Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

2 PASS 6 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 ✗

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>.

2 <nav> landmark(s) found

2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Skip navigation link present

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

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

Learn more ▾

When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

Alt Text Quality

1 of 23 images have issues

REVIEW

1 of 23 images have issues

1 image(s) missing alt attribute

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

1 image-in-link without alt text

An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.

22 image(s) with good alt text

23 images 22 good alt text 1 missing

Issue	Count
missing	1 image(s)

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

Why this matters

Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.

Learn more ▾

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.

Why this matters

Image-only links with no alt create empty links — screen-reader users hear 'link' with no destination context.

Learn more ▾

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

Form Accessibility

2 of 3 controls have issues

REVIEW

2 of 3 controls have issues

2 control(s) without accessible label

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

Got: <input type="text" name="q" id="header-search-block-input">; <input type="submit" name="op" id="edit-submit">

1 control(s) properly labeled

3 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

2 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#gsc-i-id1	text	search	aria-label
#edit-submit	submit	(none)	none
#header-search-block-input	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

Link & Button Quality

Action

2 issue(s) across 216 links and 3 buttons

REVIEW

2 issue(s) across 216 links and 3 buttons

1 link(s) with no accessible text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

Got: a#main-content

1 link(s) with generic text

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

Got: https://zerowaste.dc.gov ("Read More")

1 image-only link(s) without alt text

Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.

Got: a[href="http://mayor.dc.gov"]

12 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school; http://www.dcpcsb.org/; http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school; http://www.dcpcsb.org/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://twitter.com/MayorBowser; https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=DCWASH; https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCWASH/subscriber/new? (+2 more)

201 link(s) with descriptive text

216 links

1 empty

1 generic text

12 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school	District Public Charter School…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.dcpcsb.org/	District Public Charter School…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school	District Public Charter School…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.dcpcsb.org/	District Public Charter School…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://mayor.dc.gov	Mayor Muriel Bowser	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
	(empty)	empty	Add link text or aria-label
https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat…	NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat…	NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat…	NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://zerowaste.dc.gov	Read More	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read More Suggested: Zerowaste.Dc.Gov
https://twitter.com/MayorBowser	Follow	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://service.govdelivery.com/service/…	Subscribe to Receive Emails	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/…	Subscribe to Newsletters	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.govtech.com/cdg/government-e…	Best of the Web logo 2014	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.govtech.com/cdg/government-e…	Best of the Web logo 2013	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

204 links and buttons have descriptive text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

a#main-content

Why this matters

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://zerowaste.dc.gov ("Read 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

Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.

a[href="http://mayor.dc.gov"]

Why this matters

Image-only links with no alt are unidentifiable to screen-reader users — link's destination is invisible.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4

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

http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school; http://www.dcpcsb.org/; http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school; http://www.dcpcsb.org/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://dprfortduponticearena.splashthat.com/; https://twitter.com/MayorBowser; https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=DCWASH; https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCWASH/subscriber/new? (+2 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

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 Page not found | DC ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 88/100 — 3 failing, 22 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.

Best practices

Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.

Why this matters

Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.

Source: MDN Permissions-Policy

Failing Elements
head > meta `head > meta`

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
Start `div.bx-controls > div.bx-controls-auto > div.bx-controls-auto-item > a.bx-start`
Stop `div.bx-controls > div.bx-controls-auto > div.bx-controls-auto-item > a.bx-stop`

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html.js `html.js`

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

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●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

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●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

○Buttons have an accessible name

○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

○Form elements have associated labels

○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.

○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.

○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

24 headings

PASS

24 headings

Single H1 present

H2 Search form
H1 Washington, DC
H2 Stay Safe with a Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm
H2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice Arena
H2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Year Progress Report: A Decade of Delivering
H2 Stay Safe with a Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm
H2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice Arena
H2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Year Progress Report: A Decade of Delivering
H2 Stay Safe with a Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm
H2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice Arena
H2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Year Progress Report: A Decade of Delivering
H2 Featured Services
H3 Pay Tickets
H3 Driver Licenses
H3 Duplicate or Cancel License, Change Billing Address
H3 More Services
H3 More News
H2 Highlights
H3 Zero Waste DC
H3 Read More
H2 Follow the Mayor
H3 More About the Mayor
H2 Popular Searches
H3 More Searches

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

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

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Washington, DC	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Search form	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Stay Safe with a Fre…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Ye…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Stay Safe with a Fre…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Ye…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Stay Safe with a Fre…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 NOW OPEN - DPR Fort …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Mayor Bowser's 10-Ye…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Featured Services	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Highlights	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Follow the Mayor	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Popular Searches	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title \| DC	11.15:1	4.5:1	#000000	#B3BDD4	Pass
a Skip to main content	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
label Search	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Residents	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a New Resident Resourc…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	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.

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