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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
63
GRADE
D
FIX
6
REVIEW
1
PASS
6
INFO
0
Checks
13
6 PASS 1 REVIEW 6 FIX
D
404 Error Page
Action
HTTP 404, custom page
FIX
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
404 Page Quality Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 Custom Styling Navigation Homepage Link Search Form
D
Web Manifest
Action
Not found
FIX
Not found
Info::
No web manifest found
No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

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
Info::
Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
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)
3 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.
B
Favicon & Branding
7 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
7 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 Missing
Multiple Sizes Present
A
Landmark Structure
35 landmarks
PASS
35 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
4 <nav> landmark(s) found
Warning::
4 of 4 <nav> elements are unlabeled
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV MAIN ASIDE CONTENTINFO footer

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
125 headings
PASS
125 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
  • H2 Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in sight
  • H2 'At every single step there is death and danger': The struggle to get food in Sudan
  • H2 After three years of war, exiled Sudanese find their place in Kenya
  • H2 Middle East war live: Israel army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon
  • H2 Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi in critical condition, supporters say
  • H2 Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud
  • H2 US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: What do the numbers show?
  • H2 Bayern Munich edge Real Madrid to reach Champions League semi-finals
  • H2 Pope Leo lands in Cameroon with message of peace as separatists announce 3-day truce
  • H2 Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Barcelona in bid to break Israeli blockade
  • H2 Middle East war live: Israel army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon
  • H2 Kane lauds Diaz 'moment of magic' after Bayern knock out Real
  • H2 US optimistic about reaching peace deal with Iran
  • H2 Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud
  • H2 'Beef' tackles generational conflicts in season 2: creator
  • H2 No, south Lebanon towns haven’t disappeared from Apple Maps
  • H2 US hails 'historic opportunity' for peace after Lebanon, Israel talks in Washington
  • H2 YouTube bans viral pro-Iran AI-generated LEGO videos trolling Trump
  • H2 Italy suspends defence agreement with Israel as Lebanon attacks stoke tensions
  • H2 Spain launches programme to offer amnesty to 500,000 undocumented migrants
  • H2 UN says Haiti powerful gang expansion halted but threat persists
  • H2 Montparnasse Tower: Paris's most unpopular landmark gets a facelift
  • H2 'If we don't divide the land we're heading to apartheid': Ex-head of Israel's Shin Bet
  • H2 Sudan slams Berlin donor conference as ‘unacceptable’ as devastating war enters fourth year
  • H2 Critically endangered Borneo orangutan born at Madrid zoo
  • H2 Griezmann hopes to bid Atletico farewell in spectacular fashion
  • H2 Kanye West pulls plug on Marseille concert, postpones until further notice
  • H2 Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in sight
  • H2 US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: What do the numbers show?
  • H2 Pope Leo lands in Cameroon with message of peace as separatists announce 3-day truce
  • H2 Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Barcelona in bid to break Israeli blockade
  • H2 UN says Haiti powerful gang expansion halted but threat persists
  • H2 Kanye West Marseille concert postponed after anti-Semitic remarks
  • H2 Berlin Union's Eta first female coach in top-five European leagues
  • H2 McDonald's, Iran and the pope: Trump's bizarre press conference
  • H2 Pope Leo XIV lands in Algeria for first-ever visit by a pontiff
  • H2 Netanyahu in southern Lebanon: A first since the start of the war
  • H2 Hungary: Celebrations galore as PM Orban unseated
  • H2 Trump says US will begin 'blockading' the Strait of Hormuz
  • H2 Macron meets pope, gives him basketball jersey
  • H2 After three years of war, exiled Sudanese find their place in Kenya
  • H2 'If we don't divide the land we're heading to apartheid': Ex-head of Israel's Shin Bet
  • H2 Montparnasse Tower: Paris's most unpopular landmark gets a facelift
  • H2 'At every single step there is death and danger': The struggle to get food in Sudan
  • H2 The rising popularity of tea in France
  • H2 French film show: Sweet nostalgia in 1980s coming-of-age story 'Just an Illusion'
  • H2 Somalia, the Islamic State group's new front line in Africa
  • H2 Gladio: NATO’s secret cold war operation in Italy
  • H2 Orban ousted: What Magyar’s victory means for Hungary and the EU
  • H2 ‘We thought Beirut was going to collapse’: recounting the deadliest day of the war with Israel
  • H2 Calls to invoke the 25th Amendment after Trump's Iran threats 'useless'
  • H2 From Evin Prison to a dash through wartime Iran: How French couple’s four-year ordeal ended
  • H2 Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus as feud with pope dismays US Catholics
  • H2 Tehran calls US blockade of Iranian ports an act of ‘piracy’
  • H2 Israel, Lebanon agree to direct negotiations after DC meeting, US says
  • H2 Hungarian election-winner Magyar says country ‘liberated’, Orban concedes defeat
  • H2 French cement-maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed
  • H2 Spain PM Pedro Sanchez’s wife charged with corruption after years-long probe
  • H2 Hungary ousts Orban as Magyar's party wins supermajority in parliament
  • H2 Iran navy chief calls Trump’s threat to blockade Hormuz Strait ‘ridiculous’
  • H2 'L’Abuso': Real Italian magazine cover of Israeli settler sparks online storm
  • H2 Donald Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus after attacking Pope Leo
  • H2 NASA's Artemis II: conspiracy theories take off about ‘staged’ green screen
  • H2 ‘Unhinged, insane’: US lawmakers call for Trump’s removal via 25th Amendment
  • H2 No, south Lebanon towns haven’t disappeared from Apple Maps
  • H2 How a Russian ship under sanctions delivered armoured vehicles to Mali
  • H2 Orban's opponents targeted by AI-driven disinformation ahead of Hungary's elections
  • H2 No, Emmanuel Macron did not share a (fake) photo of Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein
  • H2 Survivors of Assad's prisons speak out about rape and torture
  • H2 The church by the airport: Inside Russia’s suspected spy activities in Sweden
  • H2 Searching for radioactive waste in the depths of the Atlantic
  • H2 'We'll make it home together': A friendship between two deported women in Ravensbrück camp
  • H2 ‘Unwavering friendship’: The true story of nine women who escaped a Nazi death march
