data.medicaid.gov: Accessibility — week 2026-W29

Automated Accessibility Conformance Report (OpenACR): Download ACR. Machine-readable; compatible with GSA OpenACR tooling. Automated tools find ~⅓ of real barriers — supplement with manual AT testing.

Training priorities

Top WCAG success criteria by pages affected this week. Use these to focus team training on the highest-impact issues.

SC	Criterion	Pages	Rules
1.4.8	WCAG 1.4.8	1125	1
2.5.5	WCAG 2.5.5	1125	1
4.1.2	Name, Role, Value (ARIA)	985	1
1.3.1	Info and Relationships (semantic structure)	13	2
2.5.3	WCAG 2.5.3	7	1

Next 10 actions

Clusters are fingerprinted by normalized selector path + rule id + snippet shape. Rank score = (severity weight × pages affected) / distinct components for the rule. This supersedes the template threshold heuristic while still surfacing it as a validation signal.

Top 10 clustered component fixes for this week.
Cluster	Severity	Pages	Who it affects	How to fix	Evidence	Decision
Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1125 finding(s) on 1125 page(s). XPath / selector: `<a href="/" title="Open Data">`	Moderate	1125	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1125 finding(s) on 1125 page(s). XPath / selector: `<button type="button" class="ds-c-button ds-c-button--ghost ds-u-lg-border--0 dkan-c-header-search--modal-button">`	Moderate	1125	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1034 finding(s) on 1034 page(s). XPath / selector: `<a class="dkan-c-header--link ds-c-button ds-c-button--ghost" href="/datasets">`	Moderate	1034	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~985 finding(s) on 985 page(s). XPath / selector: `<div aria-labelledby="overview__tab" aria-hidden="true" class="ds-c-tabs__panel" id="overview">`	Moderate	985	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited manipulation/strength	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r17	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1932 finding(s) on 966 page(s). XPath / selector: `<div id="tooltip-trigger--145" tabindex="-1" class="ds-c-tooltip" data-placement="bottom-start">`	Moderate	966	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited manipulation/strength	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r17	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1125 finding(s) on 1125 page(s). XPath / selector: `<p class="ds-c-usa-banner__header-text">`	Moderate	1125	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~1125 finding(s) on 1125 page(s). XPath / selector: `<p class="ds-c-usa-banner__action ds-u-align-items--center ds-u-md-display--none ds-u-display--flex">`	Moderate	1125	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~985 finding(s) on 985 page(s). XPath / selector: `<p class="ds-u-margin--0 ds-u-font-weight--bold">`	Moderate	985	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Page should contain a level-one heading · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~88 finding(s) on 88 page(s). XPath / selector: `html` `<html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" class=" js">`	Moderate	88	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/page-has-heading-one?application=axeAPI	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Form field label is visible · unattributed component Fix one place, resolve ~41 finding(s) on 41 page(s). XPath / selector: `{"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys`	Moderate	41	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes

Bug reports

3 issue type(s) are shown by default out of 12 total. Prioritized by severity, key pages, WCAG level, and prevalence; use the toggle to show everything.

Overall severity mix: 2 serious, 10 moderate. By WCAG category: 5 WCAG 2.0 A, 1 WCAG 2.1 A, 2 WCAG 2.x AAA, 2 Best Practice, 2 Undetermined. Ordered by severity, key-page impact, WCAG level, and prevalence. Following accessibility bug-reporting best practices. Download: Markdown · JSON (full archive) · JSON (AI diagnostic) · CSV (all findings) · Priority pages CSV · Priority pages JSON.

Automated testing does not establish full WCAG conformance. Findings in the verification lane require manual testing before they are treated as confirmed failures.

Default view shows 3 prioritized issue type(s); 9 more are available if you switch to "Show everything".

2 finding(s) marked "possible duplicate" — Alfa and axe-core both flagged the same WCAG SC on overlapping pages. If they target the same element, the axe-core report is authoritative. Filter the CSV by possible_duplicate_of to see these. Two engines flagging the same barrier reduces the chance of a false positive.

Findings needing review

These findings need manual verification before they can be treated as confirmed failures. Obligation remains visible for each finding.

