Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

6 PASS 2 REVIEW 5 FIX

Favicon & Branding

Action

2 icon(s) detected

FIX

2 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

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 Present

✓ 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 ✗

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 error - University of Victoria ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✓

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 5 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

15 pass 5 fail WCAG AA

a Protection of Privacy Policy

2.68:1

#000000

#005492

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

p . If you do not agree to the above, y…

2.69:1

#000000

#005493

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

label Start page

1.84:1

#000000

#1E3B5E

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

span Search

1.99:1

#000000

#21425A

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

a People

2.11:1

#000000

#254A36

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

2 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Making an impact	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h2 Look forward from he…	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h2 Territory acknowledg…	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h2 News & events	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h2 Facts & figures	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h3 Undergraduate studie…	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
h3 Graduate studies	10.65:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F5AA1C	Pass
title Home - University of…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
p This website stores …	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Terms of Use	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
p and	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Protection of Privac…	2.68:1	4.5:1	#000000	#005492	Fail
p . If you do not a…	2.69:1	4.5:1	#000000	#005493	Fail
button Close	12.54:1	4.5:1	#000000	#B5CAE5	Pass
a Skip to main content	8.93:1	4.5:1	#000000	#A2AAB2	Pass
label Search	17.27:1	4.5:1	#000000	#E8E9EA	Pass
label Start page	1.84:1	4.5:1	#000000	#1E3B5E	Fail
span Search	1.99:1	4.5:1	#000000	#21425A	Fail
a People	2.11:1	4.5:1	#000000	#254A36	Fail
a Departments	13.96:1	4.5:1	#000000	#C9D8B4	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

6 landmarks

PASS

6 landmarks

<main> landmark present

2 <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

7 headings

PASS

7 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Making an impact
H2 Look forward from here
H3 Undergraduate studies
H3 Graduate studies
H2 Territory acknowledgement
H2 News & events
H2 Facts & figures

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 18 images OK

PASS

All 18 images OK

1 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

17 image(s) with good alt text

18 images 17 good alt text

Issue	Count
too long	1 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 1 controls labeled

PASS

All 1 controls labeled

1 control(s) properly labeled

1 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#searchUVic	search	Search	for/id

A+

Link & Button Quality

127 links, 3 buttons — all OK

PASS

127 links, 3 buttons — all OK

127 link(s) with descriptive text

127 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

130 links and buttons have descriptive text

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 25 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

●`[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

●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

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[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

○Form elements have associated labels

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

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

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

○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

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

○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.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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.