Page Scan Results:
Sustainability

https://www.ou.edu/sustainability

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 on This Page

<li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>

serious

Ensures <li> elements are used semantically. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 1.3.1, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.3.1
  1. <li><a href="/marcomm/accessstatement.html">Accessibility</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .first > li:nth-child(1)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  2. <li><a href="http://www.ou.edu/sustainability.html">Sustainability</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .first > li:nth-child(2)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  3. <li><a href="http://ouhsc.edu/hipaa/">HIPAA</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .first > li:nth-child(3)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  4. <li><a href="http://hr.ou.edu/jobs/">OU Job Search</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .first > li:nth-child(4)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  5. <li><a href="https://ou.edu/accreditation">Accreditation</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .first > li:nth-child(5)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  6. <li><a href="/resources/policies.html">Policies</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .last > li:nth-child(1)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  7. <li><a href="/resources/legal-notices.html">Legal Notices</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .last > li:nth-child(2)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  8. <li><a href="/marcomm/copyright.html">Copyright</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .last > li:nth-child(3)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  9. <li><a href="/resources/colleges-and-departments.html">Resources &amp; Offices</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .last > li:nth-child(4)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element
  10. <li><a href="https://ouregents.ethicspoint.com">OU Report It!</a></li>
    Element selector:
    .last > li:nth-child(5)
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • List item does not have a <ul>, <ol> parent element

<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements

serious

Ensures that lists are structured correctly. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 1.3.1, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.3.1
  1. <ol class="carousel-indicators" aria-label="featured stories">
    Element selector:
    ol
    Failing checks (All of these should pass)
    • List element has direct children that are not allowed: [role=presentation] li[data-slide-to="0"] li[data-slide-to="1"] li[data-slide-to="2"]
  2. <ul class="2columns unstyled">
    Element selector:
    .\32 columns
    Failing checks (All of these should pass)
    • List element has direct children that are not allowed: div, br .first .last .\32 columns > br

Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes

serious

Ensures ARIA attributes are not prohibited for an element's role. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 4.1.2, EN-301-549, EN-9.4.1.2
  1. <div class="carousel-image" aria-label="Image">
    <img src="/content/dam/sustainability/Images/feature/sustainability-3.jpg">
    </div>
    Element selector:
    .active.item.webcomm-carousel-item > .carousel-image[aria-label="Image"]
    Failing checks (All of these should pass)
    • aria-label attribute cannot be used on a div with no valid role attribute.

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. <a aria-label="dismiss cookie message" role="button" tabindex="0" class="cc-btn cc-dismiss">Close</a>
    Element selector:
    .cc-btn
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 1.5 (foreground color: #bfbfbf, background color: #e8e8e8, font size: 10.8pt (14.4px), font weight: bold). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 .cc-btn

Images must have alternate text

critical

Ensures <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 1.1.1, Old Section 508, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.1.1, ACT
  1. <img src="/content/dam/sustainability/Images/feature/sustainability-3.jpg">
    Element selector:
    .active.item.webcomm-carousel-item > .carousel-image[aria-label="Image"] > img
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element does not have an alt attribute
    • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
    • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
    • Element has no title attribute
    • Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"