SORA

Advancing, promoting and sharing knowledge of health through excellence in teaching, clinical practice and research into the prevention and treatment of illness

Accessibility roadmap for SORA

This page details all of the known accessibility issues affecting SORA , the method that was used to find issues, and the plans in place to fix them.


Plans for fixing known accessibility issues

All of the issues that have been highlighted in this review will be fixed in a planned upgrade to this repository


Method for testing accessibility

This repository was tested using WAVE's web accessibility tool. This tool returns a comprehensive list of features that may limit the ability of users to access a website, especially those using assistive technology such as screen readers. We ran this tool on a version of the repository without branding customisation, covering the pages that users most frequently interact with.


Known accessibility issues, listed by page

These issues are listed by page. Pages that are publicly accessible are listed first, and those for repository administrators can be found lower down. The number in brackets following the description represents the number of instances of that issue on the page. Below is a list of all the accessibility issues known to affect SORA with an explanation of what they mean.

  • Very low contrast: There is very low contrast between foreground and background colours. This may make reading text on this page difficult for users, particular those with low vision.
  • Skipped heading level: A heading level is skipped. This may cause confusion or difficulty for those using keyboard navigation or screen readers.
  • Redundant link: Adjacent links go to the same location. This creates additional navigation and repetition for those using keyboard and screen readers.
  • Very small text: Text is very small. This may make reading text on this page difficult for users, particular those with low vision.
  • Link to word document: This page may link to a microsoft word document. These documents may not be accessible and the need to use a separate application may cause confusion and navigation difficulties.
  • Redundant title text: The title attribute is the same as text or alternative text.
  • Layout table: Layout tables are being used to position content visually, for example, to create columns or align content neatly for sighted users. These can introduce reading and navigation order issues especially for those using screen readers.
  • Missing form label: A form control does not have a properly associated text label. This means that the function of the form control may not be presented to those using screen readers. The lack of visible description may also make the page harder to navigate for all users.
  • Missing alternative text:There is no alternative text given for an image included in the page. This means that those using screen readers will not be able to access this content.
  • Redundant link: Adjacent links go to the same location. This creates additional navigation and repetition for those using keyboard and screen readers.
  • Orphaned form label: A form label exists but is not correctly associated with a form control. This may cause confusion for those using screen readers.
  • Suspicious link text: A link contains extraneous text or may not make sense out of context. This may cause confusion about the purpose of the link.
  • Nearby image has same alternative text: Two images near each other have the same alternative text. This means that those using screen readers will not be able to distinguish the difference between the images.
  • Broken ARIA reference: No target is set for ARIA references, this means that the description will not be presented.
  • Empty table header: A table header contains no text. This may result in cells with missing or incorrect header information.
  • Select missing label: A select element may not have an associated label. This means that its purpose might not be clear to those using screen readers.
  • Image with title: An image has a title attribute but no alternative text value. Though this should describe the image for those using screen readers, alternative text should be used in most cases.
  • Javascript jump menu: A javascript jump menu is a select element that triggers a new web page with the onchange event handler. This may cause difficulty for users navigating the page with a keyboard as the page will change with each change in the select menu.

Publicly accessible pages

Homepage

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the homepage:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Skipped heading level (1)
  • Redundant link (1)
  • Very small text (2)

About

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the about page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Skipped heading level (1)
  • Very small text (2)

Browse

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the browse items page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)

Item detail

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the item details page:

  • Very low contrast (19)
  • Redundant link (1)
  • Link to word document (2)
  • Very small text (3)
  • Redundant title text (1)
  • Layout table (3)

Deposit workflow - item type

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the 'type' stage of the deposit workflow:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)

Deposit workflow - upload

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the 'upload' stage of the deposit workflow:

  • Missing form label (18)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)
  • Layout table (1)

Deposit workflow - details

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the 'details' stage of the deposit workflow:

  • Missing alternative text (1)
  • Missing form label (4)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)

Deposit workflow - deposit

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the 'deposit' stage of the deposit workflow:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Redundant link (1)
  • Very small text (2)

Search

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the simple search page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Orphaned form label (1)
  • Very small text (2)

Advanced search

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the advanced search page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)

Login

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the user login page:

  • Missing form label (2)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)
  • Layout table (1)

Profile

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the user profile page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Suspicious link text (1)
  • Very small text (2)
  • Layout table (3)


Pages for repository administrators

Manage deposits

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the manage deposits page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Nearby image has same alternative text (7)
  • Very small text (2)

Review

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the review page:

  • Broken ARIA reference (3)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Nearby image has same alternative text (10)
  • Very small text (2)

Admin

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the admin page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (2)

IR stats

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the IR stats reports page:

  • Missing alternative text (1)
  • Missing form label (1)
  • Empty table header (2)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Select missing label (5)
  • Image with title (3)
  • Javascript jump menu (1)
  • Very small text (82)
  • Layout table (9)

Reports

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the reports page:

  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Very small text (3)

Subject editor

The following accessibility issues are known to affect the subject editor:

  • Missing form label (1)
  • Empty table header (1)
  • Very low contrast (17)
  • Select missing label (1)
  • Very small text (2)