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Re: [EXTERNAL] Graphical element instead of the role link presence. Howshould I report it?

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From: Mark Magennis
Date: Mar 3, 2021 9:45AM

Wow!

That site is really terrible from an accessibility point of view. The logo Home page link is really the least of the problems.

The biggest problem is that the site as a whole is completely inaccessible using the keyboard because you cannot Tab to any of the interactive elements.

It's slightly better using a screen reader because at least you can arrow through it, read most of the content, and activate many of the menu items.

I would suggest you mention these two points and then arrow though it with a screen reader yourself to find other issues you can point out in your report, such as:

1. Some content, including navigation menu items, is skipped.
2. Navigation menus don't behave correctly (e.g. you can't close them without selecting an option)
3. Some headings are not marked up and heading levels aren't correct.
4. Information is contained in images without text alternatives.
5. Some non-informational images have unnecessary and meaningless text alternatives.
6. Etc.

You can look at a lot of the HTML code in the Inspector - right click on any element and select Inspect from the menu.

Good luck,
Mark