Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 5 REVIEW 3 FIX

404 Error Page

Action

HTTP 404, bare page

FIX

HTTP 404, bare page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Bare server default 404 page

The 404 page has no custom styling. Users hitting a broken link see a generic error with no way to navigate back. Add a custom 404 page with your site navigation and a search bar.

Navigation links present on 404 page

404 Page Quality Default 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 Not Found ✓Custom Styling ✗Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

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.

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.

Landmark Structure

Action

8 landmarks

REVIEW

8 landmarks

No <main> landmark found

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

5 <nav> landmark(s) found

2 of 5 <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

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

Why this matters

Without a <main> landmark, screen-reader users can't skip past the navigation to the page content — every page starts with re-reading the menu.

Learn more ▾

The <main> element marks the page's primary content area. Assistive tech offers a 'jump to main' shortcut — but only if <main> exists. Without it, every page navigation forces re-reading the header. Wrap your primary content in a single <main>.

Source: WAI-ARIA / WCAG 2.4.1

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.

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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

Link & Button Quality

1 issue(s) across 251 links and 17 buttons

REVIEW

1 issue(s) across 251 links and 17 buttons

7 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: https://www.alloyllc.com/about; https://news.lehigh.edu/architect-jared-della-valle-is-designing-change; https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/2025-list-makers; https://news.lehigh.edu/four-questions-with-shalinee-kishore-deliver-local-so…; https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/lehigh-ventures-lab; https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/driven-succeed-and-field; https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/news/2025-weight-room-startup-unexpected-…

1 button(s) with no accessible text

Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.

Got: button.controls__button (#601 on page)

244 link(s) with descriptive text

251 links

0 empty

0 generic text

7 new tab

1 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://www.alloyllc.com/about	Alloy	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://news.lehigh.edu/architect-jared-…	redefines urban living	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/2025…	intellectual risks	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://news.lehigh.edu/four-questions-w…	crucial to power our communiti…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/lehi…	Lehigh Ventures Lab	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/driv…	real-world impact	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/news…	Yum Eats	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label

260 links and buttons have descriptive text

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

https://www.alloyllc.com/about; https://news.lehigh.edu/architect-jared-della-valle-is-designing-change; https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/2025-list-makers; https://news.lehigh.edu/four-questions-with-shalinee-kishore-deliver-local-so…; https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/lehigh-ventures-lab; https://alumni.lehigh.edu/news-blog/driven-succeed-and-field; https://entrepreneurship.lehigh.edu/news/2025-weight-room-startup-unexpected-…

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

Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.

button.controls__button (#601 on page)

Why this matters

Buttons with no accessible text (icon-only, no aria-label) can't be activated by voice control or understood by screen readers.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 4.1.2

Favicon & Branding

22 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

22 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

Navigation UX

Action

2 navigation pattern(s)

REVIEW

2 navigation pattern(s)

Breadcrumb navigation detected

Got: aria-label

Skip navigation link detected

5 navigation landmark(s) detected

Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

Breadcrumbs aria-label navigation

Skip Link Skip link detected

Labeled Navigation 5 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

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

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 3 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

17 pass 3 fail WCAG AA 2 pass AA only

a About

2.83:1

#000000

#635428

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

a University Statistics

2.29:1

#000000

#4B4A17

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

a University Leadership

2.70:1

#000000

#5D5228

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h2 Pathing Navigation -…	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Pathing navigation	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Academics at Lehigh	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Ready to Get Started…	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Social Media	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Our Campus	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Resources	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Policies and Reports	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Terms of Service	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Join the conversatio…	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h2 Use of personal data…	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
h3 Our Colleges:	20.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
title Home \| Lehigh Univer…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Skip to main content	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Main Menu	10.91:1	4.5:1	#000000	#BEBBAE	Pass
a About	5.76:1	4.5:1	#000000	#928470	Pass
a About	2.83:1	4.5:1	#000000	#635428	Fail
a University Statistic…	2.29:1	4.5:1	#000000	#4B4A17	Fail
a University Leadershi…	2.70:1	4.5:1	#000000	#5D5228	Fail
a University Strategic…	5.54:1	4.5:1	#000000	#987F60	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+

