This page details all of the known accessibility issues affecting Kingston University Research Data Repository, 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

Below is a list of all the accessibility issues known to affect Kingston University Research Data Repository with an explanation of what they mean.

• Document language missing: The language that the document is written in is not declared. This may cause issues with screen readers and with automatic translation.
• No page regions: There are no page regions or ARIA landmarks defined. These identify significant page areas and help users navigate pages.
• 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.
• Linked image missing alternative text: There is no alternative text given for an image that is linked to from this page. This means that a screen reader has no content to present to the user regarding the function of a link.
• 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.
• Empty link: A link does not contain any explanatory text. This means that the purpose of the link is not presented to the user, which may cause confusion for those using screen readers.
• Broken skip link: A skip navigation link exists, but the target for the link does not exist or the link is not keyboard accessible.
• 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.
• Redundant link: Adjacent links go to the same location. This creates additional navigation and repetition for those using keyboard and screen readers.
• Accesskey: Accesskey provides a way to define shortcut keys for web page elements. Accesskeys often conflict with user or assistive technology shortcut keys and should be avoided or implemented with care.
• Tabindex: A positive tabindex value is present. These alter the natural tab order, which may cause confusion and decrease keyboard accessibility.
• Very small text: Text is very small. This may make reading text on this page difficult for users, particular those with low vision.
• 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.
• Link to PDF document: This page may link to a PDF document. These documents may not be accessible and the need to use a separate application may cause confusion and navigation difficulties.
• 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.
• Broken ARIA reference: No target is set for ARIA references, this means that the description will not be presented.
• 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.
• Empty table header: A table header contains no text. This may result in cells with missing or incorrect header information.

These issues are listed by page below. 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.

All pages

The following accessibility issues are known to affect all pages:

• Very Low Contrast (6)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

Publicly accessible pages

Homepage

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

About

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

Browse

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the browse items page

Item detail

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

• Empty link (2)
• Very low contrast (6)
• Justified text (2)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Redundant link (2)
• Accesskey (5)
• Very small text (1)
• Redundant title text (4)
• Layout table (1)

Deposit workflow - details

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

• Missing form label (4)
• Very low contrast (6)
• A nearby image has the same alternative text (4)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

Deposit workflow - upload

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

• Missing alternative text (2)
• Linked image missing alternative text (5)
• Missing form label (2)
• Broken ARIA reference (7)
• Very low contrast (7)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Redundant link (4)
• Accesskey (5)
• Very small text (1)
• Redundant title text (4)
• Layout table (2)

Deposit workflow - deposit

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

Search

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

Advanced search

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

Login

No further issues, beyond those affecting all pages, are known to affect the about page

Profile

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

• Very low contrast (10)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Suspicious link text (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Very small text (2)
• Redundant title text (4)
• Layout table (3)

Pages for repository administrators

Manage deposits

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

• Very low contrast (10)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

Review

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

• Broken ARIA reference (3)
• Very low contrast (9)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

Admin

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

• Very low contrast (8)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

IR stats

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

• Missing form label (1)
• Empty table header (4)
• Very low contrast (6)
• Select missing label (5)
• Image with title (3)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Javascript jump menu (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Very small text (76)
• Redundant title text (4)
• Layout table (7)

Reports

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

• Very low contrast (7)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)

Subject editor

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

• Missing form label (1)
• Empty table header (1)
• Very low contrast (6)
• Select missing label (1)
• Missing first level heading (1)
• Accesskey (5)
• Redundant title text (4)