Kilotest: Issues reported for Center for Democracy and Technology
About the Center for Democracy and Technology page
- URL: https://cdt.org/
- Tested 27 days ago by job
78won 2026-05-05 at 17:27 - Page not testable by WAVE (Utah State University): Timed out at 15 seconds
Issues reported
Summary
9 tools reported issues (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + ASLint + Axe + Editoria11y + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb + Testaro)
46 issues were reported (10 highest, 8 high, 4 low, 24 lowest priority)
282 violators were reported
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Details
Highest priority: 10
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image not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help to know what is in an image
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 5 tools (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + Html Checker API + QualWeb)
- 2 violators were reported
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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 5 tools (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 27 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 5 tools (Alfa + ASLint + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 8 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 4 tools (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer)
- 38 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 tools (Accessibility Checker + ASLint)
- 41 violators were reported
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internal link broken
- Why it matters: User cannot reach a promised document location
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 2 tools (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer)
- 2 violators were reported
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image link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 2 tools (HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 1 violator was reported
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control not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how to operate a form item
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 tool (Accessibility Checker)
- 1 violator was reported
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control label invisible
- Why it matters: User cannot understand how to operate a form item
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.6
- Reported by 1 tool (ASLint)
- 1 violator was 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 tool (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
High priority: 8
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role invalid
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the nature of an item
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 3 tools (Alfa + Axe + QualWeb)
- 20 violators were reported
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code obsolete
- Why it matters: Document contains code that is no longer standard
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 tool (Accessibility Checker)
- 6 violators were reported
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skip method missing or invalid
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot easily reach the specific content of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.1
- Reported by 1 tool (Axe)
- 1 violator was reported
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tab-opening link action unstated
- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, surprising a user
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
- Reported by 1 tool (Editoria11y)
- 10 violators were reported
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meta invalid
- Why it matters: Document fails to include needed data
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 tool (Html Checker API)
- 2 violators were reported
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CSS invalid
- Why it matters: Document cannot be properly displayed
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 tool (Html Checker API)
- 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 tool (QualWeb)
- 2 violators were reported
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hover indication poor
- Why it matters: User cannot explore the document reliably with a mouse
- Related WCAG standard: 3.3.2
- Reported by 1 tool (Testaro)
- 1 violator was reported
Low priority: 4
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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 3 tools (Alfa + Axe + Testaro)
- 29 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 tools (QualWeb + Testaro)
- 19 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 1 tool (Editoria11y)
- 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 tool (Testaro)
- 85 violators were reported
Lowest priority: 24
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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 tools (Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 59 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 3 tools (Alfa + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- 39 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 tools (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer + Testaro)
- 18 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 2 tools (Alfa + Testaro)
- 60 violators were 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 2 tools (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer)
- 2 violators were reported
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hr misused
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the nature of segments of the document
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 2 tools (ASLint + Testaro)
- 22 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 2 tools (ASLint + Testaro)
- 2 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 tool (Alfa)
- 22 violators were reported
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link name vague
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand what a link points to
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 tool (ASLint)
- 3 violators were reported
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image dubiously named
- Why it matters: Helper may describe an image inadequately
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 1 tool (ASLint)
- 3 violators were 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 tool (Axe)
- 3 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 1 tool (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 tool (Html Checker API)
- 22 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 tool (Html Checker API)
- 3 violators were reported
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article 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 tool (Html Checker API)
- 1 violator was reported
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image dubiously marked decorative
- Why it matters: Helper ignores an image that is apparently informative
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 1 tool (HTML CodeSniffer)
- 4 violators were 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 tool (QualWeb)
- 106 violators were reported
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image link text suspect
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user may misunderstand the effect of following a link
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 tool (QualWeb)
- 3 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 tool (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 tool (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 tool (Testaro)
- 1 violator was 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 tool (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 tool (Testaro)
- 1 violator was 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 tool (Testaro)
- 7 violators were reported