Page Scan Results:
NSU ADMISSIONS AND RECRUITMENT

https://offices.nsuok.edu/admissions/default.aspx

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

ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements
2
Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
2

Known Issues on This Page

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 
  2. <button aria-hidden="true" class="btn-select" data-toggledropdown="sectionNav" type="button">Explore this Section</button>
    Element selector:
    .btn-select
    Failing checks (All of these should pass)
    • Focusable content should be disabled or be removed from the DOM .btn-select

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="Northeastern State University Degree Program Options" href="https://www.nsuok.edu/Academics/DegreesMajors/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">graduate degree programs</a>
    Element selector:
    .content-pane--left > p:nth-child(5) > a[rel="noopener"][target="_blank"]: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) .content-pane--left > p:nth-child(5)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .content-pane--left > p:nth-child(5) 
  2. <a title="Northeastern State University College of Optometry" href="https://optometry.nsuok.edu/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oklahoma College of Optometry</a>
    Element selector:
    a[rel="noopener"][target="_blank"]: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) .content-pane--left > p:nth-child(5)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .content-pane--left > p:nth-child(5)