Graphic button has no accessible name Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

input type=image elements must have an alt attribute or accessible name.

Help

Add a non-empty alt attribute describing the button action, which screen readers will voice.

Applicable standards

• ACT Rules 59796f
• WCAG 2.0 F65 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F65 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 F65 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F65 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Impact on users

• NVDA 2024.4 / FF 128 Reads “button” without saying what button does.
• NVDA 2024.4 / Edge 131 Reads “button submit” without saying what button does.
• JAWS 2024.2409.2 / FF 128 Reads ‘unlabeled’ for button without saying what button does.
• JAWS 2024.2409.2 / Edge 131 Reads ‘submit’ for button without saying what button does.
• VoiceOver macOS 14.6 / Safari 17.6 Reads “submit” as button label without saying what button does.
• VoiceOver iOS 17.7 / Safari iOS 17.7 Reads “submit” as button label without saying what button does.

Change history

• 5.36 Jan 2020 Aligned with ACT Rules. Changed rule ID from AccWcag1-1.1.10 to AccHtmlInputImageNoAlt.
• 5.24 Dec 2016 Updated to October 2016 version of Techniques for WCAG 2.0.
• 5.5 May 2014 Updated to April 2014 version of Techniques for WCAG 2.0.
• 5.3 Sep 2013 Updated to Sept 2013 version of Techniques for WCAG 2.0.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Now triggers WCAG2 issue.
• 2.0 Dec 2007 Now triggers Section 508 issue.
• 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlInputImageNoAlt