 2 violators
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element focusability and operability conflict
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot operate an item
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 5 violations, 5 violators
Low priority: 8
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line height low
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.8
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Alfa + Testaro)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 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 2 rule engines (Axe + QualWeb)
- Results: 4 violations, 3 violators
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font size absolute
- Why it matters: User cannot adjust the text size for readability
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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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: 2 violations, 1 violator
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main 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 (Pour)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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title long
- Why it matters: Hovering makes an overly verbose explanation pop up
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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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: 2 violations, 2 violators
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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: 16 violations, 16 violators
Lowest priority: 15
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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 7 rule engines (Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
- Results: 127 violations, 58 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: 3 violations, 2 violators
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tab-opening link action unstated?
- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
- Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
- Results: 24 violations, 16 violators
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role redundant
- Why it matters: Page includes unnecessary code
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Pour)
- Results: 5 violations, 3 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: 24 violations, 24 violators
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no option focusable
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot choose an option
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 7 violations, 7 violators
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complementary not named
- 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 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- 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: 1 violation, 1 violator
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tabindex redundant
- Why it matters: Revision risks interfering with navigation by a keyboard-only user
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- 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: 1 violation, 1 violator
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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: 3 violations, 3 violators
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role assigned instead of implicit
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand the purpose of an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 6 violations, 6 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: 2 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: 1 violation, 1 violator
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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: 11 violations, 11 violators
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