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This tab shows accessibility issues, indicating problems for older users, people with disabilities or accessibility needs. Automated testing cannot detect all accessibility issues, so should be used alongside human testing.

LevelWCAG 2.1Section 508 - 2017Key
ALevel A, 5 issuesLevel A, 5 issuesCritical Pages with level A issues are unusable for some people
AALevel AA, 2 issuesLevel AA, 2 issuesVery Important Pages with level AA issues are very difficult to use
AAALess Important Pages with level AAA issues can be difficult to use
PriorityDescription and URLGuideline and Line#Count

Level A

5 issues on 5 pages

CriticalEach a element must contain text or an img with an alt attribute. WCAG 2.1 A F89 Section 508 (2017) A F89 5 pages

A link name allows screen readers to voice what the links does. If there is no link text or the `alt` text is blank, screen readers have nothing to read, so read out the URL instead. To add a name do one of the following:

  • Add text between the a element start and end tags
  • Add an aria-label attribute
  • Add an aria-labelledby attribute
  • Add an img alt attribute if the link contains an img element
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/Line 32
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/ApplicationSearch.aspxLine 29
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/GeneralSearch.aspxLine 30
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/NewApplicationsSearch.aspxLine 28
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/RecentDecisionsSearch.aspxLine 29
CriticalHTML form control has no label. WCAG 2.1 A F68 Section 508 (2017) A F68 2 pages

A label (or name) linked to the control allows screen readers to voice the label correctly when reading the control. To add a label do one of the following:

  • Use a label element with the for attribute set to the ID of the form control
  • Wrap a label element around the form control
  • Add a title attribute
  • Add an aria-label attribute
  • Add an aria-labelledby attribute
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/Line 114
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/GeneralSearch.aspxLine 107
CriticalNo space between attributes. HTML5 WCAG 2.1 A 4.1.1 Section 508 (2017) A 4.1.1 5 pages
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/Line 10
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/ApplicationSearch.aspxLine 10
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/GeneralSearch.aspxLine 10
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/NewApplicationsSearch.aspxLine 9
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/RecentDecisionsSearch.aspxLine 10
CriticalSome pages have the same title, so the title cannot be used to distinguish pages. WCAG 2.1 A F25 Section 508 (2017) A F25 2 pages
Change the title elements so they are unique for each page.
'Planning Application Search' is also used on http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/.
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/ApplicationSearch.aspx
Line 5
'Planning Application Search' is also used on http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/.
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/GeneralSearch.aspx
Line 5
CriticalThis form control has a blank label or title. WCAG 2.1 A F68 Section 508 (2017) A F68 2 pages
Add descriptive text to the form control's label.
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/Line 114
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/GeneralSearch.aspxLine 107

Level AA

2 issues on 1 pages

Very ImportantEnsure that text and background colors have enough contrast. WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.3 Section 508 (2017) AA 1.4.3 1 pages

Some users find it hard to read light gray text on a white background, dark gray text on a black background and white text on a red background.

  • The contrast ratio should be 3.0 or more for 18 point text, or larger
  • The contrast ratio should be 3.0 or more for 14 point bold text, or larger
  • The contrast ratio should be 4.5 or more for all other text
The text color to background color contrast ratio is:
1.11 with color: rgb(233,233,233); background-color: rgb(245,245,245); font-size: 9.75pt; font-weight: 400.00;
1.09 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(245,245,245); font-size: 9.75pt; font-weight: 500.00;
1.09 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(245,245,245); font-size: 9.75pt; font-weight: 500.00;
1.47 with color: rgb(204,204,204); background-color: rgb(245,245,245); font-size: 9.75pt; font-weight: 400.00;
1.47 with color: rgb(204,204,204); background-color: rgb(245,245,245); font-size: 9.75pt; font-weight: 400.00;
http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/PlanningExplorer17/
Line 65 65 68 68 70
Very ImportantThe CSS outline or border style on this element makes it difficult or impossible to see the dotted link focus outline. WCAG 2.1 AA F78 Section 508 (2017) AA F78 1 pages
Change the style to avoid obscuring the focus outline around focusable elements.

Using a border or outline style that obscures the focus ring causes problems for keyboard-only users in:

  • Chrome (obscures the focus indicator on links, buttons, dropdowns and range controls)
  • Firefox (obscures the focus indicator on links)
  • Internet Explorer (obscures the focus indicator on links, buttons and range controls)
Internet Explorer does not support the `outline-offset:` property, so using this does not reliably avoid focus outline overlap.
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