CXone Expert Accessibility Conformance Report - WCAG 2.1 Edition
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
VPAT® Version 2.4 – Created August 2023
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Expert Spring '23 |
CXone Expert is a Knowledge Management System that allows for the creation, management, extension, and optimization of self-service knowledge to an organization's customers. The product can be broken up into two portions:
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About this VPAT
A VPAT® is an audit of a product's conformance with web accessibility guidelines and best practices to assist buyers and consumers in assessing that product. CXone Expert does not claim to completely meet WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, though we do support or partially support all criteria in the guideline.
For this report, we will only reference the accessibility of the public-facing content portion of the product, which includes anonymous and authenticated viewers (formerly Community members).
Except as may be agreed in a signed agreement, this document is provided for informational purposes only and the contents hereof are subject to change without notice. CXone Expert does not warrant that this document is error free, nor does it provide any other warranties or conditions, whether expressed orally or implied in law, including implied warranties and conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. CXone Expert specifically disclaims any liability with respect to this document and no contractual obligations are formed either directly or indirectly by this document. CXone Expert further makes no representation concerning the ability of assistive technologies or other products to interoperate with CXone Expert products.
This report supersedes a previous version: VPAT® Version 2.3 – Created May 2019
Evaluation methods used
This product was evaluated using the following methods (links open in a new window):
- Manual testing based on general product knowledge
- Manual testing using screen reader Chrome browser extension
- Automated testing using browser-based tool Lera
- Automated testing using the Axe 3.2 browser extension
- Automated testing using the IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
- Automated and manual testing using the WAVE: web accessibility evaluation tool
Applicable guidelines
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility guideline:
Guideline | Included In Report |
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, at https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21 |
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VPAT organization
The VPAT consists of a three column table.
- The first column contains the individual success criteria of WCAG 2.1 guidelines being evaluated.
- The second column contains the level of conformance for the success criteria.
- The third column contains additional remarks and explanations regarding the level of conformance.
VPAT Conformance Levels
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.
WCAG 2.1 Report
Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A
For Level A conformance (the minimum level of conformance), the webpage satisfies all the Level A Success Criteria, or a conforming alternate version is provided.
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
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1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | Partially Supports | All non-text content has a text alternative in the product except for the following functionality:
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1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Supports | The product does not contain pre-recorded audio or video content. Note: Product offers the ability to embed third-party pre-recorded audio or video content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Supports | The product does not contain prerecorded audio content in synchronized media. Note: Product offers the ability to embed third-party pre-recorded audio content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Supports | The product does not contain time-based media or audio descriptions of pre-recorded video. Note: Product offers the ability to embed third-party pre-recorded video content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | Partially Supports | All information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text except for the following functionality:
Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | Supports | The product presents content in the correct reading order and can be programmatically determined. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) | Partially Supports | The product supports instructions provided for the understanding and operation of content which do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound except for the following functionality:
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1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) | Partially Supports | In the product, color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element except for the following functionality:
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1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) | Supports | There is no audio contained in the product. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) | Partially Supports | In the product all functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface except for the following functionality:
Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Supports | No components of the product will "trap" keyboard focus within sections of content |
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports |
The product does not use single key character shortcuts. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) | Supports | The product has no content with unexpected changes in content or context |
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) | Supports |
While the product reflects latest content, this information is not presented in a way that blinks, scrolls, or auto-updates. Note: Customers have the option of including content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) | Supports |
The product contains no flashing content. Note: Customers have the option of including images in content that may contain text which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) | Partially Supports | The product contains a skip to main content link at the top of every page as well as table of contents links at the top of each content section to jump to subsections of content. The following functionality:
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2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) | Supports | All pages in the product have a page title defined. |
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) | Partially Supports | Product elements can be navigated sequentially to maintain context except for the following functionality:
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2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) | Partially Supports | All links in the product convey the purpose of that link except for the following functionality.
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2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports |
The product does not utilize multi-point or path-based gestures. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports |
Where the product can be operated using a single pointer, the down event of the pointer is not used to execute any part of the function. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports |
For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports |
The product does not utilize multi-point or path-based gestures. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) | Partially Supports | All pages in the product have a language attribute except for the following functionality:
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3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) | Supports |
All elements in the product do not change context on focus. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
3.2.2 On Input (Level A) | Partially Supports | All user interface components will not automatically cause a change of context without warning the user ahead of time except for the following functionality:
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3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) | Supports | All incorrectly submitted form fields will display an error message. |
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) | Partially Supports | All input fields have an associated label that identifies the data required for that field except for the following functionality:
Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) | Partially Supports | All front facing code is generated using semantic HTML, have complete start and end tags, are nested according to their specifications, and do not contain duplicate attributes except for the following functionality:
Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Partially Supports | All user controls in the product are created through semantic HTML, with appropriate labels, which makes them available to assistive technologies except for the following functionalities:
Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA
For Level AA conformance, the Web page satisfies all the Level A and Level AA Success Criteria, or a Level AA conforming alternate version is provided.
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
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1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) | Supports | The product does not contain live content. Note: Product offers the ability to embed third-party live content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) | Supports | The product does not contain audio content. Note: Product offers the ability to embed third-party audio content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports |
The product does not restrict view or operation to a single display orientation. Note: Customers have the ability to embed content which could cause this criteria to fail. |
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports |
The product supports the ability to have input fields to be programmatically determined in order to assist with completing forms in content. Sign in, registration, and My Preferences forms (username, password, email) inputs have auto-complete turned off. |
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports |
When viewing on 1280 resolution and magnified to 400% (Vertical scrolling content at a width equivalent to 320 CSS pixels), the content was presented without loss of information and did not require scrolling in two dimensions, but some functionality was compromised.
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1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports |
The color contrast of every potential visual condition for an active component within the user interface on the page fails to maintain a color contrast ratio of 3.0:1 or higher in all instances, unless the contrast of the state aligns with the browser's default color scheme.
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1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports |
With no loss of content or functionality, the product supports setting all of the following and by changing no other style property:
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1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports |
Content that is triggered by the hover & focus states is dismissible, hoverable, and persistent. The browser-generated tooltips that occur due to the <title> attribute (ex: the Skip to main content link, the "back to the top" link, and Previous and Next page links) are not hoverable, but the tooltips match the link text. |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | Partially Supports | The product supports the correct foreground to background contrast ratios except for the following elements:
Note: Customers have the option of setting custom CSS/CSS variables in a way that will meet this criteria. |
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) | Supports | Note: Customers have the option of setting custom CSS/CSS variables in a way that may cause this criteria to fail. |
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) | Supports | The product does not use images that contain text. Note: Customers have the option of including images in content that may contain text which could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) | Supports | Product supports multiple ways to navigate through content pages as well as a site level search option. |
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) | Supports | Note: Customers have the ability to add/remove headings in the content that could cause this criteria to fail. |
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) | Supports | Note: Customers have the option of setting custom CSS/CSS variables in a way that may cause this criteria to fail. |
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) | Supports |
Product does not include more than one language in a site. Note: Customer has the ability to add different languages to a site. The Editor will not strip out the proper language attributes if the customer adds them manually. |
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) | Supports | The product uses consistent and repeatable navigation across the site. |
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) | Supports | Components and controls are consistently identified across the product. |
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) | Supports | Note: Password reset errors are not presented as errors to maintain security protocols |
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) | Partially Supports | Product supports this criteria except for the following functionality:
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4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The product supports status messages that can be programmatically determined through role or other properties so that they can be presented through assistive technologies without receiving focus. |
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