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

Favicon & Branding

Action

3 icon(s) detected

FIX

3 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

No apple-touch-icon detected

iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✗ PNG Icons Missing

✗ Apple Touch Missing

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

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 ✗

Landmark Structure

1 landmarks

REVIEW

1 landmarks

<main> landmark present

No <nav> landmark found

No banner (header) landmark

No contentinfo (footer) landmark

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

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 404 Not Found | University of Guelph ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Web Manifest

Action

Valid manifest

REVIEW

Valid manifest

No name or short_name

Add a name field to identify the app.

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

Display mode: standalone

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

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

Display Mode standalone Theme Color #000000 Background Color #000000 Icons 2 icon(s)

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 12 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

8 pass 12 fail WCAG AA 2 pass AA only

h2 Our Latest News and Events

1.00:1

#000000

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · above the fold

h2 Study Here

1.00:1

#000000

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · mid-page

title University of Guelph - Improve Life

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

a Skip to main content

2.36:1

#000000

#544744

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area) · over background image/gradient

p Join a community dedicated to helping yo…

1.61:1

#000000

#3C2D2F

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

div U of G Partners With ONCAT to Improve Tr…

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

div Engineering and Ag Students Team Up fo…

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

div Apply Now: Master of Animal Biosciences

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

div Cataloguing Canada’s Biodiversity

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

a Undergraduate Programs

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · mid-page

a Graduate Programs

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · mid-page

a International Students

1.00:1

#000000

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · mid-page

2 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 University of Guelph…	4.82:1	3.0:1	#000000	#8B7378	Pass
h2 Improve your Life, U…	10.72:1	3.0:1	#000000	#DBAFA9	Pass
h2 Our Latest News and …	1.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
h2 Study Here	1.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
h2 How We Rank Among th…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Our Three Campuses	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title University of Guelph…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
a Skip to main content	2.36:1	4.5:1	#000000	#544744	Fail
span Improve Life	5.36:1	4.5:1	#000000	#9A787D	Pass
p Join a community ded…	1.61:1	4.5:1	#000000	#3C2D2F	Fail
a Accept Your Offer	5.94:1	4.5:1	#000000	#9E827C	Pass
div U of G Partners With…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
div Engineering and Ag …	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
div Apply Now: Master of…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
div Cataloguing Canada�…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
a Undergraduate Progra…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
a Graduate Programs	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
a International Studen…	1.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#000000	Fail
a Continuing Studies	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
span Leah Weller - Enviro…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	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+

Heading Hierarchy

6 headings

PASS

6 headings

Single H1 present

H1 University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
H2 Improve your Life, Unlock your Potential
H2 Our Latest News and Events
H2 Study Here
H2 How We Rank Among the World
H2 Our Three Campuses

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 14 images OK

PASS

All 14 images OK

9 decorative image(s) correctly marked

5 image(s) with good alt text

14 images 5 good alt text 9 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

A+

Form Accessibility

No form controls

PASS

No form controls

No form controls on this page

No form controls found.

A+

Link & Button Quality

18 links, 1 buttons — all OK

PASS

18 links, 1 buttons — all OK

18 link(s) with descriptive text

18 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

19 links and buttons have descriptive text

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 26 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.

○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.

●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

●`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

●Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●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

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

○`[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

○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

○Form elements have associated labels

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○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.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.