UBCMS Accessibility Issues
Owners and managers of UB websites that are hosted in UBCMS can review identified issues with the system and report new issues for remediation.
On this page:
How to Report Issues
Report issues that are reported by Siteimprove by the issue number and the scan date as well as the published page on which the issue occurs. You do not need to report all occurrences of the issue. This includes issues with centrally-authored, shared content.
Report any issues identified through functional testing, such as tab order.
- Review list of known issues to make sure your issue is NOT on the list already
- Review your Siteimprove scan to collect:
- The most recent scan date (look in Accessibility > Overview)
- The issue number of the error or warning
- Submit one Siteimprove or functional issue per submission
Issues with Shared Content
If you are having issues with shared content coming from another site, and know which unit authors the content, please reach out to that unit and report the issue.
If you are having issues with shared content and don't know to whom it belongs OR it belongs to University Communications, let us know by submitting a report.
Issues Already Known to Us
| Functional | Issue | Remediation Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tab order | 2.4.3 Focus Order | Completed 9/2018 |
| Privacy policy | Occurs now in every UBCMS footer | Completed 1/2019 |
| Readability of alt text | When user-supplied alt text does not end with a period, a period and space are added for assistive technology readers | Completed 5/15/2019 |
| Quality of alt text | Photo and flex modules now remind authors to double-check alt text when image is changed | Completed 5/22/2019 |
| Quality of button label | "Additional label text" field for text to be spoken by screen readers providing context for repetitive buttons on the same page | Completed 6/12/2019 |
| Reading social buttons in Firefox by JAWS | Fixed how social button titles are read in Firefox by JAWS. | Completed 6/12/2019 |
| Siteimprove Error | CMS Content Issue | Remediation Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Adjacent Link text used for same destinatons | Multiple images in website banners linked to same destination | Destination URLs aligned with one another. Completed 2/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | University at Buffalo image as part of lock up (navigational link) | False-positive and a 'review', not an error or warning. No action is required. There is alt="" on a hidden black and white logo that is only shown in print mode. The content of the image is read from other sources by a screen reader. |
1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | No alt text in photo carousels | Carousels now take alt text from DAM entry. Completed 3/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | No alt text in some shared news articles | Pending (8/2019) |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | When "This image does not require alt text." box is checked, the CMS creates the correct code for assistive technology. | Completed 5/15/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | Alt text is no longer required if a caption is entered | Completed 5/22/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | Alt text now used correctly on videos in flex modules | Completed 5/22/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | Video in related component: alt text is available and required | Completed 5/22/2019 |
| 1.1.1 Image with no alt attribute | Administrative units, centers, institutes banner logo | Completed 7/10/19 |
| 1.4.1 Link identified only by color | Faces and Voices email link identified only by color | email links styled correctly. Completed 3/6/19 |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order - Is tabbing sequence logical? | Collapsible containers in tabbed content | Pending |
| 2.4.4 Link text used for multiple different destinations | Same link text in privacy footer & header to different destinations | Completed 2/2019 |
| 2.4.4 Link text used for multiple different destinations | List builder component — cannot specify "next" text | Pending |
| 2.4.4 Link text used for multiple different destinations | Same calendar event dates linked to different destinations | Completed 4/2019 |
| 2.4.7 Element not highlighted on focus | On headers with the "Services/Initiatives/Events" style (with the words "University at Buffalo" below the UB logo rather than at the top of the page to the right of the logo), the logo is now properly highlighted when using the tab key to select links on the page | Completed 5/15/19 |
| 2.4.7 Element not highlighted on focus | Is focus for banner search bar too brief | Pending |
| 4.1.2 Form control label is missing text | Form component dropdown list optional | Field title now required. Completed 5/2018 |
Report New Issues
Your report is sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and to University Communications (UC).