Gro VPAT


Gro user facing application VPAT for version 3.22.9.14 against WCAG 2.1 AA criteria conducted during October to December 2022

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations

1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Partially supports

The product was tested for:

- Images that convey information have meaningful alternative text using ALT

- Images that are decorative are marked up using ALT=”” or CSS background images

- Controls have an associated name

- Non-text characters are not used or have meaningful alternative text

This criterion is satisfied in most cases except

- Final driving license image uploaded on verification page

- Equal housing lender logo in the footer

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

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

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

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Partially supports

The product supports this criterion in terms of heading, structure, and semantic markup except:

- Modal dialogs do not have heading structure to convey the purpose

- Dropdown selection of option does not get announced consistently for screen reader user

- Language selection dropdown in the footer does not have accessible name

- Calendar does not have accessible name or state when selecting dates

- Checkbox and radio button selection announcement is inconsistent

- On verification page, ‘scan driver license’ and ‘fill out form instead’ buttons are only visually disabled not programatically

1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)

Partially supports

The visual reading order of the product matches with logical reading order throughout the application except:

- Most of the modal dialogs are not reachable via keyboards

- Some other modal dialogs are not in meaningful logical reading order

- Disclosure links are coming after checkboxes in the visual reading order

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)

Supports

All the instruction provided does not rely solely on sensory characteristics such as color, sound, shape, size or orientation

1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)

Supports

None of the information uses color as a sole means of communication except

 

1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)

Partially supports

The standard keyboard support is available for navigation throughout this product except:

- Many of the modal dialogs are not keyboard reachable

- Calendar uses drag and drop function to select dates which is not keyboard accessible

- Uploaded image of driver license cropping function

2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)

Supports

There is no keyboard trap in any of the features for this product

2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

No specific character key shortcuts are defined

2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)

Not applicable

This product will be part of larger application so the system settings will be applicable for this criterion

2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)

Supports

No flashing objects are found on this product which flashes more than 3 times in one second

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)

Supports

There are headings and semantic structure for each page, skip to content link is not applicable here since there is no repetitive content block that needs to be bypassed

2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Supports

Each screen on this product has a unique title

2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)

Partially supports

Product was tested for keyboard only navigation to see the logical focus order and it is working for most of the features except:

- Many of the modal dialog does not trap the focus so focus goes in background content

- The focus does not go back to same element once modal/menu closes

- On every page there is additional focus on hidden item due to use of tabindex on non-interactive element

2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)

Partially supports

Links have descriptive names in this product except

- Close button on top right corner throughout the application

- ‘Clear text’ link on all of the form input field

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

There are no multipoint path-based gestures defined for this product so it can be worked with single point gestures

2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

There is no functionality in this product that can be executed using single pointer cancellation

2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only)

Partially supports

All the UI components that include text or images of text which have a label, have same name as presented visually except:

- Language selector dropdown in the footer

2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only)

Not applicable

No feature of this product can only be used by motion of the device

3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Supports

The lang attribute is setup for each page

3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)

Supports

When UI component receives focus, there is no substantial change in context for that page

3.2.2 On Input (Level A)

Does not support

When UI component’s value or setting has been changed e.g. checkboxes checked or radio buttons selected, the screen advances to the next page without warning on most of the pages

3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)

Partially supports

Error suggestions are available visually and programmatically for all the forms but it’s not descriptive enough for most of the fields

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)

Partially supports

Labels or instructions are provided visually and programmatically to all the form field inputs except:

- Headings are not descriptive on some of the pages

- Required form fields are not visually or programmatically clear

- Format of form field data is either not clear or provided only as a placeholder on calendars

4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)

Partially supports

The product pages are parsing well for automated accessibility checker tool except duplicate ids on:

- Personal information id types

- Joint account checkbox

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Partially supports

Many of the UI elements have name and role defined except:

- The modal dialog titles are not unique and descriptive

- Modal dialog role is not defined

- Some icons lack descriptive accessible name

- Status of the checkboxes and radio buttons does not get announced consistently

- Loading status of pages after information input does not get announced

- Selection of control does not get announced consistently for screen reader users

- Close buttons on top right corner and clear text buttons for form input fields are defined as links

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA


Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations

1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)

Not applicable

The product does not have any multimedia

1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

The product does not restrict view and operation to a single display orientation

1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only)

Partially supports

The form input fields where user information is collected does have appropriate autocomplete attribute except some of the fields like address, SSN, birthdate are missing it

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Partially supports

Most of the text meets minimum color contrast guideline except:

- Footer copyright language

- Back button

- Dropdown options selected states on certain screen size

1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)

Supports

The pages can be zoomed to 200% with browser zoom without any loss of content or functionality

1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)

Supports

No images of text have been used in this product except for essential logos and driving license as one of the id uses

1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

The pages can be zoomed to 400% without the need to scroll in both directions

1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only)

Does not support

The form input field border color, checkboxes and radio buttons and clear information icons throughout the application do not meet the color contrast guideline for this criterion

1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

The product pages are supported with various text styles set by user

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

Supports

There is no tooltip-like functionality without title attributes on this product

2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)

Not applicable

This product will be part of larger application so the global navigation will be applicable for this criterion

2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)

Partially supports

The product pages have descriptive headings and structure and labels for all the interactive fields

2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)

Partially supports

Most of the interactive UI elements have visible and good contrast focus indicators but it does not meet color contrast guideline of 3:1

3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)

Not applicable

There is no other language used for this product in the given page

3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)

Not applicable

This product will be part of larger application so the global navigation will be applicable for this criterion

3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)

Partially supports

All the UI components within this product are identified and working in a consistent way except:

- Some of the modal dialogs have close buttons in the top left corner while most of others have top right corner

3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)

Partially supports

Error suggestions are available visually and programmatically for all the forms but it is not descriptive enough for most of the fields

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

Supports

Data entered in the forms are validated to help the user to correct the data and all the data are reversible. None of the form submission results into legal commitments or financial transactions

4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only)

Partially supports

The status messages can be programmatically determined at present but are not attached to respective form fields

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