Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

4 PASS 2 REVIEW 7 FIX

Link & Button Quality

Action

5 issue(s) across 270 links and 13 buttons

FIX

5 issue(s) across 270 links and 13 buttons

2 link(s) with no accessible text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

Got: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/03/30/how-the-war-in-the-middle-east-is-affecting-energy-trade-and-finance; https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd

3 link(s) with generic text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

Got: https://meetings.imf.org/en ("Learn more"); https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/param_rms_mth.aspx ("MORE"); /en/whats-new-archive ("More")

2 image-only link(s) without alt text

25 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: http://www.twitter.com/imfnews; https://www.facebook.com/International-Monetary-Fund-152292984850728/; http://www.linkedin.com/company/international-monetary-fund; https://www.instagram.com/the_imf/; https://www.threads.net/@the_imf/; http://www.youtube.com/imf; /en/blogs; http://data.imf.org; /external/datamapper/datasets/AIPI; https://data.imf.org/en/CID (+15 more)

238 link(s) with descriptive text

270 links

2 empty

3 generic text

25 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
http://www.twitter.com/imfnews	Follow The IMF on X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/International-M…	Follow IMF Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.linkedin.com/company/internat…	Follow IMF LinkedIn	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/the_imf/	Follow IMF Instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.threads.net/@the_imf/	Follow the IMF on Threads	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.youtube.com/imf	Follow IMF Youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/en/blogs	IMFBlog	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://data.imf.org	IMF Data Portal	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/external/datamapper/datasets/AIPI	AI Preparedness Index	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://data.imf.org/en/CID	Climate Change Indicators Dash…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://data.imf.org/en/news/accessing%2…	International Financial Statis…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA…	Financial Access Survey	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/en/news/seminars/conferences/g20-data-g…	G20 Data Gaps Initiative	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA…	Currency Composition of Offici…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/20…	(empty)	empty	Add link text or aria-label
https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/202…	Joint Statement Read more The…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fand…	F&D: The New Face of African D…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://meetings.imf.org/	2026 IMF World Bank Group Spri…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.imfconnect.org/content/imf/e…	Register	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://meetings.imf.org/en/2026/spring/…	Schedule	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://meetings.imf.org/en	Learn more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Learn more Suggested: En
https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data…	MORE	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: MORE Suggested: Param Rms Mth.Aspx
/en/whats-new-archive	More	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: More Suggested: Whats New Archive
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO	Regional Economic Outlook Repo…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO	Latest Issues	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fand…	(empty)	empty	Add link text or aria-label
http://www.twitter.com/imfnews	Follow The IMF on X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/International-M…	Follow IMF Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.linkedin.com/company/internat…	Follow IMF LinkedIn	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/the_imf/	Follow IMF Instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.threads.net/@the_imf/	Follow the IMF on Threads	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.youtube.com/imf	Follow IMF Youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

251 links and buttons have descriptive text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/03/30/how-the-war-in-the-middle-east-is-affecting-energy-trade-and-finance; https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd

Why this matters

Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

https://meetings.imf.org/en ("Learn more"); https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/param_rms_mth.aspx ("MORE"); /en/whats-new-archive ("More")

Why this matters

Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.

Learn more ▾

Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.

Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central

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

http://www.twitter.com/imfnews; https://www.facebook.com/International-Monetary-Fund-152292984850728/; http://www.linkedin.com/company/international-monetary-fund; https://www.instagram.com/the_imf/; https://www.threads.net/@the_imf/; http://www.youtube.com/imf; /en/blogs; http://data.imf.org; /external/datamapper/datasets/AIPI; https://data.imf.org/en/CID (+15 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

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-mo6gs4

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.

Favicon & Branding

Action

2 icon(s) detected

FIX

2 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

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

Web Manifest

Action

Invalid JSON

FIX

Invalid JSON

Manifest contains invalid JSON

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

Got: https://www.imf.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 ✗

Navigation UX

Action

1 navigation pattern(s)

FIX

1 navigation pattern(s)

Search functionality detected

Got: role-search

1 navigation landmark(s) detected

Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

Breadcrumbs

Search role='search' landmark

Skip Link

Labeled Navigation 1 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

3 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.

Heading Hierarchy

Action

25 headings, 1 skip(s)

REVIEW

25 headings, 1 skip(s)

No H1 heading found

Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.

Heading level skipped: H3 → H5 (missing H4)

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

H4 IMF’s Work
H4 RESOURCES
H4 TOPICS
H4 Flagship Publications
H4 Other Publications
H4 IMF reports and publications by country
H4 Regional Offices
H4 All News
H4 See Also
H4 For Journalists
H5 Press Center
H4 RESOURCES
H4 FLAGSHIPS
H4 KEY SERIES
H4 IMF NOTES
H3 How the War in the Middle East is Affecting Energy, Trade, and Finance
H5 Joint Statement skipped
H5 Coping and Thriving in a Fluid World
H5 F&D: The New Face of African Debt
H4 IMF DataMapper
H4 Latest Releases
H4 Publications
H4 Resources For
H4 Topics
H4 Accountability

Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.

Why this matters

No H1 means screen-reader users can't identify the page's primary topic, and Google's content-extraction degrades.

Learn more ▾

The H1 is the document title for assistive tech and a strong signal to search engines about page topic. Pages without one force screen readers to fall back to the <title> attribute or page chrome. Add a single H1 that names the page's primary subject.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

Why this matters

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.

Learn more ▾

Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 88/100 — 4 failing, 25 passed

REVIEW

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
ENGLISH `div.language-selector > div.coveo-no-index > div.coveo-no-index > button.dropbtn`
Publications `div#bcef4d68-53b5-48fb-9475-9b6031ec1e9f > div.flex-container > div.contain-indent > h4.ko`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
IMF DataMapper `div > div.flex-container > div.white-sheer-box > h4`
Resources For `div > div.flex-container > div.contain-indent > h4`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

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.flex-container > div.contain-indent > div.card-item-small > a `div.flex-container > div.contain-indent > div.card-item-small > a`

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.

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
Follow The IMF on X `div.cell > ul.social-hz > li > a.fab`
Follow IMF Facebook `div.cell > ul.social-hz > li > a.fab`
Follow IMF LinkedIn `div.cell > ul.social-hz > li > a.fab`
Follow IMF Instagram `div.cell > ul.social-hz > li > a.fab`
Follow the IMF on Threads `div.cell > ul.social-hz > li > a.fab`

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

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●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

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●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

○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

○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.

○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.

Landmark Structure

14 landmarks

PASS

14 landmarks

<main> landmark present

1 <nav> landmark(s) found

Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1)

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Search landmark present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Why this matters

Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.

Learn more ▾

WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) requires a mechanism to skip past repeated content. The standard implementation is a 'Skip to main content' link that's the first focusable element, visually hidden until focused. Three lines of HTML + four of CSS.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 30 images OK

PASS

All 30 images OK

1 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

4 decorative image(s) correctly marked

25 image(s) with good alt text

30 images 25 good alt text 4 decorative

Issue	Count
too long	1 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

No form controls

PASS

No form controls

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)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
title International Moneta…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
button English	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a عربي	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a 中文	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Français	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a 日本語	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Русский	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Español	18.26:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EFEFEF	Pass
a About	18.10:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EEEEEE	Pass
h4 IMF’s Work	16.99:1	3.0:1	#000000	#E7E7E8	Pass
a IMF at a Glance	13.51:1	4.5:1	#000000	#CFCFD2	Pass
a Surveillance	14.44:1	4.5:1	#000000	#D5D6D8	Pass
a Lending	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Capacity Development	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a IMF Factsheets List	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a How the IMF Supports…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h4 RESOURCES	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a IMF Members	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a IMF Finances	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a IMF Financial Statem…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#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.

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