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How to Fix Errors

Our goal is to promote an ADA accessible web environment for our users to help ensure that as broad a population as possible may access and benefit from our services.

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Quick Reference

These tips are meant to help web developers get a quick start. They address the most important considerations for web page accessibility.

  • Make sure images have appropriate and informative descriptions (alt tag).
  • Provide a transcript for all video and audio content.
  • Document should have only one H1.
  • Don’t skip downward heading levels.
  • H1 should always be followed by H2 and H2 by H3 within a section.
  • Avoid using "click here" or "email me."
  • Use bold or italic text to display emphasis.
  • Don’t underline words since this indicates hyperlinks.
  • Avoid using colored text for emphasis
  • Avoid writing whole sentences in CAPITAL letters.
  • Include meaningful alternative text (120-140 characters)
  • Limit the size and number of graphics

Errors

Error What it Means Fix Needed How to Fix
Empty Heading A heading contains no content. Yes. Delete the empty heading.

Alerts

Error What it Means Fix Needed How to Fix
Suspicious alternative text

Alternative text is likely insufficient or contains extraneous information.


Yes. Edit the alt tag.
All images must have alt tags (Titles). Every word on the image must be in the description. If there is too much text (approximately 120 characters), to put into the Title of the image, what section or under what heading the information from that image is located.
Skipped heading level A heading level is skipped. Yes. Restructure your headings.

Headings have to go from in order (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5). You can have multiples of the same heading level from 2-5. For example, you can make multiple H3s after you have an H2. Headings can also go from H5 to back up to an H2 but must then go back in order (H3, H4, H5). You cannot go from an H2 to an H4 or H5 and you cannot go from the top level title (H1) to a H3. 

Redundant link Adjacent links go to the same URL. Maybe. If possible, combine the redundant links into one link.

Violations

Error What it Means Fix Needed How to Fix
Close dialog Provide a valid label for form fields Related to the <iframe>. Related to the <iframe>. n/a
Ensure embedded objects are directly accessible Related to the <iframe>. Related to the <iframe>. n/a
Ensure images provide informative alternative text Alt text is missing. Yes

Add title to the image in Cascade

Need to Review

Error What it Means Fix Needed How to Fix
Close dialog Provide a valid label for form fields

Related to the <iframe>.

Related to the <iframe>.

n/a
Ensure embedded objects are directly accessible

Related to the <iframe>.

Related to the <iframe>.

n/a
Ensure images provide informative alternative text Alt text is missing. Yes Add title to the image in Cascade