What is the difference between warnings and errors in the report?

Understanding Errors, Warnings, and Notices in the Eye-Able Report

The Eye-Able Report performs an automated audit of your website. However, it is not always possible to determine with complete certainty whether an issue detected by the crawler is actually an accessibility error. For this reason, the report distinguishes between errors, warnings, and notices.

Errors

Errors are issues that are clearly identified and recognized as violations of accessibility guidelines. These should be prioritized for correction.

Warnings

 Warnings are issued when an issue is likely to be an error but cannot be conclusively verified through automated testing. 

Example:

• The report can verify whether alternative text is present on images
  but cannot assess whether it is meaningful or well-written. If the alt text is unusually short, a warning is shown suggesting manual review.

• Some accessibility rules include exceptions. For instance, a short link in body text may have a small touch target. While normally an error, this is allowed in  continuous text and is flagged as a warning.

Notices

The report also includes notices that highlight common areas where accessibility issues may occur. 

Example:

• Video or audio content: These cannot be automatically checked for captions or audio descriptions. These notices serve as recommendations to manually review specific areas for WCAG compliance.

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