Serious axe list WCAG 2.0 A <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements (WCAG 1.3.1) 8/2999 pages · 8 instances

Bug ID: VS-9e3ebc7e
Pattern ID: VS-a0bdbdf6
Combined ID: VS-9e3ebc7e (pattern VS-a0bdbdf6) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements [list]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard
XPath / selector: ol[data-testid="results-list"]
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

HTML snippet — use this to validate the finding without re-running the tool

<ol class="dc-dataset-search-list ds-u-padding--0 ds-u-margin-top--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--4 ds-u-display--block" data-testid="results-list">

Description

<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements. Detected by axe-core rule list on 8 of 2999 scanned pages (8 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard.
Locate the element: ol[data-testid="results-list"]
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule list against WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Use <ul>/<ol> with only <li> children for lists; don't fake lists with <div>s.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/list?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe svg-img-alt WCAG 2.0 A <svg> elements with an img role must have alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1) 2/2999 pages · 20 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-5530ec8b
Pattern ID: VS-cc981723
Combined ID: VS-5530ec8b (pattern VS-cc981723) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — <svg> elements with an img role must have alternative text [svg-img-alt]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/home
XPath / selector: path[fill="#862074"]
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

HTML snippet — use this to validate the finding without re-running the tool

<path role="graphics-symbol" d="M2.5,-158.314A158.333,158.333,0,0,1,152.954,40.92L14.178,1.435A14.25,14.25,0,0,0,2.5,-14.029Z" fill="#862074" style="cursor: pointer;"></path>

Description

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/home.
Locate the element: path[fill="#862074"]
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule svg-img-alt against WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Give the <svg> with an image role an accessible name (<title> or aria-label).

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/svg-img-alt?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r17 WCAG 2.0 A aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements (WCAG 4.1.2) 985/2999 pages · 4325 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-d0cb149e
Pattern ID: VS-f6cf30ff
Combined ID: VS-d0cb149e (pattern VS-f6cf30ff) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements [sia-r17]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2
XPath / selector: <div id="tooltip-trigger--145" tabindex="-1" class="ds-c-tooltip" data-placement="bottom-start">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r17 on 985 of 2999 scanned pages (4325 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2.
Locate the element: <div id="tooltip-trigger--145" tabindex="-1" class="ds-c-tooltip" data-placement="bottom-start">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r17 against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

…and more — all 985 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r17

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r111 WCAG 2.x AAA Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) (WCAG 2.5.5) 1125/2999 pages · 30492 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-30fc03c3
Pattern ID: VS-cb53cc4d
Combined ID: VS-30fc03c3 (pattern VS-cb53cc4d) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced) (Level AAA, WCAG 2.1)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) [sia-r111]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2
XPath / selector: <a href="/" title="Open Data">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced). Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r111 on 1125 of 2999 scanned pages (30492 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2.
Locate the element: <a href="/" title="Open Data">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r111 against WCAG 2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced).

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

…and more — all 1125 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r73 WCAG 2.x AAA Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 (WCAG 1.4.8) 1125/2999 pages · 8818 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-83583746
Pattern ID: VS-2208081b
Combined ID: VS-83583746 (pattern VS-2208081b) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 [sia-r73]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2
XPath / selector: <p class="ds-c-usa-banner__header-text">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r73 on 1125 of 2999 scanned pages (8818 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd?page=2.
Locate the element: <p class="ds-c-usa-banner__header-text">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r73 against WCAG 1.4.8 Visual Presentation.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

…and more — all 1125 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe page-has-heading-one Best Practice Page should contain a level-one heading (WCAG criterion undetermined) 88/2999 pages · 88 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-116392b0
Pattern ID: VS-fa44f293
Combined ID: VS-116392b0 (pattern VS-fa44f293) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Page should contain a level-one heading [page-has-heading-one]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/e3af839d-8175-5be0-b94e-4a302ed7a035?page=53
XPath / selector: html
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

HTML snippet — use this to validate the finding without re-running the tool

<html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" class=" js">

Description

Page should contain a level-one heading. Detected by axe-core rule page-has-heading-one on 88 of 2999 scanned pages (88 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/e3af839d-8175-5be0-b94e-4a302ed7a035?page=53.
Locate the element: html
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule page-has-heading-one.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

…and more — all 88 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/page-has-heading-one?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r61 Undetermined Form field label is visible (WCAG criterion undetermined) 41/2999 pages · 41 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-2361dfdc
Pattern ID: VS-7118fead
Combined ID: VS-2361dfdc (pattern VS-7118fead) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Undetermined
Obligation: unmapped
Handling: review
WCAG SC: undetermined
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Form field label is visible [sia-r61]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/99315a95-37ac-4eee-946a-3c523b4c481e?page=3
XPath / selector: {"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

Form field label is visible. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r61 on 41 of 2999 scanned pages (41 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/99315a95-37ac-4eee-946a-3c523b4c481e?page=3.
Locate the element: {"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r61.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

