Page Scan Results:
OFFICE OF SCHOLARSHIPS

https://scholarships.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

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
3
ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements
2
Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
1

Known Issues on This Page

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds

serious

Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG SC 1.4.3, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.3, ACT 
  1. <span class="Head">Light the way emergency fund</span>
    Element selector:
    .box--building.box > .din.title-lead.upper > .Head
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 1.51 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #b9df6c, font size: 26.3pt (35px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 3:1 .NEMoudule:nth-child(3) > .box--building.box 
  2. <p>
    Element selector:
    .box--building.box > div > p
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 1.51 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #b9df6c, font size: 11.3pt (15px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 .NEMoudule:nth-child(3) > .box--building.box 
  3. <a title="light the way application" href="https://offices.nsuok.edu/Portals/17/documents/LTW%20Updated%208%202020.pdf">application and instructions here in PDF format.</a>
    Element selector:
    a[title="light the way application"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 3.56 (foreground color: #31774f, background color: #b9df6c, font size: 11.3pt (15px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 .NEMoudule:nth-child(3) > .box--building.box

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="Funding and Scholarships" href="https://gradcollege.nsuok.edu/FundingandScholarships.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Graduate Funding and Scholarships</a>
    Element selector:
    a[title="Funding and Scholarships"]
    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) .pane > .container-block > p:nth-child(4)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .pane > .container-block > p:nth-child(4)