Heading Hierarchy

54 headings

PASS

54 headings

Single H1 present

H2 About
H2 Academics
H3 Our Colleges:
H2 Research
H2 Admissions
H2 Student Life
H2 Athletics
H2 Giving
H2 Pathing Navigation - New Nav
H2 Pathing navigation
H1 True Progress Begins Here
H2 Academics at Lehigh
H3 Ruhi Tawde 26
H2 Graduate Starting Salary
H3 $77K average starting salary of 2025 graduates
H2 Wall Street Journal Ranking
H3 29th in the U.S.
H3 College of Arts & Sciences
H3 College of Business
H3 College of Health
H3 P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science
H3 College of Education
H2 Lehigh News
H3 The Heartbeat of Campus Community: Clayton University Center at Packer Hall Encourages Collaboration and Connection
H3 R1 Status Excellence: Meet Research-Focused Faculty, Students and Alumni Driving Lehigh’s Research Momentum Forward
H3 Stacey Cunningham ’96 to Deliver 158th Undergraduate Commencement Address
H3 Former Congressman Charlie Dent M’93 Named 2026 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Speaker
H2 A Meaningful Student Experience
H3 Life on Campus
H2 Prepared for success after college
H3 92% Prepared for Success after College
H3 A Community of Belonging
H2 Something for Everyone
H3 200+ Something for Everyone
H2 Research for Real Impact
H3 Juan Zheng Researches Hybrid Intelligence System Designed to Help Students Become Strategic AI Users Through Self-Regulated Learning
H3 Lehigh Faculty in the Media: Spring 2026
H3 R1 Status Excellence: Meet Research-Focused Faculty, Students and Alumni Driving Lehigh’s Research Momentum Forward
H2 Future Makers
H3 Designing Change
H3 Designing Change
H3 Electrifying the Future
H3 Electrifying the Future
H3 Driving Downs and Downloads
H3 Driving Downs and Downloads
H2 Ready to Get Started?
H2 Scenes from South Mountain
H2 Social Media
H2 Our Campus
H2 Resources
H2 Policies and Reports
H2 Terms of Service
H2 Join the conversation
H2 Use of personal data and cookies

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 40 images OK

PASS

All 40 images OK

7 decorative image(s) correctly marked

33 image(s) with good alt text

40 images 33 good alt text 7 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

Form Accessibility

1 of 4 controls have issues

PASS

1 of 4 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="lehigh-mobile-submit">

3 control(s) properly labeled

4 controls

3 labeled

0 placeholder only

1 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
query	textfield	Search the Lehigh website.	aria-label
#querybox	search	Search the Lehigh Website	for/id
#edit-field-home-featured-category-target-id	select	Filter by topic:	for/id
#lehigh-mobile-submit	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

A+

Print Stylesheet

Print styles detected

PASS

Print styles detected

External print stylesheet detected

Got: /sites/www2/files/css/css_pCXHG2YEmVt0ExoJDLvHsTy_gVfdd3nbmXeIAOIhorY.css?delta=41&language=en&theme=lehigh&include=eJyNVuGyojwMfSEr8_3YmX2bTmgD9FoaNmmv-vZfCoLuVXT_MDY5LacnJ0EIDQTbR2ohHkAEsw3pC10mbpzIEZxDkdCGGPLV5jPCyY6kS7QJvlvgf9wkL3HehxwoQbSOxokSpiz2TwnuZLtweb1lDHo0JbmRrjRsRt3NwFermJfbYrQT9CgWInLehSU3ENsY0mkP4gI7vfxelsYRk0N9ZDsxdeEtdrmy7TEh61XakjOlz3g9eKSPMLEqlduHTVcO_ZDtEHxI_V3DV2iPLozKsAOn4r2VoEJkN0mUkT9kE54_IIRcUDZ_--zr5Y4Hl7w5d0DeFXSgEWfzvPdOxB7c9dHIe0A66xUW7VtIaV-PStijhD5Zin61h-RrxF18ZTuT1YX2CAe_d_oEeaiFV2lCD7UPd5HvjczYMiR_f_UOTrKigL2lb2Qlhq9AD61coQOC3xfoAbw1x23Hux7OYUTNL0RbzNVSeJlI0OvcibqU5taTh1YdJ5lh0lopaWq2wHOqIx6fo4sDTS2byv2cT6RKOGJs7t45_kQZ07JezHEZ2wXsuUwQj_AFl0NHKcMZRQvQPPw-nrGtS_kIOMoQxsMpAlMzP81Wo4iDWrWB4pWFMkriOEzVLmtq42q0ZFQEo6nmM98Bzytmu5ppI7mTYeyQ66R8BtS6mxYkuJ1cnTA7qRjkRWqxxHNcjbEGO4RcGOsJ6WR6vcakHH25vANkmrb0XVT7679fW7jUTWaEk3rK1AZZMz9csUYZfJl70VwR2GS8bBTrjFJNPdJzxCzfZOOUBlOUFRG14_R4U9tyi81qiDmHPJipcPX9mtO6GSlthS81rAPkIbkdfBsJs-o_Y10M00Ns3Pj-KTq9TcQuzzUUMw_BNStOW06MUFFeIxUVNGwek6h_Ckzt1yVg_W-rH9nS_L3U7o_TVmo7W9lqmbOKIM1tuczPCRhU7mmQtZXukWNJU2nVTAP6g1xF50yjjsRDiXV26Gu1LgxyX1PXOUjfoJ3k9DOhxKv7pZmfx5F8ifg_lfi2MA&0

Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized

Print stylesheet /sites/www2/files/css/css_pCXHG2YEmVt0ExoJDLvHsTy_gVfdd3nbmXeIAOIhorY.css?delta=41&language=en&theme=lehigh&include=eJyNVuGyojwMfSEr8_3YmX2bTmgD9FoaNmmv-vZfCoLuVXT_MDY5LacnJ0EIDQTbR2ohHkAEsw3pC10mbpzIEZxDkdCGGPLV5jPCyY6kS7QJvlvgf9wkL3HehxwoQbSOxokSpiz2TwnuZLtweb1lDHo0JbmRrjRsRt3NwFermJfbYrQT9CgWInLehSU3ENsY0mkP4gI7vfxelsYRk0N9ZDsxdeEtdrmy7TEh61XakjOlz3g9eKSPMLEqlduHTVcO_ZDtEHxI_V3DV2iPLozKsAOn4r2VoEJkN0mUkT9kE54_IIRcUDZ_--zr5Y4Hl7w5d0DeFXSgEWfzvPdOxB7c9dHIe0A66xUW7VtIaV-PStijhD5Zin61h-RrxF18ZTuT1YX2CAe_d_oEeaiFV2lCD7UPd5HvjczYMiR_f_UOTrKigL2lb2Qlhq9AD61coQOC3xfoAbw1x23Hux7OYUTNL0RbzNVSeJlI0OvcibqU5taTh1YdJ5lh0lopaWq2wHOqIx6fo4sDTS2byv2cT6RKOGJs7t45_kQZ07JezHEZ2wXsuUwQj_AFl0NHKcMZRQvQPPw-nrGtS_kIOMoQxsMpAlMzP81Wo4iDWrWB4pWFMkriOEzVLmtq42q0ZFQEo6nmM98Bzytmu5ppI7mTYeyQ66R8BtS6mxYkuJ1cnTA7qRjkRWqxxHNcjbEGO4RcGOsJ6WR6vcakHH25vANkmrb0XVT7679fW7jUTWaEk3rK1AZZMz9csUYZfJl70VwR2GS8bBTrjFJNPdJzxCzfZOOUBlOUFRG14_R4U9tyi81qiDmHPJipcPX9mtO6GSlthS81rAPkIbkdfBsJs-o_Y10M00Ns3Pj-KTq9TcQuzzUUMw_BNStOW06MUFFeIxUVNGwek6h_Ckzt1yVg_W-rH9nS_L3U7o_TVmo7W9lqmbOKIM1tuczPCRhU7mmQtZXukWNJU2nVTAP6g1xF50yjjsRDiXV26Gu1LgxyX1PXOUjfoJ3k9DOhxKv7pZmfx5F8ifg_lfi2MA&0 ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 30 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

●`[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.

●Select elements have associated label elements.

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

●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 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.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○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

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○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>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○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.