We're always striving to make our interface copy easier to understand for our users. That's why we updated the issue names in the Accessibility module to be clearer about why something has been flagged as an issue.
If you've been used to seeing an issue referred to under a different name, you may have noticed some of the changes. Here's a handy list of the old and new wording of all the Accessibility issue names which have changed.
Some of the wording changes are cosmetic, while others are more substantive and systematic. For example, we've re-phrased all Review issues in the form of a question, so that it's clear that the issue at hand has not been automatically determined to be an error.
| Issue type (Error, Warning, or Review) | Previous Issue Name | Current Issue Name |
|---|---|---|
| Error | Use unique identification for elements (1.3.1 and 4.3.1) | Element ID is not unique |
| Error | Use unique identification for elements (1.3.1) | Access key is not unique |
| Error | The instruction is not connected to anything | Label is not connected to a form control |
| Error | The table has an incorrect reference | Cell references non-existent table heading ID |
| Error | Link refers to a non-existing element | Local link destination does not exist |
| Error | Non-distinguishable links | Link text used for multiple different destinations |
| Error | Do not use the 'center' tag to center content | "Center" tag used to format content |
| Error | The field needs a description | Form control label is missing text |
| Error | Use correct styling of text | "Small" tag used to alter text size |
| Error | Do not use ‘big’ for text size | "Big" tag used to alter text size |
| Error | The link text seems not to be descriptive | Link text is too generic |
| Error | The referenced page does not exist | "Longdesc" attribute does not link to existing resource |
| Error | The image does not have the correct alternative | Image marked as decorative but has title element |
| Error | Wrong use of time limit with meta direct | Use of automatic redirect after a time delay |
| Error | Wrong use of time limit | Use of automatic refresh after a time delay |
| Error | Use correct markup for highlighting text | "u" tag used to format text |
| Error | Missing button in form | Form is missing button |
| Error | Wrong location of navigational link | Navigational link not located in document "head" |
| Error | Set the language of the page | Language of page has not been set |
| Error | Presentational attributes used | HTML is used to format content |
| Error | Provide a button for 'select box' | Select box has no submit button |
| Error | Do not use ’spacer’ | "spacer" tag used to format content |
| Error | Highlighting elements | Element not highlighted on focus |
| Error | Language declaration is invalid | Language attribute is not set to a valid value |
| Error | Wrong way of redirecting | Re-direct occurs in browser |
| Error | Skip repeated content | No option to skip repeated content |
| Error | The page contains no headings | No headings on page |
| Error | Links should be combined | Adjacent links used for same destination |
| Error | Incorrect reference for 'aria-describedby' | "Aria-describedby" has incorrect (ID) reference |
| Error | Naming generic landmarks | Generic landmarks are not named |
| Error | Descriptive 'aria-label' on link | Does the "aria-label" accurately describe the link? |
| Error | WAI-ARIA validation error on load | WAI-ARIA validation error is present when page loads |
| Error | Reference to non existing image map | Reference to non-existent image map |
| Error | 'Area' element with no alternative text | "Area" element is missing alternative text |
| Error | Image link has no alternative text | Image link is missing alternative text |
| Error | Input field is missing a description | Input field has no description |
| Error | 'Text area' is missing a description | Text area has no description |
| Error | 'Select box' without a description | Select box has no description |
| Error | Image-button without a description | Image button has no description |
| Error | The webpage should have exactly one title element | Webpage has multiple title elements or no title element |
| Error | The webpage title has no text | Webpage title is missing text |
| Error | The frame does not have a description | Frame is missing a description |
| Error | The iFrame is missing a description | iFrame is missing a description |
| Error | The heading is missing text | Heading is missing text |
| Error | Page element is missing a description | Page element has no description |
| Error | 'Applet' needs an alternative | Applet is missing an alternative |
| Error | Color contrast is not sufficient | Color contrast is insufficient |
| Error | Group form elements | Form elements are not grouped |
| Error | The link text is not sufficient | Link text is too generic in its current context |
| Error | Avoid the use of 'font' tag | "Font" tag used to format text |
| Error | Avoid using the 'marquee' tag | "Marquee" tag is used |
| Error | Avoid using the 'bold' tag | "Bold" tag used to format text |
| Review | The table does not have a description | Should the table have a description? |
| Review | Grouping options | Can options logically be grouped together? |
| Review | Providing table heading association | Does the table have clearly defined headers? |
| Review | Order of tabbing | Is the tabbing sequence logical? |
| Review | Decorative images | Should image be marked as decorative? |
| Review | Video / audio needs alternative | Does video/audio have an alternative? |
| Review | Multi media content needs captions | Is multimedia content captioned? |
| Review | Multi media content needs alternative | Does multimedia content have an alternative? |
| Review | Live multi media content needs captions | Is live multimedia content captioned? |
| Review | Multi media content needs audio description | Does multimedia content have audio description? |
| Review | Multi media content needs Sign Language Interpretation | Does multimedia content have Sign Language Interpretation? |
| Review | Multi media content needs Extended Audio Description | Does multimedia content have Extended Audio Description? |
| Review | Multi media content and video needs alternative | Does multimedia content/video have an alternative? |
| Review | Live audio needs alternative | Does live audio have an alternative? |
| Review | Low or no background audio in multi media content | Is foreground audio clearly distinguishable from background audio? |
| Review | Audio control | Are there options to control audio that auto-plays? |
| Review | Make sure images do not contain text | Is the image free of text? |
| Review | Provide enough time | Are users unrestricted by time limits on the page? |
| Review | Use correct styling of text | Is the "small" tag correctly used? |
| Review | Using standard landmarks | Could a standard landmark be used? |
| Review | Appropriate landmark | Are landmarks appropriately applied? |
| Review | WAI-ARIA role matches functionality | Do WAI-ARIA roles match the functionality of the element? |
| Review | Links might have to be combined | Should adjacent links be combined? |
| Review | Links might be non-distinguishable | Do identical link texts link to the same destination? |
| Review | Additional information with WAI-ARIA | Do "aria-describedby" attributes provide additional information? |
| Review | Descriptive 'aria-label' on interface controls | Does the "aria-label" attribute accurately describe the interface control? |
| Review | Descriptive 'aria-label' attribute | Does the "aria-label" attribute accurately describe the element? |
| Review | Appropriate names for landmarks | Does the "aria-labelledby" attribute accurately describe the landmark? |
| Review | Descriptive 'aria-labelledby' on interface controls | Does the "aria-labelledby" attribute accurately describe the interface control? |
| Review | Descriptive 'aria-labelledby' attribute | Does the "aria-labelledby" attribute accurately describe the element? |
| Warning | Use correct markup | "s" or "strike" tags used to format text |
| Warning | Using correct markup | "tt" tag used to format text |
| Warning | There is no top level heading (H1) on the page | No top-level heading on the page |
| Warning | WAI-ARIA image alternative will be ignored | Image marked as decorative but has "aria-describedby" attribute |
| Warning | WAI-ARIA alert dialog included on load | WAI-ARIA alert is present when page loads |
| Warning | Non-corresponding image alternatives | Image alternatives don't match |
| Warning | Content outside of landmarks | Content not included in landmarks |
| Warning | Avoid using the 'i' tag | "i" tag used to format text |