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Accessibility

· 24 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
71
GRADE
C
FIX
8
REVIEW
3
PASS
13
INFO
0
Checks
24
13 PASS 3 REVIEW 8 FIX
D
Landmark Structure
Action
No landmarks
FIX
No landmarks
Critical::
No <main> landmark found
Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
Warning::
No <nav> landmark found
Info::
No banner (header) landmark
Info::
No contentinfo (footer) landmark
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.

No landmarks detected

Screen reader users have no way to navigate by region.

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.

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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

F
Document Language
Action
Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1)
FIX
Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1)
Critical::
Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1)
Without `<html lang="...">`, screen readers default to the user's system language even when reading content in a different one -- words get pronounced wrong (English text read with French phonetics, etc.). Add a BCP-47 language tag to the <html> root element.
D
Tap Target Adequacy
Action
21 tap target(s) too small or too close together
FIX
21 tap target(s) too small or too close together
Warning::
21 tap target(s) too small or too close to neighbors
WCAG 2.5.5 (Level AAA) requires interactive targets to be at least 44x44 CSS pixels; WCAG 2.5.8 (Level AA, added in 2.2) requires 24x24 minimum. Failing targets cause mis-taps for users with motor impairments, large fingers, or shaky hands -- and are a major bounce-rate driver on mobile commerce flows. Lighthouse measures rendered rects + adjacent-element spacing; the failing list is in the Lighthouse 'tap-targets' audit detail panel.
F
404 Error Page
Action
Soft 404 detected
FIX
Soft 404 detected
Critical::
Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages
The server returns HTTP 200 for a path that does not exist. Search engines will index these pages, diluting your real content. Configure your server to return a proper 404 status code for missing pages.
Got: Status: 200 for /beavercheck-404-test-7luxrc
404 Page Quality ✗ Soft 404 (HTTP 200)
Status Code: HTTP 200

The server returned HTTP 200 for a non-existent path. Search engines will index this page as real content. Configure your server to return HTTP 404 for missing pages.

F
Favicon & Branding
Action
1 icon(s) detected
FIX
1 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
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
F
Web Manifest
Action
Invalid JSON
FIX
Invalid JSON
Warning::
Manifest contains invalid JSON
Manifest at https://reddit.com/site.webmanifest contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.
Got: https://reddit.com/site.webmanifest

Manifest contains invalid JSON.

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
No navigation patterns
FIX
No navigation patterns
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
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
0 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.
B
Heading Hierarchy
No headings
REVIEW
No headings
Warning::
No headings found
Headings (H1-H6) create the document outline for screen reader navigation.

No headings found

Headings create the document outline for screen reader navigation.

Headings (H1-H6) create the document outline for screen reader navigation.

Why this matters

A page with zero headings is unnavigable by assistive tech and reads as one undifferentiated wall of text.

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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between H1-H6 elements. A page with no headings has no skip targets — users have to read every word linearly. Adding a heading hierarchy (one H1, then H2 sections, optional H3 subsections) makes the page skimmable for both AT and human readers.

Source: WCAG 1.3.1 / W3C WAI

B
Dark Mode Support
Dark mode detected
REVIEW
Dark mode detected
Info::
prefers-color-scheme CSS detected in inline styles
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark Mode✓ Dark Mode Supported
color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Detected ✓

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

C
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Action
Score 79/100 — 5 failing, 27 passed
REVIEW
79

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
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden

Assistive technologies, like screen readers, can't interpret ARIA attributes with invalid values. Learn more about valid values for ARIA attributes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden

Using ARIA attributes in roles where they are prohibited can mean that important information is not communicated to users of assistive technologies. Learn more about prohibited ARIA roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden
Media time div.controls > div.control-bar > div.disappearing-controls > shreddit-progress-bar.embed-s:hidden

