Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DAlt Text QualityAction2 of 14 images have issuesFIX
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| missing | 2 image(s) |
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.
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WCAG 2.1 Level A requires text alternatives for non-decorative images. Empty alt='' is fine for decorative; meaningful images need descriptive text. Common fixes: CMS audit + bulk add, build-time linter (alt-text-required ESLint rule), CI gate on Lighthouse a11y score.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1 / WebAIM Million Report
An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.
Image-only links with no alt create empty links — screen-reader users hear 'link' with no destination context.
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An <a><img></a> with no img alt is the worst-case for accessibility: AT announces the link but can't describe where it goes. Either add alt to the image OR add aria-label to the link.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
FLink & Button QualityAction14 issue(s) across 127 links and 1 buttonsFIX
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/… | More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: More Suggested: Their Chaos Is Our Peace Fighting Zionist Repression In Texas And Beyond | |||
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/… | More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: More Suggested: The Constitutional Origins Of The War In Iran | |||
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/… | More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: More Suggested: U S Imperialism Enters A New Stage | |||
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/… | More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: More Suggested: Pentagon Spending Spirals Out Of Control | |||
| https://www.counterpunch.org/podcasts/ | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/category/co… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://bookshop.org/p/books/here-where-… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://www.versobooks.com/products/3460… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-long-war… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://thenewpress.org/books/its-not-ju… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/m-v-ramana/ | Simons Chair in Disarmament, G… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/194… | Atomic Days: The Untold Story … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r… | Play in new window | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcas… | RSS | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r… | Play in new window | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcas… | RSS | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r… | Play in new window | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcas… | RSS | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | ||
| new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | ||
| new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | ||
| new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | ||
| /#bluesky | Bluesky | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.addtoany.com | AddToAny | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/their-chaos-is-our-peace-fighting-zio…; https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/the-constitutional-origins-of-the-war…; https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/u-s-imperialism-enters-a-new-stage/; https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/pentagon-spending-spirals-out-of-cont…; https://www.counterpunch.org/podcasts/; https://www.counterpunch.org/category/counterpunch-investigative-fund/; https://bookshop.org/p/books/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-the-story-of-t…; https://www.versobooks.com/products/3460-hyperpolitics; https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-long-war-on-iran/; https://thenewpress.org/books/its-not-just-you/
Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/their-chaos-is-our-peace-fighting-zio… ("More"); https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/22/the-constitutional-origins-of-the-war… ("More"); https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/u-s-imperialism-enters-a-new-stage/ ("More"); https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/21/pentagon-spending-spirals-out-of-cont… ("More")
Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.
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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
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/m-v-ramana/; https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1940-atomic-days; https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_radio/media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r…; https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcast/; https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_radio/media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r…; https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcast/; https://media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_radio/media.blubrry.com/counterpunch_r…; https://www.counterpunch.org/feed/podcast/; /#facebook; /#twitter (+4 more)
Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.
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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.
Source: MDN target / OWASP
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
CLandmark StructureAction2 landmarksREVIEW
Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
Without a <main> landmark, screen-reader users can't skip past the navigation to the page content — every page starts with re-reading the menu.
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The <main> element marks the page's primary content area. Assistive tech offers a 'jump to main' shortcut — but only if <main> exists. Without it, every page navigation forces re-reading the header. Wrap your primary content in a single <main>.
Source: WAI-ARIA / WCAG 2.4.1
Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.
Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.
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WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) requires a mechanism to skip past repeated content. The standard implementation is a 'Skip to main content' link that's the first focusable element, visually hidden until focused. Three lines of HTML + four of CSS.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1
BHeading Hierarchy24 headingsREVIEW
- H1 CounterPunch+ Exclusives
- H1 “Their Chaos is Our Peace”: Fighting Zionist Repression in Texas and Beyond duplicate H1
- H1 The Constitutional Origins of the War in Iran duplicate H1
- H1 U.S. Imperialism Enters a New Stage duplicate H1
- H1 Pentagon Spending Spirals Out of Control duplicate H1
- H2 CounterPunch+
- H1 Top Stories duplicate H1
- H1 The NYPD Reminds Us That Police Don’t Protect People, Only Power duplicate H1
- H1 Israel Isn’t Driving the Iran War, US Imperial Decline Is duplicate H1
- H1 A War That Cannot Be Won: Israel and the United States Bomb Iran duplicate H1
- H1 In Search of Liberation: From Leonard Peltier to Nick Tilsen duplicate H1
- H1 The New York Times Still Gives Israel the Benefit of the Doubt on the USS Liberty duplicate H1
- H1 THIS WEEK IN duplicate H1
- H1 COUNTERPUNCH RADIO duplicate H1
- H1 Nuclear Madness: MV Ramana in Conversation w/ Joshua Frank duplicate H1
- H2 (empty)
- H1 Battling Killer Robots w/ BDS Japan Bulletin & Engineers Against Apartheid duplicate H1
- H2 (empty)
- H1 The Illegal War on Iran w/ Yassamine Mather duplicate H1
- H2 (empty)
- H2 CounterPunch
- H2 Editorial
- H2 Mailing Address
- H2 Telephone
A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.
Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.
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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central
Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.
Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6
B404 Error PageHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
CFavicon & BrandingAction3 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
BDark Mode SupportDark mode detectedREVIEW
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
BColor Contrast (Screenshot)20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h1 THIS WEEK IN | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 CounterPunch | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Editorial | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Mailing Address | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Telephone | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| title Home - CounterPunch.… | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a CounterPunch+ Exclus… | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Home | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| span $0.00 | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Articles | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a CP+ | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Subscribe | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Donate | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Books | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| button ☰ | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Login | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Podcasts | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Merch | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a Archives | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | Pass |
| a About | 5.77:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #569542 | 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.
AForm Accessibility1 of 3 controls have issuesPASS
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #a2a_copy_link_text | text | Copy link | for/id |
| #a2apage_find | text | Find any service | for/id |
| q | text | ( Search) | placeholder only |
Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
<input type="text" name="q">
Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.
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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman
A+Lighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 95/100 — 2 failing, 25 passedPASS
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.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link |
div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link |
div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link |
div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link div.fp-layout > div.item > article.query_box > a.featured_image_link |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Best practices
One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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html.wf-minionprocondensed-i7-active html.wf-minionprocondensed-i7-active |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.