Who is trying to use this site
B
Balan, 39, Kochi
NRI in Dubai; screen reader (NVDA on Windows).
Reach the NRI account details page.
What the automated audit found
5rule violations
32elements failing
32elements affected
Automated scanning is a floor, not a ceiling. Real assistive-technology testing by disabled users finds more problems, not fewer. Every finding here is a mechanical check on the site’s own markup, third-party widgets excluded. See the methodology and right of reply.
iob.in landing, captured by headless Chromium, 1440 × 900
Findings, ranked by severity
critical
A button has no accessible name; a screen reader will announce it as "button" with no purpose
axe · button-name · 16 elements · landing
Buttons must have discernible text. WCAG 2A. Deque rule reference.
target: .owl-dot.active[role="button"]
<button role="button" class="owl-dot active"><span></span></button>
target: .owl-dot[role="button"]:nth-child(2)
<button role="button" class="owl-dot"><span></span></button>
moderate
Heading levels should only increase by one
axe · heading-order · 1 element · landing
Heading levels should only increase by one. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .gradient-7 > .mb-2 > h5[data-base="17.6"]
<h5 data-base="17.6" style="font-size: 17.6px;">MSME Schemes</h5>
serious
A link has no accessible name; a screen reader will announce it as "link" with no purpose
axe · link-name · 2 elements · landing
Links must have discernible text. WCAG 2A, WCAG 244. Deque rule reference.
target: #HP-ApplyNow-asalah-current-acc-en-3
<a data-base="16" href="#" id="HP-ApplyNow-asalah-current-acc-en-3" style="font-size: 16px;" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a>
target: .news-scroll > a[href=""][target="_blank"]
<a href="" target="_blank" data-base="16" style="font-size: 16px;" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a>
serious
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements
axe · list · 1 element · landing
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements. WCAG 2A. Deque rule reference.
target: .iobList
<ul class="iobList">
moderate
All page content should be inside a landmark (header, nav, main, footer)
axe · region · 12 elements · landing
All page content should be contained by landmarks. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .hide-accessible
<h2 class="hide-accessible sr-only" role="heading" aria-level="1" data-base="32" style="font-size: 32px;">Indian Overseas Bank: Personal Banking | One Stop Banking
target: .w-sm-100
<a href="/" class="logo d-flex align-items-center me-auto me-xl-0 w-sm-100" data-base="16" style="font-size: 16px;" rel="noopener noreferrer">
Harness · Playwright 1.48 with @axe-core/playwright 4.10, headless Chromium, viewport 1440×900, User-Agent AccessibilityKillTestBot/0.1. Full JSON report at axe-reports/bank-iob.json. Rerun with node harness/run.mjs bank-iob.