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Sympa Accessibility Issue - 10 - Forms must use INPUT[TYPE="SUBMIT"] or other form control buttons for submitting forms #1768

Open rm1-uiuc opened 7 months ago

rm1-uiuc commented 7 months ago

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Technology Services Accessibility Testing team conducted an Accessibility Review of Sympa on September 25, 2023 and found 26 issues that need to be fixed to make the interface accessible for visual impaired users.

Version

6.2.72

Installation method

Source Package

Expected behavior

Forms must use INPUT[TYPE="SUBMIT"] or other form control buttons for submitting forms. Using a submit button allows users to easily identify and control how to submit form information to a server for processing.

Actual behavior

Form is not using a control button so the screen reader can read it.

Steps to reproduce

Sympa Accessibility Issue - 10 - was determined by an Automation Tool Evaluation using AInspector and Siteimprove Accessibility Checkers as automated accessibility evaluation tools.

After running these automation tools the following issue was identified:

Forms must use INPUT[TYPE="SUBMIT"] or other form control buttons for submitting forms. Using a submit button allows users to easily identify and control how to submit form information to a server for processing. Forms that are submitted through changes in focus or selection may result in users prematurely submitting the form or not being aware they submitted the form.

WCAG Level A 3.2.2 On Input (Primary)

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Fig 11 Forms must use control buttons.

Additional information

Attached is the Accessibility Review conducted on Sept 25,2023 Tech Services Review - Accessibility Evaluation Report for Sympa.pdf