Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

3 PASS 5 REVIEW 5 FIX

Favicon & Branding

Action

1 icon(s) detected

FIX

1 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

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 Missing

✗ 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 ✗

Navigation UX

Action

No navigation patterns

FIX

No navigation patterns

1 navigation landmark(s) detected

Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected

These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

Breadcrumbs

Skip Link

Labeled Navigation 1 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

2 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.

Landmark Structure

Action

4 landmarks

REVIEW

4 landmarks

No <main> landmark found

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

1 <nav> landmark(s) found

Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1)

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

Why this matters

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.

Learn more ▾

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.

Why this matters

Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.

Learn more ▾

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

Link & Button Quality

11 issue(s) across 155 links and 21 buttons

REVIEW

11 issue(s) across 155 links and 21 buttons

11 link(s) with generic text

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

Got: /news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-survive-earths-most-catastrophic-extinc… ("Read more"); /news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray-technique ("Read more"); /news/3d-printing-will-enable-researchers-to-see-how-human-cells-sense-and-re… ("Read more"); /news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-survive-earths-most-catastrophic-extinc… ("Read more"); /news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray-technique ("Read more"); /news/3d-printing-will-enable-researchers-to-see-how-human-cells-sense-and-re… ("Read more"); /news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /home/featureevents/2026/unjust-incarceration-of-u.s.-immigrants-during-world… ("Read more") (+1 more)

144 link(s) with descriptive text

155 links

0 empty

11 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
/news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-t…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Exhibition Marks 250 Years Since The Declaration Of Independence
/news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-su…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: How Primitive Plants Evolved To Survive Earths Most Catastrophic Extinction Event
/news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Engineers Develop New Plasma Spray Technique
/news/3d-printing-will-enable-researcher…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: 3d Printing Will Enable Researchers To See How Human Cells Sense And Respond To Their Environment
/news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-t…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Exhibition Marks 250 Years Since The Declaration Of Independence
/news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-su…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: How Primitive Plants Evolved To Survive Earths Most Catastrophic Extinction Event
/news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Engineers Develop New Plasma Spray Technique
/news/3d-printing-will-enable-researcher…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: 3d Printing Will Enable Researchers To See How Human Cells Sense And Respond To Their Environment
/news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-t…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Exhibition Marks 250 Years Since The Declaration Of Independence
/home/featureevents/2026/unjust-incarcer…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Unjust Incarceration Of U.S. Immigrants During World War Ii.Aspx
/home/featureevents/2026/profit-with-pur…	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Profit With Purpose How Impact Investing Is Reshaping Capitalism.Aspx

165 links and buttons have descriptive text

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

/news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-survive-earths-most-catastrophic-extinc… ("Read more"); /news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray-technique ("Read more"); /news/3d-printing-will-enable-researchers-to-see-how-human-cells-sense-and-re… ("Read more"); /news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /news/how-primitive-plants-evolved-to-survive-earths-most-catastrophic-extinc… ("Read more"); /news/engineers-develop-new-plasma-spray-technique ("Read more"); /news/3d-printing-will-enable-researchers-to-see-how-human-cells-sense-and-re… ("Read more"); /news/exhibition-marks-250-years-since-the-declaration-of-independence ("Read more"); /home/featureevents/2026/unjust-incarceration-of-u.s.-immigrants-during-world… ("Read more") (+1 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

REVIEW

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

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Triangle ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 1 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

19 pass 1 fail WCAG AA

title University of Nottingham

1.36:1

#000000

#10263B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h2 Find your dream cour…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Hundreds of work pla…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Master's Virtual Ope…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Research	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 University news	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Featured events	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 From dedication to d…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 to changing lives to…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 New exhibition marks…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 How primitive plants…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Engineers develop ne…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 3D printing will ena…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 New exhibition marks…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 How primitive plants…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Engineers develop ne…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 3D printing will ena…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 New exhibition marks…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Unjust incarceration…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Profit with purpose:…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title University of Nottin…	1.36:1	4.5:1	#000000	#10263B	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.

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 87/100 — 3 failing, 25 passed

REVIEW

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.

ARIA

Each ARIA `role` supports a specific subset of `aria-*` attributes. Mismatching these invalidates the `aria-*` attributes. Learn how to match ARIA attributes to their roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Quick links `div#accordionExample > div.accordion-item > h2#Quick_links-heading > a.accordion-button`
Students `div#accordionExample > div.accordion-item > h2#Students-heading > a.accordion-button`
Staff `div#accordionExample > div.accordion-item > h2#Staff-heading > a.accordion-button`
Alumni `div#accordionExample > div.accordion-item > h2#Alumni-heading > a.accordion-button`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

Form elements without effective labels can create frustrating experiences for screen reader users. Learn more about the `select` element.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Select study level Undergraduate Postgraduate Research opportunities Apprentice… `div.row > div.col-md-4 > div.search-select > select#cfinder-filter`

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

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
Go to slide 1 `div.news-carousel > ul.slick-dots > li.slick-active > button`
Go to slide 2 `div.news-carousel > ul.slick-dots > li > button`
Go to slide 3 `div.news-carousel > ul.slick-dots > li > button`
Go to slide 4 `div.news-carousel > ul.slick-dots > li > button`

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-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

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

●`[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 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

○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

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

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

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○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.

A+

Heading Hierarchy

23 headings

PASS

23 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Clearing - you've got this
H2 Find your dream course
H2 Hundreds of work placements
H2 Master's Virtual Open Days
H2 Research
H3 From dedication to discovery,to changing lives together.
H2 University news
H3 New exhibition marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and reveals Notts connection to early US history
H3 How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event
H3 Engineers develop new plasma spray technique to deliver stronger, more reliable Tungsten–Copper protective coatings
H3 3D printing will enable researchers to see how human cells sense and respond to their environment
H3 New exhibition marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and reveals Notts connection to early US history
H3 How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event
H3 Engineers develop new plasma spray technique to deliver stronger, more reliable Tungsten–Copper protective coatings
H3 3D printing will enable researchers to see how human cells sense and respond to their environment
H3 New exhibition marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and reveals Notts connection to early US history
H2 Featured events
H3 Unjust incarceration of U.S. immigrants during World War II
H3 Profit with purpose: how impact investing is reshaping capitalism
H2 Quick links
H2 Students
H2 Staff
H2 Alumni

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 35 images OK

PASS

All 35 images OK

35 image(s) with good alt text

35 images 35 good alt text

All images have appropriate alt text.

Form Accessibility

1 of 4 controls have issues

PASS

1 of 4 controls have issues

1 control(s) without accessible label

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

Got: <input type="submit" name="send" id="SearchQueryControl_SearchButton">

3 control(s) properly labeled

4 controls

3 labeled

0 placeholder only

1 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#SearchQueryControl_SearchTextBox	search	Search our site...	aria-label
#cfinder-input	search	Search our courses...	for/id
#cfinder-filter	select	Search our courses...	for/id
#SearchQueryControl_SearchButton	submit	(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

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