Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 4 REVIEW 4 FIX

Heading Hierarchy

Action

93 headings

FIX

93 headings

Multiple H1 headings (21 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

9 empty heading(s)

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

1 hidden heading(s) (aria-hidden)

H2 Ostsee-Buckelwal vor Poel hat jetzt einen Peilsender
H3 Liveblog zum Ostsee-Wal: Peilsender am Tier angebracht
H2 Tod von Hamburger Familie in Istanbul: Angeklagte weisen Schuld von sich
H2 Vorbild "White Tiger"? Junger Mann in Hamburg festgenommen
H2 Sicherheit per Sensor: Länger allein leben als Mensch mit Demenz
H2 "Udo Fröhliche": Stuckrad-Barres Reise durch Lindenbergs Kosmos
H1 Nachrichten
H2 Bahnstrecke Hamburg-Sylt: Neuer Fünf-Punkte-Plan für Marschbahn
H2 Kiel: Samet Yilmaz als neuer Oberbürgermeister vereidigt
H2 Politisch motivierte Taten in MV: Zwei Drittel aus rechtsextremem Spektrum
H2 Volkswagen will Produktionskapazität weltweit weiter senken
H1 (empty)
H2 Prozessauftakt nach Tod von Hamburger Familie in der Türkei
H2 Exil-Iraner: Weiter Hoffnung auf Schwächung des Regimes
H2 Buckelwal vor Poel: So ist der Stand der Rettungsaktion?
H1 Ihre Meinung zählt duplicate H1
H2 "Mitreden!": Tankrabatt und Krisen-Bonus - Kommt die Hilfe an?
H1 Klima und Energie duplicate H1
H2 Gasbohrungen vor Borkum: Umwelthilfe scheitert mit Klage in Lüneburg
H2 Kerosin-Mangel infolge des Iran-Kriegs? TUI bleibt gelassen
H2 Urlaubsflug in Gefahr? Fragen und Antworten zum Kerosin-Mangel
H1 Energie-Monitor duplicate H1
H2 (empty)
H2 (empty)
H2 (empty)
H2 (empty)
H2 tagesschau
H2 Wetter
H2 Verkehr
H1 Sport duplicate H1
H2 Saisonaus droht: Miro Muheim fehlt HSV im Abstiegskampf
H2 Erfolgsteam ohne Erfolgsstory: HSV zieht Futsal-Team zurück
H2 "Wird ein ganz anderes Leben": Popp zwischen Vorfreude und Wehmut
H2 Nach Rassismus-Vorwürfen: Palomas besonderer Sieg gegen den BFC Dynamo
H1 (empty)
H2 Data-Talk: Welche Chancen hat Hannover 96 im Aufstiegsrennen der 2. Liga?
H2 Popp kämpft ums Comeback: "Es sieht gut aus"
H2 Stärker als der Staat - Bodybuilding in der DDR
H1 NDR Aktion "Vereint im Norden" duplicate H1
H2 "VEREINt im Norden": Euer Verein im Rampenlicht
H2 #NDRfragt: Vereine im Norden - wichtiger denn je oder überholt?
H1 Ratgeber duplicate H1
H2 Szechuan, Kampot, Tellicherry: Pfeffer bringt Würze ins Essen
H2 Darmspiegelung: KI-Auswertung verbessert Krebserkennung
H2 Günstig gärtnern - grüne Oasen gestalten ohne viel Geld
H2 Rezept: Rührkuchen mit Zucchini und Zitronenthymian
H1 (empty)
H2 Tresore: Wie sicher sind Geldschränke für zu Hause?
H2 Natur-Kick am Morgen: Vital in den Tag starten
H2 Die besten Tipps zur Rasenpflege: So wird er sattgrün und gesund
H1 Kultur duplicate H1
H2 Over the top und unverwechselbar: Warum Prince einzigartig war
H2 "Achtsam geht die Welt zugrunde": Kehrseite eines Megatrends
H2 Graphic Novel über Steven Spielberg: Detailverliebt und unruhig
H2 "Die reichste Frau der Welt": Isabelle Huppert im Luxusrausch
H1 (empty)
H2 "Udo Fröhliche": Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre zum 80. von Udo Lindenberg
H2 Rostock: Mit dem Theaterbus zu "Anatevka"
H2 Cornelia Funke: Leben zwischen Fantasie und Gegenwartsproblemen
H1 Geschichte duplicate H1
H2 NS-Verbrechen: Mord an den Kindern vom Bullenhuser Damm 1945
H2 Zwischen Zwang und Hoffnung: Die Gründung der SED 1946
H2 So war das: Moderne Haushaltsgeräte
H2 Charlotte Brontë: Ihr Roman "Jane Eyre" berührt bis heute
H1 Jetzt im Fernsehen duplicate H1
H2 Polizeiruf 110: Der Tag wird kommen
H1 Radio duplicate H1
H1 Podcast-Tipps duplicate H1
H2 Zehn Minuten Wirtschaft
H2 Streitkräfte und Strategien
H2 63 Hektar - der Landwirtschafts-Podcast
H1 Video-Tipp duplicate H1
H2 Deutschland, deine Gärten – Mit Maria Furtwängler
H1 Filme duplicate H1
H2 Polizeiruf 110: Der Tag wird kommen
H2 Eine Frage des Gewissens | Polizei-Drama
H2 Tatort: Ein guter Tag | Erster Teil der Doppelfolge
H1 Doku & Reportage duplicate H1
H2 die nordstory: Die Elbe
H2 NDR Story: Sündenbock Reh
H2 die nordstory: Zwischen Parkplatz und Potential
H1 Unterhaltung duplicate H1
H2 Großstadtrevier: Quizfieber
H2 Die Kanzlei: Keine Bagatelle
H2 Die Kanzlei: Ohne Ausweg
H1 Talk duplicate H1
H2 Holocaust-Überlebende Tatiana Bucci auf dem Roten Sofa
H2 Sternekoch Ricky Saward auf dem Roten Sofa
H2 Musiker Axel Bosse auf dem Roten Sofa
H2 Der NDR
H2 Service
H2 Themen
H2 (empty)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

