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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
71
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
3
PASS
7
INFO
0
Checks
13
7 PASS 3 REVIEW 3 FIX
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-toy4do
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.

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::
6 navigation landmark(s) detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 6 <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
Favicon & Branding
5 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
5 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
Web Manifest
Action
Valid manifest
REVIEW
Valid manifest
Warning::
No name or short_name
Add a name field to identify the app.
Info::
192x192 icon present
Info::
512x512 icon present
Info::
Display mode: standalone
PWA Install Criteria Not Installable
Name ✗192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode standalone ✓
Display Mode standalone Theme Color #ffffff Background Color #ffffff Icons 2 icon(s)
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.

A+
Landmark Structure
21 landmarks
PASS
21 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
6 <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 "Social" MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A+
Heading Hierarchy
29 headings
PASS
29 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
Warning::
1 empty heading(s)
Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.
  • H1 Homepage
  • H2 Origin of Rolling Stone
  • H2 Saving the Middle Class
  • H2 An American Family
  • H2 Ideas with Impact
  • H2 Animal History
  • H2 Featured
  • H2 From Our Blog
  • H3 Help Us Support First-Gen Scholars!
  • H3 What the Artemis II Astronauts Revealed About Awe in Space
  • H3 UC Press March Award Winners
  • H3 Meeting Microbes Halfway: A Conversation with the Authors of a New "Gastronomica" Special Section
  • H2 From Our Podcast: Beyond the Margins
  • H3 The Way Out
  • H3 Archiving the Past
  • H3 (empty)
  • H3 Boom to Bust
  • H2 Resources For:
  • H3 Follow us on social:
  • H3 Sign up for our newsletter:
  • H3 Books
  • H3 Journals
  • H3 PubSvcs
  • H3 Resources
  • H3 Disciplines
  • H3 Support Us
  • H3 About
  • H3 Blog
  • H3 Contact Us

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

A+
Alt Text Quality
All 41 images OK
PASS
All 41 images OK
Info::
40 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
1 image(s) with good alt text
41 images 1 good alt text 40 decorative
All images have appropriate alt text.
A+
Form Accessibility
All 3 controls labeled
PASS
All 3 controls labeled
Info::
3 control(s) properly labeled
3 controls
3 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#:S2:searchSearchfor/id
#:r2:searchSearchfor/id
#:S4:emailEmailRequired *for/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)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 Homepage21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Featured21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 From Our Blog21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 From Our Podcast:21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Resources For:21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Help Us Support Firs…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 What the Artemis II …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 UC Press March Award…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Meeting Microbes Hal…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 The Way Out21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Archiving the Past21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Boom to Bust21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Follow us on social:21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Sign up for our news…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Resources21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Support Us21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Contact Us21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
title University of Califo…21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Skip to main content21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
p Stay informed: Sign …21.00:14.5:1
#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.

A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 97/100 — 1 failing, 29 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.

ARIA

Focusable descendents within an `[aria-hidden="true"]` element prevent those interactive elements from being available to users of assistive technologies like screen readers. Learn how `aria-hidden` affects focusable elements.

Why this matters

Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.

Source: MDN Permissions-Policy

Failing Elements
Brand New Beat div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
The Middle-Class New Deal div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
The Moys of New York and Shanghai div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Smog and Sunshine div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Boom to Bust div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Trans Cinema div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Anti-Eviction div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Teaching Solidarity div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Can We Laugh at That? div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Making Care Work div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Leave If You Can div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
In the Hour of Chaos div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Swiftynomics div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Overcoming Bias Habits div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Trans Pleasure div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Art-Science Undisciplined div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Food Justice Undone div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b
Acts of Love div#:R2rjttukvfa: > div.flickity-viewport > div.flickity-slider > div.Slide_slide__rCm5b

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.

○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
●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
●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
●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.
○`[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
○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.
○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.
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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