Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

7 PASS 1 REVIEW 5 FIX

404 Error Page

Action

Soft 404 detected

FIX

Soft 404 detected

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-9feehi

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.

Web Manifest

Action

Invalid JSON

FIX

Invalid JSON

Manifest contains invalid JSON

Manifest at https://aamc.org/manifest.json contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.

Got: https://aamc.org/manifest.json

Manifest contains invalid JSON.

Dark Mode Support

Action

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

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 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.

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 ✗

Favicon & Branding

6 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

6 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Landmark Structure

13 landmarks

PASS

13 landmarks

<main> landmark present

4 <nav> landmark(s) found

1 of 4 <nav> elements are unlabeled

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

Skip navigation link present

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.

Learn more ▾

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 Hierarchy

20 headings

PASS

20 headings

Single H1 present

H1 We are the AAMC.
H2 Advocating as the voice of academic medicine
H3 Legislative & Policy Priorities
H3 More Advocacy Resources
H2 Supporting aspiring doctors and medical educators
H3 For Students
H3 More Student & Staff Resources
H2 Driving insights and action through data
H3 Popular Reports
H3 Featured Data Collections
H2 Serving as your professional home
H3 More Resources
H3 Leadership Development
H2 How we make an impact
H3 Receive weekly news and insights from the AAMC in your inbox.
H2 Press
H2 Help
H2 Employment
H2 Journals
H2 Connect With Us

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 7 images OK

PASS

All 7 images OK

4 decorative image(s) correctly marked

3 image(s) with good alt text

7 images 3 good alt text 4 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

Form Accessibility

1 of 7 controls have issues

PASS

1 of 7 controls have issues

1 control(s) without accessible label

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Got: <input type="submit" id="submit_button">

6 control(s) properly labeled

7 controls

6 labeled

0 placeholder only

1 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#edit_aamc_form1	text	sidebar_search	aria-label
#edit-search	text	Site-wide Search	aria-label
#edit-submit	submit	Search	aria-label
#tfa_2	text	First Name:	for/id
#tfa_3	text	Last Name:	for/id
#tfa_1	text	Email:	for/id
#submit_button	submit	(none)	none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

Link & Button Quality

186 links, 9 buttons — all OK

PASS

186 links, 9 buttons — all OK

18 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: #; http://www.shpep.org/; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-150-years-academic-medicine-teaches-us-co…; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aamc-leads-medical-education-from-start-finish…; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845871?widget=p…; https://web.cvent.com/event/9443a1a2-69cc-43cb-9b3b-3fc59a277f84/websitePage:…; https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine; https://www.mededportal.org/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/aamc; https://x.com/aamctoday (+8 more)

168 link(s) with descriptive text

186 links

0 empty

0 generic text

18 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
#	My Account	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.shpep.org/	Summer Health Professions Educ…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-150-…	Alison Whelan, MD: What 150 Ye…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aamc-lead…	How does the AAMC lead medical…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanet…	JAMA study: fewer U.S. MD stud…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://web.cvent.com/event/9443a1a2-69c…	Save the date: Join us in Anah…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicin…	Academic Medicine	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.mededportal.org/	MedEdPORTAL	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aamc	linkedin	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://x.com/aamctoday	X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/aamctoday/	instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/aamctoday	facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/AAMCvideo	youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aamc	linkedin	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://x.com/aamctoday	X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/aamctoday/	instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/aamctoday	facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/AAMCvideo	youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

177 links and buttons have descriptive text

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

#; http://www.shpep.org/; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-150-years-academic-medicine-teaches-us-co…; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aamc-leads-medical-education-from-start-finish…; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845871?widget=p…; https://web.cvent.com/event/9443a1a2-69cc-43cb-9b3b-3fc59a277f84/websitePage:…; https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine; https://www.mededportal.org/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/aamc; https://x.com/aamctoday (+8 more)

Why this matters

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

Learn more ▾

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

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)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 We are the AAMC.	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Advocating as the vo…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Supporting aspiring …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Driving insights and…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Serving as your prof…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 How we make an impac…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Press	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Help	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Employment	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Journals	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Connect With Us	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Legislative & Policy…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 More Advocacy Resour…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 For Students	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 More Student & Staff…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Popular Reports	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Featured Data Collec…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 More Resources	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Leadership Developme…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Receive weekly news …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#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 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

●Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●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.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●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

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○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

○`[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.

○Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

○`<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.

○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.

○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.

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