Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

7 PASS 1 REVIEW 5 FIX

Favicon & Branding

Action

2 icon(s) detected

FIX

2 icon(s) detected

No favicon.ico at site root

Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.

HTML icon links detected

No apple-touch-icon detected

iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

✗ favicon.ico Missing

✓ PNG Icons Present

✗ Apple Touch Missing

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✗ Multiple Sizes Missing

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Dark Mode Support

Action

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 11 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

9 pass 11 fail WCAG AA 5 pass AA only

h1 UMass Boston

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

32px · bottom of viewport

h2 UMass Boston is #1 in the U.S. for Stude…

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Find Your Passion, Launch Your Future

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Find Your Passion, Launch Your Future

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 A Campus that Reflects Our Diverse World

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 By the Numbers

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Boston Connection

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h3 News at UMass Boston

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

h3 Next Steps

1.34:1

#000000

#132245

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

a Skip to Search

2.84:1

#000000

#005A8B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

a Skip to Main Content

2.84:1

#000000

#005A8B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 UMass Boston	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 UMass Boston is #1 i…	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 Find Your Passion, L…	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 Find Your Passion, L…	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 A Campus that Reflec…	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 By the Numbers	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h2 Boston Connection	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h3 News at UMass Boston	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
h3 Next Steps	1.34:1	3.0:1	#000000	#132245	Fail
title Home - UMass Boston	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a honeypot link	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Skip to Main Navigat…	10.55:1	4.5:1	#000000	#99BDD1	Pass
a Skip to Search	2.84:1	4.5:1	#000000	#005A8B	Fail
a Skip to Main Content	2.84:1	4.5:1	#000000	#005A8B	Fail
a Skip to Footer Links	5.94:1	4.5:1	#000000	#8D8785	Pass
span UMass	5.75:1	4.5:1	#000000	#898583	Pass
span Toggle Main Menu	5.83:1	4.5:1	#000000	#878784	Pass
a Request Info	5.45:1	4.5:1	#000000	#82827F	Pass
a Visit	5.13:1	4.5:1	#000000	#807D7A	Pass
a Apply	8.58:1	4.5:1	#000000	#A5A6A2	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Landmark Structure

7 landmarks

PASS

7 landmarks

<main> landmark present

3 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

12 headings

PASS

12 headings

Single H1 present

H1 UMass Boston
H2 UMass Boston is #1 in the U.S. for Student Access to Top-Tier Research
H2 Find Your Passion, Launch Your Future
H2 Find Your Passion, Launch Your Future
H2 A Campus that Reflects Our Diverse World
H2 By the Numbers
H3 News at UMass Boston
H4 UMass Boston Celebrates Opening of New Police & Public Safety Station
H4 University Hosts Night of Scholarship Event and Discussion of Latino Education in Massachusetts
H4 Boston Public Schools, UMass Boston Partner on Student AI Literacy Initiative
H2 Boston Connection
H3 Next Steps

Alt Text Quality

2 of 32 images have issues

PASS

2 of 32 images have issues

2 image(s) with filename as alt text

30 image(s) with good alt text

32 images 30 good alt text 2 generic

Issue	Count
filename	2 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 2 controls labeled

PASS

All 2 controls labeled

2 control(s) properly labeled

2 controls

2 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#keywords	text	Enter Keywords for Search	aria-label
#searchInputMobile	search	Search Input	aria-label

A+

Link & Button Quality

1 issue(s) across 174 links and 24 buttons

PASS

1 issue(s) across 174 links and 24 buttons

1 link(s) with generic text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

Got: /research/r1-research-classification/ ("Learn More")

173 link(s) with descriptive text

174 links

0 empty

1 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
/research/r1-research-classification/	Learn More	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Learn More Suggested: R1 Research Classification

197 links and buttons have descriptive text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

/research/r1-research-classification/ ("Learn More")

Why this matters

Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.

Learn more ▾

Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.

Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 - UMass Boston ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 28 passed

PASS

100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.