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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
71
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
4
PASS
6
INFO
0
Checks
13
6 PASS 4 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
Alt Text Quality
Action
9 of 15 images have issues
FIX
9 of 15 images have issues
Critical::
9 image(s) missing alt attribute
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
Critical::
9 image-in-link without alt text
An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.
Info::
6 image(s) with good alt text
15 images 6 good alt text 9 missing
IssueCount
missing9 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.

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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.

Why this matters

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

D
Dark Mode Support
Action
Theme color only
FIX
Theme color only
Info::
Theme-color present but no dark variant
A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
Got: #00a1cd
Info::
No dark mode signals detected
Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark ModePartial Dark Mode
color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

F
Navigation UX
Action
No navigation patterns
FIX
No navigation patterns
Info::
2 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
Info::
No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected
These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link
Labeled Navigation 2 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
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.
B
Landmark Structure
9 landmarks
REVIEW
9 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
2 <nav> landmark(s) found
Warning::
2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Warning::
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
BANNER header NAV MAIN ASIDE CONTENTINFO footer

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.

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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

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.

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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

B
404 Error Page
HTTP 404, custom page
REVIEW
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
Info::
Navigation links present on 404 page
Info::
Search form present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title We kunnen de pagina die je zoekt niet vinden | CBS ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✓
B
Favicon & Branding
6 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
6 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
Info::
Multiple icon sizes detected
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✗ SVG Favicon Missing
✓ Manifest Icons Present
✓ Multiple Sizes Present
C
Web Manifest
Action
Valid manifest
REVIEW
Valid manifest
Info::
Name present: CBS
Info::
192x192 icon present
Info::
512x512 icon present
PWA Install Criteria Not Installable
Name CBS ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode ✗
Name CBS Theme Color #00a1cd Background Color #00a1cd Icons 2 icon(s)
A+
Heading Hierarchy
28 headings
PASS
28 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 Cbs Home
  • H2 Op een na grootste daling consumentenvertrouwen ooit
  • H2 Actueel
  • H3 Inflatie stijgt in Caribisch Nederland
  • H3 Investeringen in februari even groot als een jaar eerder
  • H3 Koopwoningen in maart 5 procent duurder dan jaar eerder
  • H3 Prijsstijging bestaande koopwoningen opnieuw het grootst in Drenthe
  • H3 Arbeidsproductiviteit Nederlandse economie 2,4 procent hoger in 2025
  • H3 Goedkopere nieuwbouw vooral voor mensen met laag inkomen
  • H3 Overheid ontvangt 15 procent minder inkomsten uit tabaksaccijns
  • H3 Minder binnenlandse maar meer buitenlandse gasten in logiesaccommodaties
  • H3 Werkloosheid in maart licht gedaald
  • H3 Werk van docenten, juristen en managers vergt het vaakst veel aandacht
  • H3 Minder verhuizingen binnen 4 kilometer, gemiddelde verhuisafstand neemt toe
  • H3 Export groeit met 1,6 procent in februari
  • H2 Verwacht
  • H3 Meldingen en adviezen veilig thuis 2025
  • H3 Pensioenleeftijd
  • H3 Woningtypen
  • H3 Handel met Frankrijk
  • H2 Uitgelicht
  • H2 CBS-video
  • H3 De stand van de economie en de arbeidsmarkt in het 4e kwartaal van 2025
  • H2 Onze diensten
  • H2 Voor deelnemers enquêtes
  • H2 Over ons
  • H2 Over deze site
  • H2 Volg het CBS
A+
Form Accessibility
All 1 controls labeled
PASS
All 1 controls labeled
Info::
1 control(s) properly labeled
1 controls
1 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#searchfield-inputsearchWaar ben je naar op zoek? aria-label
A+
Print Stylesheet
Print styles detected
PASS
Print styles detected
Info::
External print stylesheet detected
Got: https://www.cbs.nl/content/css-v5/cbs-print.min.css
Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized
Print stylesheet https://www.cbs.nl/content/css-v5/cbs-print.min.css ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗
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)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 Cbs Home21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Op een na grootste d…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Actueel21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Verwacht21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Uitgelicht21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 CBS-video21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Onze diensten21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Voor deelnemers enqu…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Over ons21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Over deze site21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Volg het CBS21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Inflatie stijgt in C…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Investeringen in feb…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Koopwoningen in maar…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Prijsstijging bestaa…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Arbeidsproductivitei…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Goedkopere nieuwbouw…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Overheid ontvangt 15…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Minder binnenlandse …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Werkloosheid in maar…21.00:13.0:1
#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.

A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 95/100 — 1 failing, 28 passed
PASS
95

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

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
a.row > div.col-12 > figure.m-0 > img#main-image a.row > div.col-12 > figure.m-0 > img#main-image
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy
a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy a.thumbnail > div.col-4 > div.cbs-image-container > img.lazy

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.

○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
●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
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●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
●`<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
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○`[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 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
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○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.
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Identical links have the same purpose.
○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.
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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