Accessibility
· 24 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DAlt Text QualityAction3 of 64 images have issuesFIX
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| missing | 3 image(s) |
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
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.
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
DTabindex Anti-PatternsAction0 positive, 20 -1-on-focusableFIX
D404 Error PageActionHTTP 404, custom pageFIX
FFavicon & BrandingAction1 icon(s) detectedFIX
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionTheme color onlyFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
BHeading Hierarchy11 headingsREVIEW
- H1 (empty)
- H1 Valera, Swiss Hair Tools since 1955. duplicate H1
- H2 (empty)
- H3 Professional Hairdryers – Valera Swiss Precision for Healthy Styling
- H3 Professional Hair Straighteners – Valera Swiss Made Precision
- H3 Professional Hair Clippers – Valera Swiss Made Precision
- H2 Recommended for you
- H3 LOVED BY HAIRSTYLIST
- H2 AS SEEN ON SOCIAL
- H3 (empty)
- H2 The Swiss Hair Specialists
A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.
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.
Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6
CLink & Button QualityAction15 issue(s) across 160 links and 25 buttonsREVIEW
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://b2b.valera.com | VALERA B2B | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.facebook.com/valeraswitzerla… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://www.instagram.com/valera.swiss/ | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://www.youtube.com/valeraswitzerlan… | YouTube | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| /en-fr/collections/last-chance | CHRISTMAS EDITION | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| /en-fr/collections/professional-hairdrye… | Professional Hairdryers – Va… | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| /en-fr/collections/professional-straight… | Professional Hair Straightener… | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| /en-fr/collections/clippers | Professional Hair Clippers –… | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| /en-fr/pages/about | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: About | |||
| /en-fr/pages/valera-sustainability | LEARN MORE | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: LEARN MORE Suggested: Valera Sustainability | |||
| https://www.facebook.com/valeraswitzerla… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://www.instagram.com/valera.swiss/ | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://www.youtube.com/valeraswitzerlan… | YouTube | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
/en-fr/pages/about ("Learn more"); /en-fr/pages/valera-sustainability ("LEARN MORE")
Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.
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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
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://b2b.valera.com; https://www.facebook.com/valeraswitzerland/; https://www.instagram.com/valera.swiss/; https://www.youtube.com/valeraswitzerland; https://www.facebook.com/valeraswitzerland/; https://www.instagram.com/valera.swiss/; https://www.youtube.com/valeraswitzerland
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
Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
button.menu-drawer__close-button (#472 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#487 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#510 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#530 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#545 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#562 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#584 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#599 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#616 on page); button.menu-drawer__close-button (#639 on page) (+3 more)
Buttons with no accessible text (icon-only, no aria-label) can't be activated by voice control or understood by screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 4.1.2
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 5 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 Recommended for you | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h2 AS SEEN ON SOCIAL | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h2 The Swiss Hair Speci… | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h3 Professional Hairdry… | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h3 Professional Hair St… | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h3 Professional Hair Cl… | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| h3 LOVED BY HAIRSTYLIST | 9.66:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| title Valera - The Swiss H… | 1.13:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #131314 | Fail |
| a Skip to footer | 9.66:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| a Skip to content | 9.66:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #B0B0AD | Pass |
| strong SIGN UP FOR 10% OFF*… | 5.43:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #997C65 | Pass |
| strong SIGN UP FOR 10% OFF* | 5.21:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #967962 | Pass |
| strong FREE SHIPPING FOR OR… | 5.14:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #957861 | Pass |
| strong FREE SHIPPING FOR OR… | 5.43:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #997C65 | Pass |
| span About | 1.90:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #553422 | Fail |
| span Returns | 1.26:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #201E19 | Fail |
| span Sustainability | 1.59:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #492719 | Fail |
| span VALERA B2B | 5.63:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #9B7F69 | Pass |
| span Dealer Login | 6.36:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #9A8B7D | Pass |
| span Support | 3.60:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #6F6356 | Fail |
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.
ALandmark Structure7 landmarksPASS
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
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
A+Heading Text Quality1 heading-text-quality issue(s) detectedPASS
AForm Accessibility1 of 2 controls have issuesPASS
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Search-In-Modal-616 | search | Search our site | for/id |
| input | text | (Search your country) | placeholder only |
Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
<input type="text">
Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.
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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman
A+Form Input Types1 input(s) using type=text where a specific type would helpPASS
A+Form Input Quality2 form control(s) checked, no input-semantic issuesPASS
A+Mobile Keyboard & AutofillNo autofill-eligible form controlsPASS
A+Document LanguageLang attribute set to "en"PASS
A+Iframe AccessibilityAll 1 iframe(s) have descriptive titlesPASS
A+Tap Target AdequacyAll tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5/2.5.8 sizingPASS
A+Mobile-Readable Font SizesAll 15 visible text node(s) render at >= 12 CSS pixelsPASS
A+PWA DepthNo PWA depth issues detectedPASS
A+Mobile UX Depth1 mobile-depth signal(s) detectedPASS
ALighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 92/100 — 3 failing, 31 passedPASS
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.
Contrast
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
CLAUDIO LAPENNA div.grid__item > ul.tab-collage__content > li.tab-collage__item > p.tab-collage__heading |
ALESSIO CAGLIONI div.grid__item > ul.tab-collage__content > li.tab-collage__item > p.tab-collage__heading |
MIKE KARG div.grid__item > ul.tab-collage__content > li.tab-collage__item > p.tab-collage__heading |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
PROFESSIONAL HAIRDRYERS – VALERA SWISS PRECISION FOR HEALTHY STYLING li#Slide-template--25604849140094__collection_list_8CfN7f-1 > a.card-wrapper > div.card__text > h3.card-information__text |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce |
a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce |
a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce a.card-wrapper > use-animate.media-wrapper > div.image-animate > img.motion-reduce |
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.