Why this matters

Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

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: #0c1754

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 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.

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

8 landmarks

REVIEW

8 landmarks

<main> landmark present

5 <nav> landmark(s) found

1 of 5 <nav> elements are unlabeled

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

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

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

Link & Button Quality

1 issue(s) across 191 links and 4 buttons

REVIEW

1 issue(s) across 191 links and 4 buttons

1 link(s) with no accessible text

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

Got: a#anchor-content

5 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: https://www.ardsounds.de; https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/trump-iran-waffenruhe-100.html; https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-iran-dienstag-112.html; https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/livestreams/; https://www.tagesschau.de/tagesschau_in_100_sekunden

185 link(s) with descriptive text

191 links

1 empty

0 generic text

5 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://www.ardsounds.de	ARD Sounds ARD Sounds	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
	(empty)	empty	Add link text or aria-label
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerik…	Externer Link Trump verlänger…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liv…	Externer Link Nahost-Liveblog:…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/liv…	Externer Link Livestream: Die …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.tagesschau.de/tagesschau_in_…	Externer Link tagesschau in 10…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

189 links and buttons have descriptive text

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

a#anchor-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

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

https://www.ardsounds.de; https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/trump-iran-waffenruhe-100.html; https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-iran-dienstag-112.html; https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/livestreams/; https://www.tagesschau.de/tagesschau_in_100_sekunden

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

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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

Web Manifest

Valid manifest

REVIEW

Valid manifest

Name present: NDR.de – Das Beste am Norden – Radio – Fernsehen – Nachrichten

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

Display mode: standalone

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

Name NDR.de – Das Beste am Norden – Radio – Fernsehen – Nachrichten ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode standalone ✓

Name NDR.de – Das Beste am Norden – Radio – Fernsehen – Nachrichten Display Mode standalone Theme Color #0c1754 Background Color #0c1754 Icons 2 icon(s)

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 7 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

13 pass 7 fail WCAG AA 2 pass AA only

title NDR.de - Das Beste am Norden - Radio - F…

1.27:1

#000000

#0C1754

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

a Hauptnavigation

1.27:1

#000000

#0C1754

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

a Fußzeilen-Navigation

3.22:1

#000000

#665E34

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

span zur NDR Homepage

4.02:1

#000000

#836841

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

a RADIO & TV

4.32:1

#000000

#55758E

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

label Suchbegriff:

3.50:1

#000000

#46677E

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

a Nachrichten

3.53:1

#000000

#4B677B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

2 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Jetzt im Fernsehen	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Der NDR	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Service	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Themen	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title NDR.de - Das Beste a…	1.27:1	4.5:1	#000000	#0C1754	Fail
a Hauptnavigation	1.27:1	4.5:1	#000000	#0C1754	Fail
a Inhalt	5.95:1	4.5:1	#000000	#8B8883	Pass
a Fußzeilen-Navigatio…	3.22:1	4.5:1	#000000	#665E34	Fail
span zur NDR Homepage	4.02:1	4.5:1	#000000	#836841	Fail
span NDR	4.71:1	4.5:1	#000000	#5C7B93	Pass
a RADIO & TV	4.32:1	4.5:1	#000000	#55758E	Fail
label Suchbegriff:	3.50:1	4.5:1	#000000	#46677E	Fail
a Nachrichten	3.53:1	4.5:1	#000000	#4B677B	Fail
span Niedersachsen	10.18:1	4.5:1	#000000	#ACB6BD	Pass
span NDS	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	Pass
span Schleswig-Holstein	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	Pass
span Mecklenburg-Vorpomme…	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	Pass
span Hamburg	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	Pass
a Sport	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	Pass
a Ratgeber	19.43:1	4.5:1	#000000	#F6F6F6	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.

Alt Text Quality

All 61 images OK

PASS

All 61 images OK

9 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

52 image(s) with good alt text

61 images 52 good alt text

Issue	Count
too long	9 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 1 controls labeled

PASS

All 1 controls labeled

1 control(s) properly labeled

1 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#searchterm	search	Suchbegriff:	for/id

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

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

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Icon_play-live ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

Favicon & Branding

6 icon(s) detected

PASS

6 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✓ SVG Favicon Present

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 29 passed

PASS

100

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.

○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

●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

●`[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

●All heading elements contain content.

●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

○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>`.

○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.

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