Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 4 REVIEW 4 FIX

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 ✗

Form Accessibility

Action

5 of 6 controls have issues

REVIEW

5 of 6 controls have issues

5 control(s) without accessible label

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Got: <input type="text" name="sl" id="goog-gt-votingInputSrcLang">; <input type="text" name="tl" id="goog-gt-votingInputTrgLang">; <input type="text" name="query" id="goog-gt-votingInputSrcText">; <input type="text" name="gtrans" id="goog-gt-votingInputTrgText">; <input type="text" name="vote" id="goog-gt-votingInputVote">

1 control(s) properly labeled

6 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

5 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
select	select	Widget de idiomas del Traductor	aria-label
#goog-gt-votingInputSrcLang	text	(none)	none
#goog-gt-votingInputTrgLang	text	(none)	none
#goog-gt-votingInputSrcText	text	(none)	none
#goog-gt-votingInputTrgText	text	(none)	none
#goog-gt-votingInputVote	text	(none)	none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

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

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

Action

3 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

3 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✗ Multiple Sizes Missing

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 3 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

17 pass 3 fail WCAG AA 1 pass AA only

div Con la tecnología de

2.63:1

#000000

#5A511D

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

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

a Traductor de Google

1.43:1

#000000

#1E2C1B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

span Services

1.76:1

#000000

#313A20

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

1 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 Welcome to Pennsylva…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 The .gov means it's …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Need help finding se…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Featured Services	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Plan a trip to the K…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Top services	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 PA.gov	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Renew Your Driver's …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Renew Your Vehicle R…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Apply for the Supple…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Find Grant Funding	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title Home \| Commonwealth …	17.99:1	4.5:1	#000000	#E8EDFF	Pass
span Skip to main content	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Official website	13.14:1	4.5:1	#000000	#C9CDD1	Pass
p Official website	8.31:1	4.5:1	#000000	#ABA19C	Pass
p of the Commonwealth …	13.17:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EEC5A6	Pass
span Translate	6.55:1	4.5:1	#000000	#A98C50	Pass
div Con la tecnología d…	2.63:1	4.5:1	#000000	#5A511D	Fail
a Traductor de Google	1.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#1E2C1B	Fail
span Services	1.76:1	4.5:1	#000000	#313A20	Fail

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

5 landmarks

PASS

5 landmarks

<main> landmark present

1 <nav> landmark(s) found

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

11 headings

PASS

11 headings

Single H1 present

H2 The .gov means it's official.
H1 Welcome to Pennsylvania
H2 Need help finding services?
H2 Featured Services
H3 Renew Your Driver's License
H3 Renew Your Vehicle Registration
H3 Apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
H3 Find Grant Funding
H2 Plan a trip to the Keystone State
H2 Top services
H2 PA.gov

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 8 images OK

PASS

All 8 images OK

3 decorative image(s) correctly marked

5 image(s) with good alt text

8 images 5 good alt text 3 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

Link & Button Quality

46 links, 9 buttons — all OK

PASS

46 links, 9 buttons — all OK

23 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://translate.google.com; https://www.palegis.us/; https://www.pacourts.us/; https://www.palegis.us/house; https://www.palegis.us/senate; https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/; https://www.paauditor.gov/; https://www.patreasury.gov/; https://visitpa.com/; https://pacast.com/ (+13 more)

23 link(s) with descriptive text

46 links

0 empty

0 generic text

23 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://translate.google.com	Traductor de Google	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.palegis.us/	Legislation (opens in a new ta…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.pacourts.us/	Courts (opens in a new tab)	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.palegis.us/house	State House (opens in a new ta…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.palegis.us/senate	State Senate (opens in a new t…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/	Attorney General (opens in a n…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.paauditor.gov/	Auditor General (opens in a ne…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.patreasury.gov/	Treasurer (opens in a new tab)	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://visitpa.com/	Visit PA …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://pacast.com/	News …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.visitpa.com/regions	Visit PA by Region …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/GovernorShapiro	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://x.com/GovernorShapiro	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://bsky.app/profile/governor.pa.gov	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.threads.net/@governorshapiro	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/GovernorShapir…	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.tiktok.com/@governorshapiro	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/@GovernorShapiro	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pagovernor…	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbB…	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://payback.pa.gov/Home/Who	PAyback(opens in a new tab)	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://pennwatch.pa.gov/Pages/default.a…	PennWatch(opens in a new tab)	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/RTKL/Citi…	Right-to-Know Law(opens in a n…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

32 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://translate.google.com; https://www.palegis.us/; https://www.pacourts.us/; https://www.palegis.us/house; https://www.palegis.us/senate; https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/; https://www.paauditor.gov/; https://www.patreasury.gov/; https://visitpa.com/; https://pacast.com/ (+13 more)

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

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

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 96/100 — 1 failing, 26 passed

PASS

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.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Accessibility `div.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__container > ul.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list > li.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__list-item > a`
Privacy & Disclaimers `div.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__container > ul.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list > li.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__list-item > a`
Security `div.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__container > ul.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list > li.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__list-item > a`
Social Media Policy & Disclaimer `div.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__container > ul.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list > li.cmp-footer__legal__content__link-list__list-item > a`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○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

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

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

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

●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

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●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

○`<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

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○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

○`<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.

○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.

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