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 4 REVIEW 4 FIX

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.

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

Action

101 links, 7 buttons — all OK

REVIEW

101 links, 7 buttons — all OK

11 image-only link(s) without alt text

Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.

Got: a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/business-administration/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/burnett-honors-college/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/community-innovation-education/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/engineering-computer-science/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/health-professions-sciences/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/medicine/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/nursing/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/optics-photonics/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/rosen-college-hospitality-management/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/sciences/"] (+1 more)

8 link(s) open in new tab without warning

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

Got: https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-seconds-making-lasers-faster-and-more…; https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-seconds-finding-water-on-the-moon/; https://events.ucf.edu/upcoming; https://www.facebook.com/ucf; https://www.twitter.com/ucf; https://www.instagram.com/ucf.edu/; https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-central-florida-18118; https://www.youtube.com/user/UCF

82 link(s) with descriptive text

101 links

0 empty

0 generic text

8 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-…	How optics and lasers improve …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-…	Finding water on the moon for …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://events.ucf.edu/upcoming	View Upcoming Events	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/ucf	Like us on Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.twitter.com/ucf	Follow us on X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/ucf.edu/	Find us on Instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-…	View our LinkedIn page	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/UCF	Follow us on YouTube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.ucf.edu/college/business-adm…	Business	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/burnett-hono…	Burnett Honors	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/community-in…	Community Innovation and Educa…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/engineering-…	Engineering and Computer Scien…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/health-profe…	Health Professions and Science…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/medicine/	Medicine	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/nursing/	Nursing	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/optics-photo…	Optics and Photonics	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/rosen-colleg…	Rosen College of Hospitality M…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/sciences/	Sciences	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ucf.edu/college/graduate-stu…	Graduate Studies	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image

89 links and buttons have descriptive text

Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.

a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/business-administration/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/burnett-honors-college/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/community-innovation-education/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/engineering-computer-science/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/health-professions-sciences/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/medicine/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/nursing/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/optics-photonics/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/rosen-college-hospitality-management/"]; a[href="https://www.ucf.edu/college/sciences/"] (+1 more)

Why this matters

Image-only links with no alt are unidentifiable to screen-reader users — link's destination is invisible.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4

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

https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-seconds-making-lasers-faster-and-more…; https://www.ucf.edu/news/research-in-60-seconds-finding-water-on-the-moon/; https://events.ucf.edu/upcoming; https://www.facebook.com/ucf; https://www.twitter.com/ucf; https://www.instagram.com/ucf.edu/; https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-central-florida-18118; https://www.youtube.com/user/UCF

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

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page not found | University of Central Florida ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

14 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

14 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

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

h1 UCF

1.22:1

#000000

#041E26

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

32px · above the fold

h2 Building the Future of Business Educatio…

1.08:1

#000000

#020F14

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · mid-page

h2 Building the Future of Business Educatio…

1.05:1

#000000

#010A0E

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · mid-page

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 UCF	1.22:1	3.0:1	#000000	#041E26	Fail
h2 Building the Future …	1.08:1	3.0:1	#000000	#020F14	Fail
h2 Building the Future …	1.05:1	3.0:1	#000000	#010A0E	Fail
h2 Top 10	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 Find Your Degree Pro…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 Forging the Future o…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 Expert Faculty & Res…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 In-demand Degrees Em…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 UCF News	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 Twelve colleges. Unl…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h2 Ready to Get Started…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Powering Next-Gen Sp…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Researching Beyond E…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Advancing Human Perf…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Making Lasers Faster…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Finding Water on the…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Quantum Physics for …	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Bachelor’s Degrees	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Graduate Degrees	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	Pass
h3 Graduate Certificate…	13.89:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFCC00	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+

Landmark Structure

12 landmarks

PASS

12 landmarks

<main> landmark present

2 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

21 headings

PASS

21 headings

Single H1 present

H1 UCF
H2 Building the Future of Business Education
H2 Building the Future of Business Education
H2 Top 10In Innovation
H2 Find Your Degree Program
H2 Forging the Future of Space
H3 Powering Next-Gen Space Leaders
H3 Researching Beyond Earth
H3 Advancing Human Performance in Deep Space
H2 Expert Faculty & Researchers
H3 Making Lasers Faster and More Efficient.
H3 Finding Water on the Moon.
H3 Quantum Physics for Technologies of Tomorrow.
H2 In-demand Degrees Empowering Student Success
H3 Bachelor’s Degrees
H3 Graduate Degrees
H3 Graduate Certificates
H3 UCF Online
H2 UCF News
H2 Twelve colleges. Unlimited possibilities.
H2 Ready to Get Started?

Alt Text Quality

All 27 images OK

PASS

All 27 images OK

4 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

17 decorative image(s) correctly marked

6 image(s) with good alt text

27 images 6 good alt text 17 decorative

Issue	Count
too long	4 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 2 controls labeled

PASS

All 2 controls labeled

2 control(s) properly labeled

2 controls

2 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#ucfhb-search-field	text	Search UCF	for/id
search	text	Search degree programs	aria-label

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 97/100 — 1 failing, 27 passed

PASS

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.

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
Digital Media (BA) `div.mb-3 > ul.aoe-page-degree-list > li > a`
Data Science (BS) `div.mb-3 > ul.aoe-page-degree-list > li > 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

●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 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

●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 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

○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.

○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.