  • H2 Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff and champion of the forgotten
  • H2 Haiti’s independence ransom: Macron offers ‘truth’, Haitians want reparations
  • H2 Saved from destruction: Paris show offers glimpse of Gaza’s archaeological treasures
  • H2 Lithium: The white gold of the energy transition
  • H2 'The Bibi Files': Documentary reveals the police interrogations behind Netanyahu’s graft trial
  • H2 Giant marble statues guard Italy’s seas from illegal fishing
  • H2 Engineers are imitating beavers to prevent flooding
  • H2 Industry contamination of soil with toxic metals exposes failure to translate science into policy
  • H2 Us and French TotalEnergies reach $1 billion deal to end wind farm project
  • H2 French film show: Sweet nostalgia in 1980s coming-of-age story 'Just an Illusion'
  • H2 Kanye West pulls plug on Marseille concert, postpones until further notice
  • H2 MansA: A Parisian home for African arts and culture
  • H2 Intimacy coordinator Paloma Garcia Martens on 'respecting people's humanity on set'
  • H2 Bayern Munich edge Real Madrid to reach Champions League semi-finals
  • H2 Griezmann hopes to bid Atletico farewell in spectacular fashion
  • H2 Champions League: PSG through to semis after defeating Liverpool
  • H2 PSG beat Liverpool at Anfield to reach Champions League semi-finals
  • H2 US judge temporarily halts Trump-era sanctions on AI firm Anthropic
  • H2 '100% human?' We tested 10 AI-detection tools
  • H2 US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
  • H2 'Typosquatting': How to spot fake news sites created by AI
  • H2 French MPs introduce bill to remove statute of limitations for crimes against children
  • H2 French MPs introduce bill to remove statute of limitations for crimes against children
  • H2 Montparnasse Tower: Paris's most unpopular landmark gets a facelift
  • H2 The rising popularity of tea in France
  • H2 Two billion dollars pledge for Sudan
  • H2 Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in sight
  • H2 'War on women and girls' : Sexual violence the 'blueprint and strategy' of Sudan's brutal civil war
  • H2 Pope Leo lands in Cameroon with message of peace as separatists announce 3-day truce
  • H2 Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi in critical condition, supporters say
  • H2 'L’Abuso': Real Italian magazine cover of Israeli settler sparks online storm
  • H2 Israel-Lebanon peace talks: Future negotiations depend on 'confidence-building measures'
  • H2 Will the Gulf ever be the same? Trump, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
  • H2 Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud
  • H2 Ambassadors meet for historic talks in US amid deeply fraught Lebanon-Israel tensions
  • H2 UN says Haiti powerful gang expansion halted but threat persists
  • H2 McDonald's, Iran and the pope: Trump's bizarre press conference
  • H2 Critically endangered Borneo orangutan born at Madrid zoo
  • H2 Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Barcelona in bid to break Israeli blockade
  • H2 EU urges swift reform in Hungary as election night 'euphoria' gives way to 'Monday morning hangover'
  • H2 Italian papers united as PM Meloni faces off with Trump
  • H2 Xi expresses ‘full confidence’ in China-Taiwan unity in meeting with opposition chief
  • H2 India hit by Middle East war: Millions face gas shortages
  • H2 Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China
  • H2 Nepal, Bangladesh, Morocco, Madagascar: What have the Gen Z protests achieved?
  • H2 Transforming Payments in the DRC: A Leap Towards a Digital Future
  • H2 Africa's $88 billion solutions: How ATAF fights illicit financial flows
  • H2 Burundi: innovative solutions to fight stunting in children
  • H2 Child malnutrition in Burundi: concrete actions to help children
  • H2 Interview of Anthony Ginter, President & CEO - WEO
  • H2 Reporters without borders
A
Alt Text Quality
All 74 images OK
PASS
All 74 images OK
Info::
23 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
Info::
51 image(s) with good alt text
74 images 51 good alt text
IssueCount
too long23 image(s)
A+
Form Accessibility
No form controls
PASS
No form controls
Info::
No form controls on this page
No form controls found.
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
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Pass
h2 'At every single ste…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 After three years of…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Middle East war live…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Jailed Iranian Nobel…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Peru’s Sanchez to …21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 US blockade of the S…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Bayern Munich edge R…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Pope Leo lands in Ca…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Gaza aid flotilla se…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Middle East war live…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Kane lauds Diaz 'mom…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 US optimistic about …21.00:13.0:1
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h2 Peru’s Sanchez to …21.00:13.0:1
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h2 'Beef' tackles gener…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 No, south Lebanon to…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 US hails 'historic o…21.00:13.0:1
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h2 YouTube bans viral p…21.00:13.0:1
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Pass
h2 Italy suspends defen…21.00:13.0:1
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h2 Spain launches progr…21.00:13.0:1
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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 95/100 — 2 failing, 28 passed
PASS
95

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.

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in s… div.article__infos > div.article__title > a > h2

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines header.o-header > nav.o-header__inner > ul.o-header-nav > li.a-header-entry
EN header.o-header > nav.o-header__inner > ul.o-header-nav > li.a-header-entry
Open the menu header.o-header > nav.o-header__inner > ul.o-header-nav > li.a-header-entry

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using 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
`[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
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
`[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>`).
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
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
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
Form elements have associated labels
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.
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
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.
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