…and more — all 41 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r14 WCAG 2.1 A Accessible name of link or button matches visible label (WCAG 2.5.3) 7/2999 pages · 7 instances

Bug ID: VS-37b28b35
Pattern ID: VS-f7dba940
Combined ID: VS-37b28b35 (pattern VS-f7dba940) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.1 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A, WCAG 2.1)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Accessible name of link or button matches visible label [sia-r14]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-eligibility-enrollment-snapshot-data?page=37
XPath / selector: <a class="dc-c-newtab" aria-label="link opens in a new tab" href="https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-and-chip-eligibility-operations-and-enrollment-snapshot" target="_blank">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

Accessible name of link or button matches visible label. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r14 on 7 of 2999 scanned pages (7 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-eligibility-enrollment-snapshot-data?page=37.
Locate the element: <a class="dc-c-newtab" aria-label="link opens in a new tab" href="https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-and-chip-eligibility-operations-and-enrollment-snapshot" target="_blank">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r14 against WCAG 2.5.3 Label in Name.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Without speech (0.5%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Without speech — 0.5% of population

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r14

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe landmark-unique Best Practice Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c (WCAG criterion undetermined) 6/2999 pages · 6 instances

Bug ID: VS-53d37e8c
Pattern ID: VS-8806389c
Combined ID: VS-53d37e8c (pattern VS-8806389c) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c [landmark-unique]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/about/software-specs-and-limits
XPath / selector: .dkan-c-main-nav
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

HTML snippet — use this to validate the finding without re-running the tool

<nav class="dkan-c-main-nav">

Description

Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c. Detected by axe-core rule landmark-unique on 6 of 2999 scanned pages (6 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/about/software-specs-and-limits.
Locate the element: .dkan-c-main-nav
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule landmark-unique.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: When a landmark role/type repeats (e.g. two <nav>s), give each a distinct accessible name with aria-label or aria-labelledby (e.g. "Primary" and "Footer" navigation) so screen-reader users can tell them apart.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/landmark-unique?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r68 WCAG 2.0 A Presentational children of an element are not focusable (WCAG 1.3.1) 5/2999 pages · 5 instances · possible duplicate

Bug ID: VS-2b8a6efa
Pattern ID: VS-d6097011
Combined ID: VS-2b8a6efa (pattern VS-d6097011) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Presentational children of an element are not focusable [sia-r68]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard
XPath / selector: <ol class="dc-dataset-search-list ds-u-padding--0 ds-u-margin-top--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--4 ds-u-display--block" data-testid="results-list">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)
Possible duplicate: Same WCAG SC covered by axe report VS-9e3ebc7e (pattern VS-a0bdbdf6). If axe and this engine flag the same element, the axe report takes precedence — mark this as duplicate in JIRA.

Description

Presentational children of an element are not focusable. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r68 on 5 of 2999 scanned pages (5 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard.
Locate the element: <ol class="dc-dataset-search-list ds-u-padding--0 ds-u-margin-top--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--4 ds-u-display--block" data-testid="results-list">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r68 against WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r68

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r78 Undetermined Table header has scope (WCAG criterion undetermined) 5/2999 pages · 5 instances

Bug ID: VS-d173948a
Pattern ID: VS-2cd767ca
Combined ID: VS-d173948a (pattern VS-2cd767ca) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Undetermined
Obligation: unmapped
Handling: review
WCAG SC: undetermined
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Table header has scope [sia-r78]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard
XPath / selector: <h2 class="ds-c-alert__heading">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (6 wk)

Description

Table header has scope. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r78 on 5 of 2999 scanned pages (5 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/datasets?keyword%5B%5D=scorecard.
Locate the element: <h2 class="ds-c-alert__heading">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r78.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r43 WCAG 2.0 A SVG image element has accessible name (WCAG 1.1.1) 1/2999 pages · 10 instances · possible duplicate Likely content

Bug ID: VS-2df734e9
Pattern ID: VS-784b5009
Combined ID: VS-2df734e9 (pattern VS-784b5009) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — SVG image element has accessible name [sia-r43]
Example URL: https://data.medicaid.gov/home
XPath / selector: <path role="graphics-symbol" d="M2.5,-158.314A158.333,158.333,0,0,1,152.954,40.92L14.178,1.435A14.25,14.25,0,0,0,2.5,-14.029Z" fill="#862074" style="cursor: pointer;">
History: first seen 2026-W24, last seen 2026-W29 (5 wk)
Possible duplicate: Same WCAG SC covered by axe report VS-5530ec8b (pattern VS-cc981723). If axe and this engine flag the same element, the axe report takes precedence — mark this as duplicate in JIRA.

