Accessibility in OPAC Design

Issues being remediated in 2024 in response to the 2023 VPAT/ACR evaluation and detailed NNELS review:

Group 1:

• Headings, landmarks, and skip links
• Eliminating tables used for layout in search forms and results
• Data table semantics and column headings in mobile layouts
• Form labels, placeholders, hints, and autocomplete attributes
• Form errors and status announcements
• Form button placement and types
• Color contrast
• Alt text
• Link underlines
• Focus outlines, tabindex order, and autofocus

Group 2:

• Tooltips
• Datepickers
• Additional table, form, and tooltip issues specific to the login and account screens
• Locale switching

topnav_logo.tt2: Add <h1 class="navbar-brand"> surrounding the linked logo image.

topnav_links.tt2: Add an aria-label attribute to the <nav> element.

footer.tt2: Change <div id="footer"> to <footer id="footer"> and add an aria-label attribute to the <nav> element.

[more TBD]