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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
66
GRADE
D
FIX
4
REVIEW
5
PASS
4
INFO
0
Checks
13
4 PASS 5 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::
3 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 3 <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.
B
404 Error Page
HTTP 404, custom page
REVIEW
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
Info::
Navigation links present on 404 page
Info::
Homepage link present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 | UCLA ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗
C
Favicon & Branding
Action
3 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
3 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✗ SVG Favicon Missing
✗ Manifest Icons Missing
✗ Multiple Sizes Missing
C
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
Action
20 text elements analyzed, 15 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

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

5 pass 15 fail WCAG AA
h1 UCLA
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
32px · bottom of viewport
h2 Top Stories
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 News and Features
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Chancellor Quote Block
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Cheer On Our World-Class Athletics
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 What’s on at UCLA
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 UCLA Right Now
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h2 Cookie Policy
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h3 How UCLA is leading the way toward a hea…
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball sets re…
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 IN FOCUS: Arab American Heritage Month
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 Next Game
2.04:1
#000000
on
#05446A
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
a Skip to Main Content
2.65:1
#000000
on
#005587
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Skip to Footer Links
2.69:1
#000000
on
#015688
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Events
2.73:1
#000000
on
#03578A
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 UCLA2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 Top Stories2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 News and Features2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 Chancellor Quote Blo…2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 Cheer On Our World-C…2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 What’s on at UCLA2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 UCLA Right Now2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h2 Cookie Policy2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h3 How UCLA is leading …2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h3 UCLA Bruins women’…2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h3 IN FOCUS: Arab Ameri…2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
h3 Next Game2.04:13.0:1
#000000
#05446A
Fail
title A World Leader in Ed…11.92:14.5:1
#000000
#A9C7DF
Pass
button Skip to Navigation21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
button Skip to Navigation21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
button Skip to Search21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
button Skip to Search21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Skip to Main Content2.65:14.5:1
#000000
#005587
Fail
a Skip to Footer Links2.69:14.5:1
#000000
#015688
Fail
a Events2.73:14.5:1
#000000
#03578A
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.

B
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 87/100 — 4 failing, 27 passed
REVIEW
87

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.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Contact div.ucla > nav.li-links > div.li-links__container > h4.li-links__header

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Martin, Gasparino Power No. 1 UCLA to 5-… UCLA Gymnastics Adds Jolyn Valeros t… div#athletics-slider > div.splide__slider > div#athletics-slider-track > ul#athletics-slider-list

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

Form elements without effective labels can create frustrating experiences for screen reader users. Learn more about the `select` element.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
All Baseball Cross Country Football General Gymnastics Men's Basketball Men's G… main#main-content > section.athletics > div.ucla > select#athleticsDropdown

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
Go to slide 1 div#athletics-slider > ul.splide__pagination > li > button.splide__pagination__page
Go to slide 2 div#athletics-slider > ul.splide__pagination > li > button.splide__pagination__page
Go to slide 3 div#athletics-slider > ul.splide__pagination > li > button.splide__pagination__page
Go to slide 4 div#athletics-slider > ul.splide__pagination > li > button.splide__pagination__page

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
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●No form fields have multiple labels
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[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
○`<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
○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.
○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.
A+
Landmark Structure
14 landmarks
PASS
14 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
3 <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 navigation" MAIN CONTENTINFO footer
A
Heading Hierarchy
34 headings, 1 skip(s)
PASS
34 headings, 1 skip(s)
Info::
Single H1 present
Warning::
Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3)
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
  • H1 UCLA
  • H2 Top Stories
  • H3 How UCLA is leading the way toward a healthier, more sustainable future
  • H3 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball sets records at WNBA draft
  • H3 IN FOCUS: Arab American Heritage Month
  • H2 News and Features
  • H3 Stealing sandwiches and sipping sodas: How city living is changing animals
  • H3 UCLA teams up with NASA to map the Earth in unprecedented 3D detail
  • H3 Student homelessness climbs sharply across Los Angeles County, UCLA study shows
  • H3 UCLA Bruin women, on heels of title, set record at the WNBA draft
  • H2 Chancellor Quote Block
  • H2 Cheer On Our World-Class Athletics
  • H3 Woolery Wins Fourth Big Ten Player of the Week Award
  • H3 Next Game
  • H2 What’s on at UCLA
  • H3 Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa Film Series
  • H3 Authors Present "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance
  • H3 Saxum Samson: The Monolith at the End of Milton
  • H3 SPRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE CIRCLE: APRIL 22
  • H3 The Batavia of Johan Nieuhof
  • H3 Harmony and Hustle: The Five Heartbeats
  • H3 ATOS Trio, Chamber Music at the Clark
  • H3 The Last Laugh: Harlem Nights and the Legacy of Comedy as Resistance
  • H3 SPRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE CIRCLE: APRIL 29
  • H3 A Fractured Liberation: Korea Under U.S. Occupation Book Talk
  • H3 Event Test 2/3
  • H2 UCLA Right Now
  • H4 Contact skipped
  • H4 Campus
  • H4 Community
  • H4 Venue & Events
  • H4 Related Sites
  • H4 The Arts
  • H2 Cookie Policy

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

Why this matters

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.

Learn more ▾

Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI

A+
Alt Text Quality
All 95 images OK
PASS
All 95 images OK
Info::
2 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
Info::
47 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
46 image(s) with good alt text
95 images 46 good alt text 47 decorative
IssueCount
too long2 image(s)
A
Form Accessibility
1 of 2 controls have issues
PASS
1 of 2 controls have issues
Critical::
1 control(s) without accessible label
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
Got: <select name="solo_selection" id="athleticsDropdown">
Info::
1 control(s) properly labeled
2 controls
1 labeled
0 placeholder only
1 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#gsc-i-id2textsearcharia-label
#athleticsDropdownselect(none)none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

<select name="solo_selection" id="athleticsDropdown">

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

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