Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
CLink & Button QualityAction106 issue(s) across 462 links and 86 buttonsREVIEW
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: here Suggested: Register | |||
| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: here Suggested: Register | |||
| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: here Suggested: Register | |||
| /register/ | here | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
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Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
/register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here"); /register/ ("here") (+25 more)
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
Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
button.popover__trigger (#1030 on page); button.popover__content__close (#1041 on page); button.popover__trigger (#1094 on page); button.popover__content__close (#1105 on page); button.popover__trigger (#1139 on page); button.popover__content__close (#1150 on page); button.popover__trigger (#1185 on page); button.popover__content__close (#1196 on page); button.popover__trigger (#1231 on page); button.popover__content__close (#1242 on page) (+61 more)
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
B404 Error PageHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
CFavicon & BrandingAction11 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 14 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
1 contrast failures on background images/gradients
These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h1 Home | Toronto Sun H… | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 Latest Videos | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 LOCAL SPOTLIGHT | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 Canadian Tire | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 weather (Toronto) | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 Epaper Edition | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 You've reached the 2… | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| h2 Looks like you've re… | 1.19:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| title Home | Toronto Sun H… | 14.83:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CCDAEE | Pass |
| div Advertisement oop | 8.18:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CE91A0 | Pass |
| div Stories continue bel… | 4.01:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #D2232A | Fail |
| div This advertisement h… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a Skip to Content | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| strong Cut through the nois… | 9.83:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #E89EA0 | Pass |
| span Set up now >> | 3.79:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CF171D | Fail |
| strong Cut through the nois… | 7.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #E27477 | Pass |
| span Set up now >> | 4.18:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #6F6F6F | Fail |
| span Sections | 1.19:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| span Search | 1.19:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #191919 | Fail |
| label Search torontosun.co… | 1.19:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #191919 | 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 Structure35 landmarksPASS
A+Heading Hierarchy65 headingsPASS
- H1 Home | Toronto Sun Home Page | Toronto Sun
- H2 Most tickets to FIFA World Cup fan fest will now be free after backlash
- H3 Toronto fire melt down Drake's ice tower after chaotic 'Iceman' publicity stunt
- H3 Canucks reportedly seek permission to speak with Maple Leafs' Shane Doan
- H3 Air Transat axing 6% of flights due to rising fuel costs
- H3 Raptors enter must-win territory or face the indignity of getting swept by Cavaliers
- H3 What happens to nipple rings in the Arctic? Ask Brooks Nader
- H3 Elizabeth Smart flexes ripped bodybuilder photo: ‘NEVER IN 100 YEARS!’
- H3 Air Canada jet nearly collides with American Airlines plane at JFK airport
- H3 Memorial University rules out straight white men from applying for tenured jobs
- H3 Why FIFA’s ‘last-minute’ World Cup ticket release has fans upset
- H2 Latest Videos
- H2 News
- H3 HUNTER: With Gilgo Beach and Green River killers, wives were last to know
- H3 Pickering councillor Lisa Robinson fires back at mayor over Kamloops residential school remarks
- H3 Texas nurse fighting for her life after sudden liver failure on Japan honeymoon
- H3 HUNTER: Soo judge torpedos kidnapper's immigration sob story
- H3 Man wanted for allegedly assaulting girl on bus in Markham; loaded gun seized in Mississauga
- H3 Memorial University rules out straight white men from applying for tenured jobs
- H3 Doug Ford wants Irving refinery to stop importing foreign oil
- H3 Blue Jays survive ninth-inning meltdown by Jeff Hoffman in Anaheim to win third in a row
- H3 What happens to nipple rings in the Arctic? Ask Brooks Nader
- H3 Elizabeth Smart flexes ripped bodybuilder photo: ‘NEVER IN 100 YEARS!’
- H2 LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
- H2 Opinion
- H3 HAVE YOUR SAY: Answer our daily Toronto Sun poll question
- H3 EDITORIAL: Carney snail-paced on CUSMA talks
- H3 GUNTER: Canadian economy struggles as Mark Carney Liberals waste time
- H3 CHARLEBOIS: Which CUSMA strategy is it this week, PM Mark Carney?
- H3 Letters to the Editor, April 22, 2026
- H2 Canadian Tire
- H2 Sports
- H3 SIMMONS: Is Brandon Ingram a $40-million bust for Raptors?
- H3 Giants, Cardinals and Jeremiyah Love emerge as wild cards in our NFL mock draft
- H3 Hulk Hogan abused fentanyl to manage pain amid divorce from first wife
- H3 Coroner reveals cause of death for former Angels star Garret Anderson
- H3 Blue Jays survive ninth-inning meltdown by Jeff Hoffman in Anaheim to win third in a row
- H2 weather (Toronto)
- H2 Epaper Edition
- H2 Entertainment
- H3 Josh Groban engaged to English stage actress Natalie McQueen
- H3 Ex-housemaid sues Kylie Jenner for alleged 'hostile work environment'
- H3 Denise Richards shares touching tribute to ex-boyfriend, Starship Troopers co-star Patrick Muldoon
- H3 Dave Mason, co-founder of British rock band Traffic, dead at 79
- H3 Jack Nicholson's daughter takes aim at status-obsessed Hollywood in new essay
- H2 Life
- H3 DEAR ABBY: Co-worker's presence makes potential suitor uncomfortable
- H3 Why spring cleaning is good for you — and how to make it less stressful
- H3 Inside the world of ultra-luxury wedding cakes
- H3 DEAR ABBY: Husband's shrinking world invades wife's space
- H3 Why your job’s complexity level may affect your risk of dementia
- H2 Driving
- H3 BMW's new 7 Series sedan debuts as an all-electric
- H3 ChargePoint adds a new 600kW charger to its portfolio
- H3 EVs powered by Horse? Of course!
- H3 2027 Chrysler Pacifica price cut by up to $7,200, starts at $52,995 in Canada
- H3 Ducati North America CEO races a 1971 450 R/T Desmo at Biltwell 100
- H2 Sunshine Girls
- H3 SUNshine Girl Jenn
- H3 SUNshine Girl Jenn
- H3 SUNshine girl Rachael
- H3 SUNShine Girl Narlon
- H3 SUNshine Girl Miranda
- H2 You've reached the 20 article limit.
- H2 Looks like you've reached your saved article limit!
AAlt Text Quality1 of 107 images have issuesPASS
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| filename | 1 image(s) |
| too long | 4 image(s) |
A+Form AccessibilityAll 3 controls labeledPASS
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #id_search_text | input | Search torontosun.com | for/id |
| #id_search_text_top | input | Search torontosun.com | for/id |
| #emailTORSUN_YourMiddaySun | Email Address | aria-label |
ALighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 93/100 — 2 failing, 30 passedPASS
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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Toronto Sun in Taboola advertising section div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding |
Toronto Sun in Taboola advertising section div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding |
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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BUSINESS ESSENTIALS section.carousel-widget > div.widget-title > div#BusinessEssentials7321527882459738790632675564584960 > a.widget-title__link |
div.col-xs-12 > section.list-widget > div.more-stories > a.more-stories__link div.col-xs-12 > section.list-widget > div.more-stories > a.more-stories__link |
div.col-xs-12 > section.list-widget > div.more-stories > a.more-stories__link div.col-xs-12 > section.list-widget > div.more-stories > a.more-stories__link |
div.article-card__details > div.article-card__meta-bottom > span.article-card__category > a.article-card__category-link div.article-card__details > div.article-card__meta-bottom > span.article-card__category > a.article-card__category-link |
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.