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 ✗

Alt Text Quality

3 of 59 images have issues

REVIEW

3 of 59 images have issues

2 image(s) missing alt attribute

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

1 image(s) with generic alt text

1 decorative image(s) correctly marked

55 image(s) with good alt text

59 images 55 good alt text 1 decorative 1 generic 2 missing

Issue	Count
missing	2 image(s)
generic	1 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.

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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

Form Accessibility

3 of 4 controls have issues

REVIEW

3 of 4 controls have issues

3 control(s) rely on placeholder only

Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

Got: <input type="text" id="cb-first-name">; <input type="text" id="cb-last-name">; <input type="email" id="cb-email">

1 control(s) properly labeled

4 controls

1 labeled

3 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#wp-block-search__input-2	search	Search	for/id
#cb-first-name	text	(First Name)	placeholder only
#cb-last-name	text	(Last Name)	placeholder only
#cb-email	email	(Email Address)	placeholder only

Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

Why this matters

Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.

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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman

404 Error Page

Action

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page not found - VICE ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✗Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

4 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

4 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

Landmark Structure

7 landmarks

PASS

7 landmarks

<main> landmark present

4 <nav> landmark(s) found

4 of 4 <nav> elements are unlabeled

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

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When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

Heading Hierarchy

69 headings

PASS

69 headings

Multiple H1 headings (2 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

H1 Subscribe to VICE
H2 Digital Monthly
H2 Digital Annual
H2 Print & Digital
H2 VICEEditions
H1 Homepage duplicate H1
H2 Brainrot Copyright: Could Tung Tung Tung Sahur Become the Next Mickey Mouse?
H2 Tech Bros, Edgelords, and E-girls Threw a ‘Will Trump Nuke Iran?’ Party in NYC
H2 VICE Magazine Presents: ‘The Not The Photo Issue’
H2 VICE’s Slang Amnesty: The Silly Words You’re Too Old to Say
H2 Ravers Tell Us What Actually Happened When EggTek Was Violently Shut Down by Police
H2 All the Times That AI Was Humiliated This Weekend
H2 Sunset on the Dark Enlightenment: Inside Nick Land’s San Francisco ‘Arrival Party’
H2 Why Is ‘Tranq’ So Big in Florida? Watch This New VICE Documentary
H2 The Latest
H3 A Legendary Punk Singer Went Missing on This Day in 1982, Forcing His Band to Cancel Their Tour Before a Major Album Release
H3 Modest Mouse Just Announced A New Album and More Tour Dates for Fall 2026
H3 Ubisoft Reportedly Developing Another Assassin’s Creed Remake After Black Flag
H3 Raekwon Gets Real About Why Older Rappers Struggle to Keep Making Good Music: ‘Some People Just Stop’
H3 On This Day in 1990, Sinéad O’Connor Hit No. 1 With a Prince Cover 26 Years to the Day Before His Death
H3 Karol G Officially Announces Massive World Tour for 2026 and 2027
H3 The Weeknd Credits His Raunchiest Lyrics to One Problematic R&B Figure: ‘That’s Me Paying Homage’
H3 Beck Just Announced the Ride Lonesome Tour for 2026
H3 The ‘Three’s Company’ Blooper That Went Unnoticed for Nearly 20 Years, Until One Viewer Finally Caught It
H3 Eddie Murphy Almost Played One of Horror’s Most Famous Villains. Here’s What Happened Instead.
H2 Members Only
H3 Things We Hate and Love Online This Week
H3 What ‘Dinergoth’ Gets Wrong About Class in 21st-Century America
H3 The VICE Verdict: Can Ye Win People Back with ‘BULLY’?
H3 ‘Ruins’ by Emma Stern: A Story About Horses, Cars, and Refurbished Sex Robots
H2 Life, Culture
H3 The Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Peaking Tonight, and the Viewing Conditions Are Shockingly Good
H3 Why Being Middle-Aged Sucks So Much for Americans (and No One Else)
H3 7 Sneaky Reasons You’re Not Sleeping (No, It’s Not the Phone)
H2 MOTHERBOARD Tech
H3 Apple’s Tim Cook Era Is Ending. Here’s What Tech Fans Want Next.
H3 Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s True Identity Has Been Revealed. Or Has It?
H3 Who’s Really Driving Your Tesla Robotaxi?
H2 NOISEY Music
H3 3 of the Horniest 2000s Pop-Punk Songs
H3 Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Draws a Hard Line in the Sand on AI Music
H3 Jack White’s First ‘Showbiz’ Moment Is Way Sweeter and Funnier Than You Might Expect
H2 WAYPOINT Gaming
H3 Splatoon Raiders Release Date Confirmed – Switch 2 Launch Times Revealed
H3 New PS Plus Extra and Premium Games Are Available Today
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H2 Horoscopes
H3 5 Zodiac Signs That Attract Good Luck Without Even Trying
H3 Daily Horoscope: April 21, 2026
H3 The 4 Smartest Zodiac Signs When It Comes to Reading Other People
H2 via VICE
H3 Try Our Favorite VPN for 3 Months—No Strings, No Creepy Tracking
H3 No Plants? No Problem. LEGO’s Buildable Flowers Are on Sale Right Now
H3 Roku Launches a Free UFO-Themed Game Set in Roku City
H2 Comedy
H3 The Stories Behind Your 4 Favorite ‘Simpsons’ Catchphrases
H3 Billy Crystal Revealed the Details of His Final Conversation With Rob Reiner
H3 3 Wild Moments Stand-Up Comedians Got Physical With Their Audience
H2 More VICE
H3 Pragmata Crosses Major Milestone, Making It Capcom’s Third Big Hit of 2026
H3 Pragmata Update Is Live – PS5 Pro Gets Huge PSSR 2 Visual Upgrade
H3 Arc Raiders Update Delayed Again – Next Patch Notes Release Date Revealed
H3 Vampire Survivors Creator Just Dropped a New Rogue-Lite On Game Pass
H3 This Common Issue Is Quietly Killing Your Sex Drive
H3 The ‘Cheese Witch’ Who Uses Dairy to Read Your Future
H3 The Future of Driving Apparently Includes a Toilet You Can Talk to
H3 4/20 Albums: Skip the Obvious Ones and Listen to These 5 Records Today
H3 Was Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 Better Than Weekend 1?
H2 Add your account details

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

A+

Link & Button Quality

278 links, 13 buttons — all OK

PASS

278 links, 13 buttons — all OK

278 link(s) with descriptive text

278 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

291 links and buttons have descriptive text

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)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Subscribe to VICE	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h1 Homepage	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Digital Monthly	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Digital Annual	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Print & Digital	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 VICE	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Editions	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 The Latest	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Life, Culture	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 MOTHERBOARD Tech	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 NOISEY Music	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 WAYPOINT Gaming	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Horoscopes	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 via VICE	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Comedy	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 More VICE	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Add your account det…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title VICE is the definiti…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Back to homepage	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
p Get unlimited access…	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+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 96/100 — 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
ABOUT `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964573 > a`
ACCESSIBILITY `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964574 > a`
PRIVACY POLICY `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964575 > a`
TERMS OF USE `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964576 > a`
SECURITY POLICY `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964577 > a`
FULFILLMENT POLICY `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li#menu-item-1964578 > a`
LOGIN / SIGN UP `nav.wp-block-savage-platform-theme-navigation > ul#menu-footer > li > button`
LOGIN / SIGN UP `ul#menu-footer > li > button > a.login-btn`

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.

●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.

●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

●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.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements 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

○`<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.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○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.

○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.