Known Accessibility Issues
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
Links
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlay links used which do not contain link text | Several pages including course search and some footers | 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) | Remove and replace |
| Images with no ALT text used for links | News | 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) | Recode the site to make the links contain text and add useful alt text. |
Images
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some images need alt text set | Several pages | WCAG A 1.1.1 | Recoding 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 | Several including news on the homepage | WCAG A 1.1.1 and 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) | Recoding |
Colours
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour contrast poor | All |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) |
To be fixed as part of redvelopment of sites |
Forms
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some form labels not unique | Several pages including course search | ||
| Fieldsets not used when needed | Several pages | ||
| Fieldsets used but no legend | Several pages | ||
| ARIA alert needed for errors | |||
| Incorrectly labelled checkboxes | PGR degree and studentship listing pages | ||
| Some forms in iframes do not have titles | Some pages using embedded Geckforms |
Headings
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some headings are empty | Various | ||
| Headings are not in a logical order | Various | ||
| Empty H3 tags | www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/ |
Documents
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inaccessible PDF files used instead of web content | Various | User education and training, replace where possible |
Other
| Issue | Area affected | WCAG 2.1 AA criteria failed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usabilla button too large when text size increased | All pages | ||
| Floating toolbar too large when text size increased | News sites | Remove toolbar (no longer on rest of site) | |
| First TH blank on fees tables | PGR course pages | 1.3.1 Info and Relationships |
Disproportionate burden
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
We have many older PDF and Word documents that do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
Video
Some of our videos do not have captions or transcripts available.