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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
70
GRADE
C
FIX
4
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Checks
13
6 PASS 3 REVIEW 4 FIX
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::
2 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 2 <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.
C
404 Error Page
Action
Could not test
REVIEW
Could not test
Info::
404 page could not be tested
The 404 page check encountered an error. This may be due to a timeout or network issue.

404 page quality check not available.

B
Favicon & Branding
4 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
4 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
C
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
Action
20 text elements analyzed, 20 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

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

0 pass 20 fail WCAG AA
h1 Queensland Government
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
32px · bottom of viewport
h2 How can we help?
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Making Queensland Safer
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Information and services
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Stay informed
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Have your say
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Government
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Queensland Government
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h3 Contact us
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 Website feedback
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 Cultural acknowledgement
1.43:1
#000000
on
#001D74
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
title Queensland Government | Queensland Gover…
3.29:1
#000000
on
#005EB8
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
a Skip to main content
3.29:1
#000000
on
#005EB8
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
a Skip to main navigation
2.94:1
#000000
on
#0057AA
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
span qld.gov.au
2.98:1
#000000
on
#0058AB
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
a Find services
3.02:1
#000000
on
#0059AC
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Business Queensland
3.02:1
#000000
on
#0059AC
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Government employees
2.99:1
#000000
on
#0058AC
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Contact us
3.01:1
#000000
on
#0058AE
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
button Search
3.09:1
#000000
on
#005AB0
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 Queensland Governmen…1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 How can we help?1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Making Queensland Sa…1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Information and serv…1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Stay informed1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Have your say1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Government1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h2 Queensland Governmen…1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h3 Contact us1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h3 Website feedback1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
h3 Cultural acknowledge…1.43:13.0:1
#000000
#001D74
Fail
title Queensland Governmen…3.29:14.5:1
#000000
#005EB8
Fail
a Skip to main content3.29:14.5:1
#000000
#005EB8
Fail
a Skip to main navigat…2.94:14.5:1
#000000
#0057AA
Fail
span qld.gov.au2.98:14.5:1
#000000
#0058AB
Fail
a Find services3.02:14.5:1
#000000
#0059AC
Fail
a Business Queensland3.02:14.5:1
#000000
#0059AC
Fail
a Government employees2.99:14.5:1
#000000
#0058AC
Fail
a Contact us3.01:14.5:1
#000000
#0058AE
Fail
button Search3.09:14.5:1
#000000
#005AB0
Fail

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+
Landmark Structure
5 landmarks
PASS
5 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
2 <nav> landmark(s) found
Info::
All <nav> elements are properly labeled
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV "skip to content links" MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A+
Heading Hierarchy
16 headings
PASS
16 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 Queensland Government
  • H2 How can we help?
  • H2 Making Queensland Safer
  • H2 Information and services
  • H2 Stay informed
  • H3 Delivering for Queensland
  • H3 Health services when you need them
  • H3 Delivering 2032 and Beyond
  • H3 Get the Digital Licence app
  • H2 Have your say
  • H2 Government
  • H3 Premier of Queensland
  • H2 Queensland Government
  • H3 Contact us
  • H3 Website feedback
  • H3 Cultural acknowledgement
A+
Alt Text Quality
All 2 images OK
PASS
All 2 images OK
Info::
2 image(s) with good alt text
2 images 2 good alt text
All images have appropriate alt text.
A+
Form Accessibility
All 2 controls labeled
PASS
All 2 controls labeled
Info::
2 control(s) properly labeled
2 controls
2 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#searchtextSearch websitearia-label
#search-inputtextSearch qld.gov.auaria-label
A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 28 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]`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
●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.
●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
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●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
○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.
○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
○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.
○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.

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