Issues reported for Freedom House home

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URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
Tested 30 days ago on 2026-10-11 at 22:27 by job 261011T2211-xak
Rule engines: 12 called, 11 able to test, violations reported by 11
Results: 795 violations, 345 violators, 63 issues
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History

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Issues reported

Highest priority: 17

image not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help to know what is in an image
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 9 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + Editoria11y + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y + WAVE)
- Results: 28 violations, 13 violators
Where was the issue found?
focusable element hidden
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot navigate properly to the operable items
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint + Axe + Pour + SureA11y)
- Results: 30 violations, 16 violators
Where was the issue found?
contrast poor
- Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
- Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + WAVE)
- Results: 44 violations, 21 violators
Where was the issue found?
link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
- Results: 7 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
ID not unique
- Why it matters: User may be pointed to the wrong item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 4 rule engines (ASLint + Html Checker API + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
- Results: 6 violations, 4 violators
Where was the issue found?
iframe not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of an embedded page
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer)
- Results: 3 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?
image link not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Editoria11y + QualWeb + WAVE)
- Results: 5 violations, 4 violators
Where was the issue found?
svg image not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding an image
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.1.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + ASLint)
- Results: 14 violations, 14 violators
Where was the issue found?
control not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how to operate a form item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + QualWeb)
- Results: 2 violations, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
label not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of a form item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 7 violations, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
aria reference invalid
- Why it matters: Item behavior violates user expectations
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
dialog not named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help explaining a pop-up window
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?
internal link broken
- Why it matters: User cannot reach a promised page location
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 3 violations, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
meta charset declared too late
- Why it matters: Browser may display incorrect text
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
attribute value invalid
- Why it matters: Item behaves improperly
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 8 violations, 5 violators
Where was the issue found?
parent invalid
- Why it matters: User cannot properly operate an item
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 10 violations, 10 violators
Where was the issue found?
Tab-focusable elements wrong
- Why it matters: Item selections by a keyboard-only user are useless or impossible
- Priority: highest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?

High priority: 14

landmarks not distinctly named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Axe + Pour)
- Results: 3 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?
target very small
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.8
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Pour + SureA11y)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
mains not distinctly named
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 7 violations, 4 violators
Where was the issue found?
code obsolete
- Why it matters: Page contains code that is no longer standard
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 10 violations, 8 violators
Where was the issue found?
heading empty
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of a part of the page
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 5 violations, 5 violators
Where was the issue found?
form submission button missing
- Why it matters: User cannot easily submit a form
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
attribute obsolete
- Why it matters: Page includes obsolete code that the browser may fail to process
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
code invalid
- Why it matters: Invalid code in the page may prevent a helper from working
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
invalid CSS at-rule
- Why it matters: Page cannot be properly displayed in particular contexts
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
element closure invalid
- Why it matters: Page contains invalid code
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
box size absolute
- Why it matters: User cannot enlarge the content of an item for readability
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 72 violations, 68 violators
Where was the issue found?
small targets too near to each other
- Why it matters: User cannot reliably choose an item to click or tap
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.5.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 17 violations, 17 violators
Where was the issue found?
element focusability and operability conflict
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot operate an item
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 11 violations, 11 violators
Where was the issue found?
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: 4 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?

Low priority: 10

legend missing
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on the topic of a group of form items
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Accessibility Checker)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
adjacent links not combined
- Why it matters: Keyboard-only user expends extra effort to skip a link
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
multiple mains
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Axe)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
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
Where was the issue found?
main missing
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
line height low
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.8
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 23 violations, 23 violators
Where was the issue found?
links named identically
- Why it matters: User cannot get help differentiating links
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
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: 27 violations, 27 violators
Where was the issue found?
page content moves spontaneously
- Why it matters: Motion-sensitive user may suffer harm
- Priority: low
- Related WCAG standard: 2.2.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
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: 67 violations, 67 violators
Where was the issue found?

Lowest priority: 22

text contrast improvable
- Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
- Reported by 6 rule engines (ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
- Results: 178 violations, 96 violators
Where was the issue found?
content beyond landmarks
- Why it matters: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
- Reported by 3 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour)
- Results: 6 violations, 5 violators
Where was the issue found?
role redundant
- Why it matters: Page includes unnecessary code
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Pour)
- Results: 8 violations, 4 violators
Where was the issue found?
link name vague
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand what a link points to
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
- Reported by 2 rule engines (ASLint + Pour)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
tab-opening link action unstated?
- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
- Reported by 2 rule engines (ASLint + Testaro)
- Results: 8 violations, 6 violators
Where was the issue found?
false aria-hidden value risky
- Why it matters: User may be misled by erroneously hidden or revealed page content
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 5 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?
button name not visible
- Why it matters: User cannot get help explaining a button
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (ASLint)
- Results: 4 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
aria-label on non-labelable role
- Why it matters: User is misinformed about an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
- Results: 2 violations, 2 violators
Where was the issue found?
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 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 22 violations, 22 violators
Where was the issue found?
aria attribute redundant
- Why it matters: Page includes unnecessary code
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 5 violations, 5 violators
Where was the issue found?
tabindex redundant
- Why it matters: Revision risks interfering with navigation by a keyboard-only user
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Pour)
- Results: 4 violations, 4 violators
Where was the issue found?
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 (QualWeb)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
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: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
container size unit not percentage
- Why it matters: User may be unable to see all of an item without scrolling in both dimensions
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 1.4.10
- Reported by 1 rule engine (QualWeb)
- Results: 27 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
all-capital text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 28 violations, 28 violators
Where was the issue found?
all-italic text
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 3 violations, 3 violators
Where was the issue found?
large visible-element count
- Why it matters: User cannot easily find items in the page
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
text distortion
- Why it matters: Text is difficult to read
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.1.5
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 1 violation, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
role assigned instead of implicit
- Why it matters: User may misunderstand the purpose of an item
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
- Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
- Results: 16 violations, 16 violators
Where was the issue found?
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: 6 violations, 1 violator
Where was the issue found?
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: 9 violations, 9 violators
Where was the issue found?
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: 19 violations, 19 violators
Where was the issue found?

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Issues reported

image not named

focusable element hidden

contrast poor

link not named

ID not unique

iframe not named

image link not named

svg image not named

control not named

label not named

aria reference invalid

dialog not named

internal link broken

meta charset declared too late

attribute value invalid

parent invalid

Tab-focusable elements wrong

landmarks not distinctly named

target very small

mains not distinctly named

code obsolete

heading empty

form submission button missing

attribute obsolete

code invalid

invalid CSS at-rule

element closure invalid

box size absolute

small targets too near to each other

element focusability and operability conflict

hover indication poor

legend missing

adjacent links not combined

multiple mains

heading structure illogical

main missing

line height low

links named identically

link indication poor

page content moves spontaneously

focus indication improvable

text contrast improvable

content beyond landmarks

role redundant

link name vague

tab-opening link action unstated?

false aria-hidden value risky

button name not visible

aria-label on non-labelable role

target small

aria attribute redundant

tabindex redundant

text contrast not testable

label location dubious

container size unit not percentage

all-capital text

all-italic text

large visible-element count

text distortion

role assigned instead of implicit

inconsistent heading, link, or button styles

title attribute invalid

z-index not zero

What you can do

Do it yourself

Use artificial intelligence