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VPAT OpenAthens Link Generator

Accessibility Conformance Report. WCAG Edition (Based on VPAT® Version 2.4)

Name of Product/Version: Public Link Generator 

Report Date: October 2024 

Product Description: a utility to allow staff in a customer institution to generate OpenAthens links to individual resources, journals or articles. 

Contact Information:  contact@openathens.net

Notes:  

Evaluation Methods Used: Manual and automated testing 

Applicable Standards/Guidelines 

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines: 

Standard/Guideline 

Included In Report 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 

Level A 

Level AA 

Terms 

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows: 

  • Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation. 

  • Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion. 

  • Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion. 

  • Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product. 

  • Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA. 

 

WCAG 2.2 Report 

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements

 

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A 

Notes: 

Criteria

Conformance level

Remarks and explanations

1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) 

Supports 

1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) 

Partially supports 

 

1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) 

Supports 

 

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics  (Level A) 

Supports 

 

1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) 

Supports 

 

1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) 

Supports 

 

2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) 

Supports 

 

2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) 

Not applicable 

  

2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) 

Supports 

 

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) 

Supports 

 

2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) 

Supports 

 

2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) 

Support 

 

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) 

Not applicable 

  

2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) 

Supports 

  

2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) 

Supports 

  

2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) 

Not applicable 

  

3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) 

Supports 

 

3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) 

Supports 

 

3.2.2 On Input (Level A) 

Supports 

 

3.2.6 Consistent Help (Level A) 

Not applicable 

 

3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) 

Supports 

 

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) 

Supports 

 

3.3.7 Redundant Entry (Level A) 

Supports 

 

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) 

Partially supports 

 

 

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA 

Notes: 

Criteria 

Conformance Level  

Remarks and Explanations 

1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Supports 

  

1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Not applicable 

 

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) 

Does not support 

 

1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) 

Does not support 

 

1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Does not support 

 

1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Supports 

 

1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Supports 

 

1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Not applicable 

 

2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

2.5.7 Dragging Movements (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

There is only one page 

3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

There is only one page 

3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) 

Supports 

 

3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) (Level AA) 

Not applicable 

 

4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) 

Does not support 

 

 

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