Issues reported for WebAIM home
About the page
- URL: https://webaim.org/
- Tested 191 days ago on 2026-05-03 at 17:09 by job
260503T1703-vbr - Rule engines: 10 called, 10 able to test, violations reported by 7
- Results: 229 violations, 108 violators, 22 issues
- Download the full technical report (JSON)
History
This is the only available report about the page.
Issues reported
Highest priority: 2
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contrast poor
- Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Axe)
- Results: 24 violations, 24 violators
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image button not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding an image used as a button
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
High priority: 3
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h1 not 1st heading
- Why it matters: User cannot understand the topic of the page
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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element beyond display when focused
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot navigate properly to the operable items
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.10
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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hover indication poor
- Why it matters: User cannot explore the page reliably with a mouse
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Low priority: 5
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line height low
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.8
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Alfa + Testaro)
- Results: 17 violations, 10 violators
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links named identically
- Why it matters: User cannot get help differentiating links
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 2 rule engines (QualWeb + Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
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heading structure illogical
- Why it matters: Helper misdescribes the page
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 2 violations, 1 violator
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link indication poor
- Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
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focus indication improvable
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot easily choose an item to operate
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.7
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 46 violations, 46 violators
Lowest priority: 12
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all-italic text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Alfa + ASLint + Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 2 violators
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text contrast improvable
- Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 4 violations, 3 violators
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target small
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.5
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Alfa + Testaro)
- Results: 44 violations, 44 violators
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item makes testing inconclusive
- Why it matters: Item prevents a conclusive accessibility test
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Alfa)
- Results: 46 violations, 23 violators
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labeling risky
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand a form control
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.3.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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image dubiously named
- Why it matters: Helper may describe an image inadequately
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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type redundant
- Why it matters: Page includes unnecessary code
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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text contrast not testable
- Why it matters: Text may be difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 1 rule engine (HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 23 violations, 23 violators
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label location dubious
- Why it matters: User may fail to notice the explanation of an item in a form
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.3.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
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inconsistent heading, link, or button styles
- Why it matters: User cannot easily distinguish items of different types
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 1 violator
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title attribute invalid
- Why it matters: User gets too little, too much, or repeated help explaining an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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z-index not zero
- Why it matters: User cannot predict the effect of clicking
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
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