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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
62
GRADE
D
FIX
5
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Checks
13
6 PASS 2 REVIEW 5 FIX
F
404 Error Page
Action
Soft 404 detected
FIX
Soft 404 detected
Critical::
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-8bspwr
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.

F
Web Manifest
Action
Invalid JSON
FIX
Invalid JSON
Warning::
Manifest contains invalid JSON
Manifest at https://ucalgary.ca/manifest.json contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.
Got: https://ucalgary.ca/manifest.json

Manifest contains invalid JSON.

D
Dark Mode Support
Action
Theme color only
FIX
Theme color only
Info::
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: #ffffff
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 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.

F
Navigation UX
Action
1 navigation pattern(s)
FIX
1 navigation pattern(s)
Info::
Skip navigation link detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
1 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.
B
Alt Text Quality
2 of 10 images have issues
REVIEW
2 of 10 images have issues
Critical::
2 image(s) missing alt attribute
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
Info::
8 image(s) with good alt text
10 images 8 good alt text 2 missing
IssueCount
missing2 image(s)

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

Why this matters

Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.

Learn more ▾

WCAG 2.1 Level A requires text alternatives for non-decorative images. Empty alt='' is fine for decorative; meaningful images need descriptive text. Common fixes: CMS audit + bulk add, build-time linter (alt-text-required ESLint rule), CI gate on Lighthouse a11y score.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1 / WebAIM Million Report

B
Favicon & Branding
5 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
5 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
A
Landmark Structure
3 landmarks
PASS
3 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Warning::
No <nav> landmark found
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A+
Heading Hierarchy
15 headings
PASS
15 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 60 years of impact – and we’re just getting started
  • H2 Start Something.
  • H3 Undergraduate programs
  • H3 Graduate programs
  • H3 Professional and Continuing Education
  • H3 Celebrating 60 years at UCalgary Community Day
  • H3 A dip in the Bow and donating blood: Dinos Field Hockey gets creative with fundraising
  • H3 Engineering prof explores new way of detecting sepsis in newborns
  • H3 Astronomers find galactic 'monsters' in unexpected places using James Webb Telescope
  • H2 Why UCalgary?
  • H3 250+ Programs
  • H3 34,000+ Students
  • H2 University of Calgary Strategies
  • H2 UCalgary events
  • H2 Start something at the University of Calgary
A+
Form Accessibility
All 1 controls labeled
PASS
All 1 controls labeled
Info::
1 control(s) properly labeled
1 controls
1 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#uc-desktop-global-search-fieldtextSearch UCalgaryaria-label
A+
Print Stylesheet
Print styles detected
PASS
Print styles detected
Info::
External print stylesheet detected
Got: /sites/default/homepage/files/css/css_tbumLIpsbevq-1JE8sMCxGfd1kue7SlUfuPOMGsv0Tk.css?delta=1&language=en&theme=ucws_theme&include=eJx1VO2SwiAMfCGVR2IipCUjJAwfer79pcUbzyv3xzbZTVjSjditE7kR6iPlSMAODU6S1uMCPbYTfrVIfDO-9Azx8gpPEZ7Sm_VUndyxPI0wOomnRE7Y7L-XBT7C7h71DEwJ4vb0Z4bWCx45116JsQ7SQrzpObJcQHeLVNsEitICjnpwTltJIaxHosdKK-88Tys1iEcOJmlbNClHxrI-93LkOxXhhDzRs1B8qVkkeiyTVouIP2YDQmzBQcG9OqEnN9MYJJKHoeQODhpN9QZJo9G1U_TE65FCvMi5BkpHKEEel4gyTphQRJVuLSaQmom2C0xMkVFynHzi6oJIHPP1_b9Da5Ccp5epWUqbzKGhCyxR1ucMq6pTmGZzbmr_81po8qlaAd7P-0el4nectOwVi46sYVlgZvMHgnq5nDIUWAvkUH9W8Z25dM79qrsQ0J-2KnsFVm-aX-8jj3c1qF0QvfkTD1xPEusaDHTbbF10qyu74o4N1h6b9-uvrN1GZP7EL1x9YTdrmc9woJt19pz5DAeai6xF99h8RAOrrSAkNYDd7WVmycF8a3ur0uEmNFf19K1-ZESaNoFsK0Z0-ldXJHt5cP0G9zIMoA
Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized
Print stylesheet /sites/default/homepage/files/css/css_tbumLIpsbevq-1JE8sMCxGfd1kue7SlUfuPOMGsv0Tk.css?delta=1&language=en&theme=ucws_theme&include=eJx1VO2SwiAMfCGVR2IipCUjJAwfer79pcUbzyv3xzbZTVjSjditE7kR6iPlSMAODU6S1uMCPbYTfrVIfDO-9Azx8gpPEZ7Sm_VUndyxPI0wOomnRE7Y7L-XBT7C7h71DEwJ4vb0Z4bWCx45116JsQ7SQrzpObJcQHeLVNsEitICjnpwTltJIaxHosdKK-88Tys1iEcOJmlbNClHxrI-93LkOxXhhDzRs1B8qVkkeiyTVouIP2YDQmzBQcG9OqEnN9MYJJKHoeQODhpN9QZJo9G1U_TE65FCvMi5BkpHKEEel4gyTphQRJVuLSaQmom2C0xMkVFynHzi6oJIHPP1_b9Da5Ccp5epWUqbzKGhCyxR1ucMq6pTmGZzbmr_81po8qlaAd7P-0el4nectOwVi46sYVlgZvMHgnq5nDIUWAvkUH9W8Z25dM79qrsQ0J-2KnsFVm-aX-8jj3c1qF0QvfkTD1xPEusaDHTbbF10qyu74o4N1h6b9-uvrN1GZP7EL1x9YTdrmc9woJt19pz5DAeai6xF99h8RAOrrSAkNYDd7WVmycF8a3ur0uEmNFf19K1-ZESaNoFsK0Z0-ldXJHt5cP0G9zIMoA ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗
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)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 60 years of impact …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Start Something.21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Why UCalgary?21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 University of Calgar…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 UCalgary events21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Start something at t…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Undergraduate progra…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Graduate programs21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Professional and Con…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Celebrating 60 years…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 A dip in the Bow and…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Engineering prof exp…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Astronomers find gal…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 250+ Programs21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 34,000+ Students21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
title University of Calgar…9.76:14.5:1
#000000
#EF99A4
Pass
p This site uses cooki…21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Website Terms & Cond…16.63:14.5:1
#000000
#EDE4D2
Pass
button Close16.92:14.5:1
#000000
#EFE6D2
Pass
a Skip to main content16.94:14.5:1
#000000
#EFE6D4
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
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 93/100 — 2 failing, 27 passed
PASS
93

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.

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#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social
div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social
div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social
div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social
div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social div#footer-links > ul.social > li > a.btn-social

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
Website Terms & Conditions div.row > div#footer-links > p.legalese > a
Privacy Policy div.row > div#footer-links > p.legalese > a
Website feedback div.row > div#footer-links > p.legalese > a

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
●`[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.
●`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
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●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
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[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
○`<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.
○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.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○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.
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