Description

SVG image element has accessible name. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r43 on 1 of 2999 scanned pages (10 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://data.medicaid.gov/home.
Locate the element: <path role="graphics-symbol" d="M2.5,-158.314A158.333,158.333,0,0,1,152.954,40.92L14.178,1.435A14.25,14.25,0,0,0,2.5,-14.029Z" fill="#862074" style="cursor: pointer;">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r43 against WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

/home

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r43

Triage status Notes

Deque axe-core findings

Rule-level axe-core summary (4 rule type(s))

Each failing rule links out to the axe-core documentation. For full element-level detail including HTML snippets and XPaths, see the bug reports above.

axe-core rules failing in 2026-W29, by pages affected
Rule	Impact	Pages affected	Instances	Example pages	All affected
Page should contain a level-one heading [page-has-heading-one]	moderate	88	88	/dataset/e3af839d-8175-5be0-b94e-4a302ed7a035 /dataset/fbb83258-11c7-47f5-8b18-5f8e79f7e704 /dataset/99315a95-37ac-4eee-946a-3c523b4c481e	all 88 pages (CSV)
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements [list]	serious	8	8	/datasets /datasets /datasets	all 8 pages (CSV)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination [landmark-unique]	moderate	6	6	/about/software-specs-and-limits /about/api /about/program-overview	all 6 pages (CSV)
<svg> elements with an img role must have alternative text [svg-img-alt]	serious	2	20	/home /	all 2 pages (CSV)

Siteimprove Alfa findings

Rule-level Alfa summary (8 rule type(s))

Rule-level summary from Siteimprove Alfa (W3C ACT-based). Findings that overlap with axe-core on the same WCAG success criterion are noted as possible duplicates in the bug reports above.

Alfa rules failing in 2026-W29, by pages affected
Rule	Impact	Pages affected	Instances	Example pages	All affected
Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) [sia-r111]	n/a	1125	30492	/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd /dataset/d9fb4ebc-7ff5-5376-ae96-f7d08c294929 /datasets	all 1125 pages (CSV)
Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 [sia-r73]	n/a	1125	8818	/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd /dataset/d9fb4ebc-7ff5-5376-ae96-f7d08c294929 /datasets	all 1125 pages (CSV)
aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements [sia-r17]	n/a	985	4325	/dataset/2fed5758-5fd6-5dbb-8f92-34b3a0c3c8dd /dataset/d9fb4ebc-7ff5-5376-ae96-f7d08c294929 /dataset/9ec430cb-fefd-5985-a232-841f9ea55deb	all 985 pages (CSV)
Form field label is visible [sia-r61]	n/a	41	41	/dataset/99315a95-37ac-4eee-946a-3c523b4c481e /dataset/1c5d0fc9-693a-534a-8240-4627d9362b0d /dataset/8de1b213-73c5-552b-b84e-ac795f34d056	all 41 pages (CSV)
Accessible name of link or button matches visible label [sia-r14]	n/a	7	7	/medicaid-chip-eligibility-enrollment-snapshot-data /eligibility-enrollment-snapshot-data /medicaid-chip-eligibility-enrollment-snapshot-data	all 7 pages (CSV)
Table header has scope [sia-r78]	n/a	5	5	/datasets /datasets /datasets	all 5 pages (CSV)
Presentational children of an element are not focusable [sia-r68]	n/a	5	5	/datasets /datasets /datasets	all 5 pages (CSV)
SVG image element has accessible name [sia-r43]	n/a	1	10	/home	all 1 pages (CSV)

Unique accessibility issues (axe + Alfa consolidated)

axe and Alfa both implement W3C ACT rules, so the same issue is often caught by both. These are deduplicated by ACT rule and page, so a shared finding counts once (3398 raw engine findings → 3397 unique).

Unique issues (rule × page): 3397
Caught by both engines: 1 highest confidence
axe only: 103
Alfa only: 3293

1 rule type(s) caught by both engines — highest confidence

Two independent ACT-rule implementations (Deque axe-core and Siteimprove Alfa) flagged the same issue on the same pages. Agreement between separate engines is strong evidence the barrier is real, not a single-tool false positive — the best place to start.

Rules flagged by both axe-core and Alfa in 2026-W29, by pages affected.
Issue	Pages	Rule references
<svg> elements with an img role must have alternative text	2	axe svg-img-alt · Alfa sia-r43 · ACT 7d6734