Accessibility
This site uses OxCMS content management system.
Requests and reports
Please send an email to socialconventionbureau@bolognawelcome.it to report accessibility problems in pages or documents so that we can provide alternative content and correct errors.
Reporting September 15, 2026
Non-compliant sections, content, and features
Incompatibilities detected within the site are:
- Viewport must be set as scalable with a maximum-scale higher than 1
- Hierarchical structure of headings elements not always respected
- Lack of text in
a) Heading h6 in Bologna for sports - Little contrast on:
a) H2
b) Number of meeting rooms in Find a Venue - Lack of title in:
a) Social media and partners links in footer
b) Instagram iframe (in News) and map iframe (in Venue tabs)
c) Arrows in Events Calendar. - Lack of "air-label" for:
a) Social media icons
b) carousel buttons
c) Links that open in _blank (e.g., social media links). - Missing alt and/or invalid alt attributes for:
a) Partner logos in the footer
b) News images on the homepage
c) Icons on the Bologna for Sport page - Missing label for:
a) News filter dropdown - Missing accessible name for elements with dialog role
- Missing indication that links open in a new window, to be included in the “title” or in “aria-labelledby”
- Not all page elements are contained within a landmark:
a) Homepage carousel
b) Homepage numerical section - Missing submit or role for
a) Menu items - Duplicate id attribute:
a) logo on homepage - Same alternative text as the element’s text:
a) Links (Find a venue, services) on homepage - Incorrect use of role presentation in:
a) slider buttons - Keyboard navigation:
a) Missing outline on some elements
b) Missing hidden link to go directly to the content - Cookie banner (external Cookiebot service):
a) Use of aria-checked on an input tag of type checkbox
b) The accessible name does not match the visible text
c) Insufficient contrast for the Show details item