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

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
a.absolute a.absolute
a.z-1 a.z-1
a.absolute a.absolute
a.absolute a.absolute
a.z-1 a.z-1
a.absolute a.absolute
tr > td.align-center > object > a.relative tr > td.align-center > object > a.relative
tr > td.align-center > object > a.relative tr > td.align-center > object > a.relative
tr > td.align-left > object > a.relative tr > td.align-left > object > a.relative
tr > td.align-left > object > a.relative tr > td.align-left > object > a.relative
a.absolute a.absolute
a.z-1 a.z-1
a.absolute a.absolute
a.absolute a.absolute
a.z-1 a.z-1
a.absolute a.absolute

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
a.cursor-pointer a.cursor-pointer
a.cursor-pointer a.cursor-pointer
Community status: We have fun here. span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
https://dropr.co/v/F9iqSH div.col-start-1 > div > div.relative > a.post-link
Community status: He tagged him!!! span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: We have fun here. span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: https://sh.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/1g899c7/community_highl… span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
a.relative a.relative
Community status: Come for the cars, stay for the drama span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-… div.col-start-1 > div > div.relative > a.post-link
Community status: \ud83c\udfc0 span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: Loiter and lose money (with friends) in our Daily Discussion … span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: \ud83d\udd25 span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: Official Community span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/har-firar-hide-the-pain-harold-efter-att-mag… div.col-start-1 > div > div.relative > a.post-link
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/mark-zuckerberg-just-told-8-1… div.col-start-1 > div > div.relative > a.post-link
a.cursor-pointer a.cursor-pointer
Community status: Welcome to r/popculturechat ! Make sure you check out our dis… span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
https://pagesix.com/2026/05/05/celebrity-news/kim-kardashian-makes-difficult-de… div.col-start-1 > div > div.relative > a.post-link
Community status: If you think this is adorable, you should totally join this s… span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex
Community status: Earn double karma when you post non-political content! span.relative > span.flex > rpl-dialog-trigger > button.flex

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 are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●`[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
●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 are distinguishable without relying on color.
●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
●Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
●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.
○`[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
○`<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
○Form elements have associated labels
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○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.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
A+
Heading Text Quality
No headings to evaluate -- check is N/A
PASS
No headings to evaluate -- check is N/A
Info::
No headings to evaluate -- check is N/A
A
Alt Text Quality
1 of 1 images have issues
PASS
1 of 1 images have issues
Critical::
1 image(s) missing alt attribute
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
1 images 1 missing
IssueCount
missing1 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

A+
Form Accessibility
No form controls
PASS
No form controls
Info::
No form controls on this page
No form controls found.
A+
Form Input Types
No form controls on this page
PASS
No form controls on this page
Info::
No form controls on this page
A+
Form Input Quality
No form controls on this page
PASS
No form controls on this page
Info::
No form controls on this page
A+
Mobile Keyboard & Autofill
No form controls -- mobile keyboard check is N/A
PASS
No form controls -- mobile keyboard check is N/A
Info::
No form controls on this page
A+
Tabindex Anti-Patterns
No explicit tabindex attributes found
PASS
No explicit tabindex attributes found
Info::
No explicit tabindex attributes found
A+
Iframe Accessibility
No iframes on this page
PASS
No iframes on this page
Info::
No iframes on this page
A+
Mobile-Readable Font Sizes
All 3 visible text node(s) render at >= 12 CSS pixels
PASS
All 3 visible text node(s) render at >= 12 CSS pixels
Info::
All text uses legible mobile font sizes (>= 12 CSS px)
A+
PWA Depth
No PWA depth issues detected
PASS
No PWA depth issues detected
Info::
No PWA depth issues detected
A+
Mobile UX Depth
1 mobile-depth signal(s) detected
PASS
1 mobile-depth signal(s) detected
Info::
No `<meta name="theme-color">` -- browser chrome falls back to default
Without `theme-color`, Android Chrome's status bar and iOS Safari's toolbar fall back to a generic gray. Adding a single hex color in `<meta name="theme-color" content="#0066cc">` tints them to your brand color across all mobile browsers.
A+
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
3 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.

3 pass
Show all checked elements (3)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
div You've been blocked …21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
div If you think you've …21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
span File a ticket21.00:14.5:1
#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.

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