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APPLY | NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

https://apply.nsuok.edu/

Known Issues - These "violations" have been flagged as problematic by Axe, our accessibility scanner. Axe's "no false positives" philosophy means that if it's shown here, it's likely a problem to someone.

Known Issues Summary

Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
3
ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements
1

Known Issues on This Page

Links must be distinguishable without relying on color

serious

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 1.4.1, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.1 
  1. <a title="Request Information for Admissions to Northeastern State University" href="https://nsuok.radiusbycampusmgmt.com/ssc/iform/zx704270700kx6700kG0A73.ssc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Request Information</a>
    Element selector:
    .box > div > p > a[target="_blank"][rel="noopener"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.8:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #31774f, surrounding text: #444444) .box > div > p
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .box > div > p 
  2. <a href="mailto:admissions@nsuok.edu?subject=">admissions@nsuok.edu</a>
    Element selector:
    .box > div > ul > li:nth-child(5) > a:nth-child(1)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.8:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #31774f, surrounding text: #444444) .box > div > ul > li:nth-child(5)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .box > div > ul > li:nth-child(5) 
  3. <a href="mailto:graduatecollege@nsuok.edu?subject=">graduatecollege@nsuok.edu</a>
    Element selector:
    li:nth-child(5) > a:nth-child(2)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.8:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #31774f, surrounding text: #444444) .box > div > ul > li:nth-child(5)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .box > div > ul > li:nth-child(5)

ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements

serious

Ensures aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 4.1.2, EN-301-549, EN-9.4.1.2 
  1. <li class="global__item" aria-hidden="true"><button id="searchToggle" class="global__button global__button--search" type="button" data-toggledropdown="searchDropdown"><span class="icon-search-toggle"></span>
Search</button></li>
    Element selector:
    .global__item[aria-hidden="true"]
    Failing checks (All of these should pass)
    • Focusable content should be disabled or be removed from the DOM #searchToggle