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Known accessibility issues (legacy pages)

The content listed below in our older templates is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

Links

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.2 AA criteria failed  Actions
Overlay links used which do not contain link text Some pages using older templates 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)  Remove and replace as part of redevelopment.
Images with no ALT text used for links Some older news stories and blogs 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) Recode the site to make the links contain text and add useful alt text. User education.
Links without meaningful text Some older pages 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) User education about "click here" links. Recode templates to remove unnecessary duplication of links. 
Link text for screen readers different from visible text Some module boxes in older pages 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) Issue fixed with redeveloped pages.

Images

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.2 AA criteria failed  Actions
Some non-decorative images need alt text set Some older pages 1.1.1 Non-text Content Recoding of templates to force alt links where possible and user education 
Adjacent links of an image (with ALT or blank ALT) and text with the same destination need to be combined Older templates, parts of News 1.1.1 Non-text Content and 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) Recoding and updating templates

 

Videos

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.2 AA criteria failed  Actions
Some videos are missing captions Some videos 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) Captions are being added when videos are reviewed
Auto generated captions on videos may not be accurate Some videos 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) Accuracy of auto generated captions is checked and fixed if necessary.
Some videos in iframes with no title Some older Youtube and Stream videos SC 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value) Fix as part of redevelopment of sites

 

Colours

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.2 AA criteria failed  Actions
Colour contrast poor in some sites  Sites in older templates

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)

 		 To be fixed as part of redevelopment of sites. 

 

Forms

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed  Actions
Some form labels not unique Several pages in older templates 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions)  Fix as part of template redevelopment. 
Fieldsets not used when needed Several pages in older templates 1.3.1 Info and Relationships   Fix as part of template redevelopment.  
Fieldsets used but no legend  Several pages in older templates 1.3.1 Info and Relationships    Fix as part of template redevelopment.  
Some forms in iframes without titles Some pages using embedded forms SC 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value) Fix as part of content redevelopment, replace with accessible alternatives and user education. For external plugins contact supplier and replace if necessary.
Form needs submit button and labels Study Abroad outbound search application 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions)  Work with developer to recode form.

Headings

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed  Actions
Some headings are empty Various 1.3.1 Info and Relationships  Fix as part of content and template redevelopment. User education. 
Headings are not in a logical order Various  1.3.1 Info and Relationships   Fix as part of content and template redevelopment. User education.  
H1 tags missing Some pages in old templates 1.3.1 Info and Relationships  Fix as part of content and template redevelopment. 

 

Documents

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed  Actions
Inaccessible PDF files used instead of web content Various 1.3.1 Info and Relationships User education and training, replace where possible and provide accessible alternatives. 
Tables in some PDF files not marked up correctly Various 1.3.1 Info and Relationships User education and training, replace where possible and provide accessible alternatives. 

 

Other

Issue Area affected WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed  Actions
Some controls don't change appearance when they are selected, or poor contrast highlighting Some in sites using older templates 2.4.7 Focus Visible Fix as part of redesign and CSS redevelopment.
Some <ul> lists contain invalid tags such as <h2> or <div> Some news listings 1.3.1 Info and Relationships Fixing as part of redevelopment.
Some third-party content such as the UNISTATS widget and Google Maps have ARIA accessibility issues Undergraduate course pages, pages including maps Various including 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value Third party content not under our control, discuss with suppliers where possible.
Flockler plugin - some buttons do not have discernible text Pages that contain Flockler news feed plugin 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value  Fix stylesheets where colour contrast an issue, work with Flockler on code if no fixes possible on our side.
Flockler plugin - some aria-hidden fields contain focusable text Pages that contain Flockler news feed plugin 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value  Fix on our side if possible, work with Flockler on code if not possible.