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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
72
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
3
PASS
7
INFO
0
Checks
13
7 PASS 3 REVIEW 3 FIX
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::
4 navigation landmark(s) detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 4 <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 404 | Elsevier ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗
C
Web Manifest
Action
Valid manifest
REVIEW
Valid manifest
Info::
Name present: Elsevier
Info::
192x192 icon present
Info::
512x512 icon present
PWA Install Criteria Not Installable
Name Elsevier ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode ✗
Name Elsevier Icons 3 icon(s)
A+
Landmark Structure
10 landmarks
PASS
10 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
4 <nav> landmark(s) found
Info::
All <nav> elements are properly labeled
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV "Main site navigation" MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A+
Heading Hierarchy
56 headings
PASS
56 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 Elsevier – Advancing Science, Technology & Health
  • H2 Amplify medical teaching and learning with Osmosis AI
  • H2 Optimize clinician trust with next-generation AI capabilities
  • H2 Move from curiosity to discovery faster
  • H2 What matters most for better R&D outcomes
  • H3 Publish your article in a journal
  • H3 Publish a book
  • H3 Resources for Editors
  • H3 Resources for Reviewers
  • H3 Articles on ScienceDirect
  • H3 Journal catalog
  • H3 Journal Finder
  • H3 Call for papers
  • H3 ScienceDirect
  • H3 Scopus
  • H3 ClinicalKey
  • H3 View all products
  • H3 Browse scientific books & journals
  • H3 Visit your dedicated health store
  • H3 Shop Elsevier Digital
  • H3 Discover award-winning books
  • H3 Researcher Academy
  • H3 Scopus Academy
  • H3 Resources for Medical Students
  • H3 Resources for Nursing Students
  • H2 Innovative solutions that help advance human progress
  • H3 Academic & Government
  • H4 Discover our products
  • H3 Health
  • H4 Discover our products
  • H3 Industry
  • H4 Discover our products
  • H3 Helping impact makers succeed
  • H2 Resources for impact makers
  • H3 Researcher & Author
  • H3 Librarian
  • H3 Academic Leader
  • H3 Funder
  • H3 Physician
  • H3 Nurse
  • H3 Medical Faculty
  • H3 Nursing Faculty
  • H3 Pharmaceuticals
  • H3 Chemicals & Materials
  • H3 Energy & Natural Resources
  • H3 Medical Devices
  • H2 Insights for better outcomes
  • H3 What if sea creatures led the next breakthrough in materials science?
  • H2 Help shape human progress with a career at Elsevier
  • H2 More from Elsevier
  • H3 Amplify science, exchange perspectives and share experiences
  • H3 Discover +50,000 books, e-journals and journals
  • H2 Footer navigation
  • H3 Useful links
  • H3 About
  • H3 Support
A+
Alt Text Quality
All 20 images OK
PASS
All 20 images OK
Info::
15 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
5 image(s) with good alt text
20 images 5 good alt text 15 decorative
All images have appropriate alt text.
A+
Form Accessibility
No form controls
PASS
No form controls
Info::
No form controls on this page
No form controls found.
A
Favicon & Branding
7 icon(s) detected
PASS
7 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
Info::
SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size
Info::
Multiple icon sizes detected
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✓ SVG Favicon Present
✓ Manifest Icons Present
✓ Multiple Sizes Present
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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h2 with Osmosis AI4.75:13.0:1
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h2 Optimize clinician4.75:13.0:1
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h2 with next-generation…4.75:13.0:1
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h2 Move from curiosity …4.75:13.0:1
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h2 What matters most fo…4.75:13.0:1
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h2 Innovative solutions…4.75:13.0:1
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h2 Resources for impact…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Insights for better …4.75:13.0:1
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h2 Help shape human pro…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 More from Elsevier4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Footer navigation4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Academic & Governmen…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Health4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Industry4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Helping impact maker…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Amplify science, exc…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Discover +50,000 boo…4.75:13.0:1
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Pass
h3 Useful links4.75:13.0:1
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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.

A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 97/100 — 1 failing, 27 passed
PASS
97

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.

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
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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-*]` 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
●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
●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 are distinguishable without relying on color.
●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
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●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 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.
○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.
○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.
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