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 3 REVIEW 5 FIX

404 Error Page

Action

HTTP 404, custom page

FIX

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✗Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Web Manifest

Action

Valid manifest

FIX

Valid manifest

No name or short_name

Add a name field to identify the app.

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

Name ✗192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode ✗

Icons 8 icon(s)

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

Theme-color present but no dark variant

A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.

Got: #fff

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 ModePartial Dark Mode

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 ✗

Link & Button Quality

2 issue(s) across 142 links and 45 buttons

REVIEW

2 issue(s) across 142 links and 45 buttons

2 link(s) with generic text

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

Got: /media/releases/med-cor-2026-04-21 ("Read more"); /accessibility-statement ("Read more")

6 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: https://careers.roche.com/global/en/we-are-roche-people-culture; https://www.linkedin.com/company/roche?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_1602; https://www.facebook.com/roche; https://twitter.com/roche; https://www.instagram.com/roche/; https://www.youtube.com/roche

134 link(s) with descriptive text

142 links

0 empty

2 generic text

6 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://careers.roche.com/global/en/we-a…	Careers website	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/media/releases/med-cor-2026-04-21	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Med Cor 2026 04 21
/accessibility-statement	Read more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Read more Suggested: Accessibility Statement
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roche?t…	linkedin	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/roche	facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://twitter.com/roche	twitter	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/roche/	instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/roche	youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

179 links and buttons have descriptive text

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

/media/releases/med-cor-2026-04-21 ("Read more"); /accessibility-statement ("Read 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.

https://careers.roche.com/global/en/we-are-roche-people-culture; https://www.linkedin.com/company/roche?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_1602; https://www.facebook.com/roche; https://twitter.com/roche; https://www.instagram.com/roche/; https://www.youtube.com/roche

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

Favicon & Branding

17 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

17 icon(s) detected

No favicon.ico at site root

Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size

Multiple icon sizes detected

✗ favicon.ico Missing

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✓ SVG Favicon Present

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

20 pass 4 pass AA only

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Doing now what patie…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 We are Roche	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 In the spotlight	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 For Investors	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Join us!	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Celebrating 50 Years…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Roche Accessibility …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Raising the bar in h…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Rare within rare: Wo…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Haemophilia treatmen…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Haemophilia A in inf…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Identifying high-ris…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Halting disease prog…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Restoring health thr…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Helpful links	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Roche websites	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title Roche - Doing now wh…	4.88:1	4.5:1	#000000	#7E7976	Pass
a skip to content	4.89:1	4.5:1	#000000	#7E7977	Pass
a Stories	4.96:1	4.5:1	#000000	#7F7A78	Pass
a Careers	4.96:1	4.5:1	#000000	#7F7A78	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.

Landmark Structure

17 landmarks

PASS

17 landmarks

<main> landmark present

8 <nav> landmark(s) found

1 of 8 <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

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

27 headings

PASS

27 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Doing now what patients need next
H2 We are Roche
H2 In the spotlight
H3 How we improved outcomes for patients around the world
H3 Roche publishes its Full Year results for 2025
H2 For Investors
H3 Reporting
H3 Share and Bond information
H3 Finance Information Tool
H2 Discover great stories aboutSciencePartnershipCulturePatientsSociety
H3 Raising the bar in haemophilia A care
H3 Rare within rare: Women with haemophilia
H3 Haemophilia treatment for all: A partnership for better access
H3 Haemophilia A in infants
H3 Identifying high-risk patients
H3 Halting disease progression
H3 Restoring health through medicines
H2 Join us!
H2 Celebrating 50 Years of Genentech
H2 Roche Accessibility Statement
H3 About Roche
H3 Solutions
H3 Innovation
H3 Media
H3 Investors
H3 Helpful links
H3 Roche websites

Alt Text Quality

All 18 images OK

PASS

All 18 images OK

8 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

10 image(s) with good alt text

18 images 10 good alt text

Issue	Count
too long	8 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

No form controls

PASS

No form controls

No form controls on this page

No form controls found.

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 1 failing, 31 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.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
How we improved outcomes for patients around the world With our combined stren… `div.grid__columns > div.grid__column > div.teaser > a.teaser__link-wrapper`
Roche publishes its Full Year results for 2025 Roche reports 7% (CER) sales fo… `div.grid__columns > div.grid__column > div.teaser > a.teaser__link-wrapper`
Rare within rare: Women with haemophilia April 14, 2022 `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-26d2f88c7127974a > div.swiper-slide > a.story-teaser`
About Roche We unite leading science and technology across diagnostics, medici… `div#swiper-wrapper-85314383fe8419c1 > div.swiper-slide > div.teaser > a.teaser__link-wrapper`

○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

●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.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[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 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.

○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.

○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.