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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
67
GRADE
D
FIX
5
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Checks
13
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 5 FIX
D
Web Manifest
Action
Valid manifest
FIX
Valid manifest
Info::
Name present: The Forward
Info::
192x192 icon present
PWA Install Criteria Not Installable
Name The Forward ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✗Start URL ✗Display Mode ✗
Name The Forward Icons 6 icon(s)
D
Dark Mode Support
Action
No dark mode signals
FIX
No dark mode signals
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 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.

D
Print Stylesheet
Action
No print styles
FIX
No print styles
Info::
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 ✗
F
Navigation UX
Action
1 navigation pattern(s)
FIX
1 navigation pattern(s)
Info::
Skip navigation link detected
Info::
1 navigation landmark(s) detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 1 <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
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::
Homepage link present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title logo/forward/small ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗
B
Favicon & Branding
10 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
10 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
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Action
Score 75/100 — 4 failing, 14 passed
REVIEW
75

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

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
header > div.container > div.left > button.mobile-menu header > div.container > div.left > button.mobile-menu

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
section.hero > div.container > ul.divider > a.fast-forward-ad section.hero > div.container > ul.divider > a.fast-forward-ad
ul.grid > li.right-column > div.banners > a ul.grid > li.right-column > div.banners > a
ul.grid > li.divider > div.banners > a ul.grid > li.divider > div.banners > a
ul.grid > li.divider > div.banners > a ul.grid > li.divider > div.banners > a

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.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
min read div.flex-container > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
< 1 div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-time
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
< 1 div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-time
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
< 1 div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-time
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
< 1 div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-time
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label
min read div.meta > span > span.span-reading-time > span.rt-label

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
FAST FORWARD A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new… main#main > section.hero > div.container > ul.divider

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using 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-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●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.
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●ARIA IDs are unique
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
○`[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
○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
○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
○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
○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
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○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.
○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.
A+
Landmark Structure
4 landmarks
PASS
4 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
1 <nav> landmark(s) found
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A+
Heading Hierarchy
42 headings
PASS
42 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 The Forward JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
  • H2 Featured Articles
  • H3 Lena Dunham’s new memoir is the most millennial thing ever
  • H3 The year was 1897. Here’s what Jews were doing.
  • H3 In a forgotten 20th century masterwork, a Holocaust story from the perpetrator’s perspective
  • H2 Fast Forward
  • H3 A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new life
  • H3 Looming large over Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations: Argentina’s Javier Milei
  • H3 UCLA student government condemns campus Hillel for hosting former hostage
  • H2 NEWS
  • H3 These states want to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with ‘Judea and Samaria’
  • H3 New York City’s top Jewish officials urge Mamdani to recognize Israel’s centrality to Jewish identity
  • H3 University of Michigan regents race turns into Israel litmus test for Democrats
  • H3 U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan calls Israeli government ‘evil’ like Hamas
  • H2 Perspectives
  • H3 Marking Israel’s most joyous day with anguish over the country’s future
  • H3 Congress thinks my college is failing on antisemitism. My Jewish students disagree
  • H3 Our pioneering Reform synagogue has shrunk, but remains as vibrant as ever
  • H3 Alabama is forcing the Ten Commandments into my children’s classrooms. As a rabbi, I’m horrified
  • H2 DON'T MISS THIS
  • H3 Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
  • H2 CULTURE
  • H3 Marx Brothers fans rejoice: There’s a recording of Harpo speaking
  • H3 Lena Dunham’s new memoir is the most millennial thing ever
  • H3 In a forgotten 20th century masterwork, a Holocaust story from the perpetrator’s perspective
  • H2 FORVERTS פֿאָרווערטס
  • H3 ווידעאָ: אַ שעפֿערישער מיטל צו באַלעבן די ייִדישע שפּראַך אין קלאַסצימער
  • H3 שיִער נישט פֿאַרבאָטן׃ גאַסנשילדן אױף אַן „אומגעוווּנטשענער“ שפּראַך
  • H3 טשיקאַוועסן: שפּורן פֿון אַ געטאָ־בונקער אַנטדעקט אין בענדין, פּוילן
  • H3 לכּבֿוד יום־העצמאות — אַ לויב דעם מאַלווע־געוויקס
  • H3 פֿאָרווערטס־פּאָדקאַסט, קאַפּיטל 12: שפּראַכן
  • H3 װי גוג און מגוג זענען געבליבן באַטײַטיק ביזן הײַנטיקן טאָג
  • H3 ווידעאָ: „אויך ליבע איז געווען דאָרטן“: אַ יום־השואה אַקאַדעמיע אויף ייִדיש
  • H3 עכטע חסידישע מעשׂיות, איבערגעזעצטע אױף פּױליש
  • H3 וואָס איך האָב אַנטדעקט בעת מײַן וויזיט אינעם שוועדישן גן־עדן
  • H3 אַ נײַ בוך ייִדישע פּאָעזיע מיט רוסישע איבערזעצונגען
  • H2 Shop the Forward Store
  • H2 HOLY GROUND
  • H3 The promised land is… Oklahoma? Inside Tulsa’s campaign to court young Jews
  • H2 ANTISEMITISM DECODED
  • H3 Why I interviewed Mahmoud Khalil
  • H3 CONNECTING PAST TO PRESENT
A
Alt Text Quality
All 42 images OK
PASS
All 42 images OK
Info::
6 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
Info::
14 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
22 image(s) with good alt text
42 images 22 good alt text 14 decorative
IssueCount
too long6 image(s)
A+
Form Accessibility
All 2 controls labeled
PASS
All 2 controls labeled
Info::
2 control(s) properly labeled
2 controls
2 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#stextSearchfor/id
#stextSearchfor/id
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)
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Pass
h2 Featured Articles19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 DON'T MISS THIS19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Shop the Forward Sto…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 HOLY GROUND19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 ANTISEMITISM DECODED19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Lena Dunham’s new …19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 The year was 1897. H…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 In a forgotten 20th …19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 A lost film by Israe…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Looming large over I…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 UCLA student governm…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 These states want to…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 New York City’s to…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 University of Michig…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 U.S. Senate candidat…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Marking Israel’s m…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Congress thinks my c…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Our pioneering Refor…19.12:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Alabama is forcing t…19.12:13.0:1
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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.

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