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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
56
GRADE
D
FIX
6
REVIEW
2
PASS
5
INFO
0
Checks
13
5 PASS 2 REVIEW 6 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-qjekaw
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.

F
Favicon & Branding
Action
2 icon(s) detected
FIX
2 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
No apple-touch-icon detected
iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✗ Apple Touch Missing
✗ SVG Favicon Missing
✗ Manifest Icons Missing
✗ Multiple Sizes Missing
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 ✗
C
Navigation UX
Action
2 navigation pattern(s)
REVIEW
2 navigation pattern(s)
Info::
Search functionality detected
Got: role-search
Info::
Skip navigation link detected
Info::
5 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
Breadcrumbs
Search role='search' landmark
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 5 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
4 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.
B
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 88/100 — 3 failing, 28 passed
REVIEW
88

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Apr 20, 2026 div.l-generic__col > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 17, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 15, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 14, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 14, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 7, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata
Apr 2, 2026 li.list-group-item > article.c-article-card > div.c-article-card__content > p.c-article-card__metadata

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.meganav-global-search > button.c-top-nav__menu-trigger > span.d-block > img div.meganav-global-search > button.c-top-nav__menu-trigger > span.d-block > img

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#app > main#main-content > div.container > a.text-primary div#app > main#main-content > div.container > a.text-primary

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.

○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
●`[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
●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.
●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
●ARIA IDs are unique
●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.
○`[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
○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.
○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.
A+
Landmark Structure
11 landmarks
PASS
11 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
5 <nav> landmark(s) found
Info::
All <nav> elements are properly labeled
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Info::
Search landmark present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV "Site Navigation" SEARCH MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A
Heading Hierarchy
33 headings
PASS
33 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
Warning::
2 empty heading(s)
Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.
  • H5 (empty)
  • H2 Trending Search
  • H1 Help Protect the Hearts of Women You Love
  • H2 CPR and ECC Training
  • H2 Support Network Community
  • H2 Professional Membership
  • H2 Volunteer Opportunities
  • H2 How we are changing the future of health together
  • H2 New Moms Face the Highest Risk
  • H2 10 Key Facts from the New Cholesterol Guideline
  • H2 Volunteering isn’t about your age – it’s about how much you care.
  • H2 Application now open for the 2026 EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator
  • H2 News and Stories
  • H2 Pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening, but a new guideline offers help for patients and doctors
  • H2 Pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening, but a new guideline offers help for patients and doctors
  • H2 Noticias en español sobre la salud de su corazón y cerebro
  • H2 Around the American Heart Association
  • H2 Join us in saving lives
  • H2 Find a Heart Walk in your area
  • H2 (empty)
  • H3 Join Us in Saving Lives
  • H2 Contact Us
  • H2 About Us
  • H2 Get Involved
  • H2 Our Sites
  • H2 Speed Bump
  • H2 Privacy Preference Center
  • H3 Manage Consent Preferences
  • H4 Essential Website Cookies
  • H4 Targeting Cookies
  • H4 Performance Cookies
  • H4 Functional Cookies
  • H3 Cookie List

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
1 of 41 images have issues
PASS
1 of 41 images have issues
Critical::
1 image(s) missing alt attribute
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
Info::
7 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
33 image(s) with good alt text
41 images 33 good alt text 7 decorative 1 missing
IssueCount
missing1 image(s)

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

Why this matters

Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.

Learn more ▾

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

A
Form Accessibility
1 of 26 controls have issues
PASS
1 of 26 controls have issues
Critical::
1 control(s) without accessible label
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
Got: <input type="submit" name="fxb.cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9.a20a779d-c0f4-4530-acf7-60f2a27331a4">
Info::
25 control(s) properly labeled
26 controls
25 labeled
0 placeholder only
1 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#zipcode_28textZip Codefor/id
inputtextSearch input fieldaria-label
inputtextSearch input fieldaria-label
#zipcode_94textZip Codefor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_35f2148a-1106-4e98-a8f6-5d3503900240__ValuetextFirst Name (required)for/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_0a4d66bc-da50-4643-9a25-37d50810949d__ValuetextLast Name (required)for/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_88d02bd5-c95d-40d3-937f-a645c414f5e2__ValueemailEmail (required)for/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_6a5fa2fc-7800-4f24-ba53-e1bb9e0d6d24__ValuetextZip Code (required)for/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_337e47e0-2de9-4923-b7a9-53a8f969af9c__ValuecheckboxBy clicking you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.for/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_a73319a8-3218-4ab0-bc3e-87adc242801e__ValuetextSitecore Contact IDfor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_8f75bca4-1e00-4407-b5bd-1dc0a1baa4f1__ValuetextForm IDfor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_0185e7ec-c5aa-4cd2-b62f-25ee338ec478__ValuetextForm Namefor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_fcd5ec5f-d4c0-4a31-87be-afbfbe5b47a0__ValuetextForm Submission Datefor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_c04b6426-6318-454c-be2a-c8c2d0fdc8ad__ValuetextForm URLfor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_69b52d14-7f15-4eec-8113-992368d37619__ValuetextCampaign Contentfor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_e9752061-6ebf-41d0-8176-7262baecfa38__ValuetextCampaign Sourcefor/id
#fxb_cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9_Fields_f7e5d616-19c9-40fa-80e3-553f72d66844__ValuetextCampaign Mediumfor/id
#ot-group-id-C0004checkboxTargeting Cookiesfor/id
#ot-group-id-C0002checkboxPerformance Cookiesfor/id
#ot-group-id-C0003checkboxFunctional Cookiesfor/id
#vendor-search-handlertextCookie list searcharia-label
#chkbox-idcheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#select-all-hosts-groups-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#select-all-vendor-groups-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#select-all-vendor-leg-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
fxb.cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9.a20a779d-c0f4-4530-acf7-60f2a27331a4submit(none)none

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

<input type="submit" name="fxb.cb73bfd0-24e0-4706-853b-3f8b2bc89db9.a20a779d-c0f4-4530-acf7-60f2a27331a4">

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

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 Help Protect the Hea…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Trending Search21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 CPR and ECC Training21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Support Network Comm…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Professional Members…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Volunteer Opportunit…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 How we are changing …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 New Moms Face the Hi…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 10 Key Facts from th…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Volunteering isn’t…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Application now open…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 News and Stories21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Pulmonary embolism c…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Pulmonary embolism c…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Noticias en español…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Around the American …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Join us in saving li…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Find a Heart Walk in…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Contact Us21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 About Us21.00:13.0:1
#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.

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