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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, 10 issuesLevel A, 10 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
AAALevel AAA, 3 issuesLess Important Pages with level AAA issues can be difficult to use
PriorityDescription and URLGuideline and Line#Count

Level A

10 issues on 4 pages

CriticalAbsolute CSS positioning can make pages unreadable when style sheets are turned off. WCAG 2.1 A F1 Section 508 (2017) A F1 1 pages
Low vision users often switch off style sheets to make text easier to read. Absolute positioning can result in pages that display text out-of-order when style sheets are turned off.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/styles/default.cssLine 71
CriticalAll fieldset elements should be labeled with legend elements. WCAG 2.1 A H71 Section 508 (2017) A H71 3 pages
The first child element inside a fieldset must be a legend element, which provides a label or description for the group. legend elements in other positions may be ignored.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 89
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 67
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 67
CriticalEach a element must contain text or an img with an alt attribute. WCAG 2.1 A F89 Section 508 (2017) A F89 3 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
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 103 350
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 88 241
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 88 230
CriticalHTML form control has no label. WCAG 2.1 A F68 Section 508 (2017) A F68 3 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
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 125
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 68 108 160 168
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 68 108 165 165 165 ...
CriticalIdentify row and column headers in data tables using th elements, and mark layout tables with role=presentation. WCAG 2.1 A F91 Section 508 (2017) A F91 2 pages
Data tables allow screen reader users to understand column and row relationships. Layout tables read cells as a series of unrelated paragraphs with no tabular structure. Without TH or ROLE, screen readers apply heuristics to decide whether a table is a layout table or data table. These heuristics vary greatly between screen readers, and are affected by browser being used, window size, and font size (so the outcome is very unpredictable without TH or ROLE). If a data table has headers marked up using TD, then change these to TH. If a data table has no headers, add TH elements describing each row and/or column. If the table is only used for layout add role='presentation' to the TABLE element.

Impact on users:

  • JAWS Reading: Treats tables without TH and ROLE as layout tables if the table contains cells above or below certain pixel sizes. This measurement is affected by browser window size, browser font size, and the browser used.
  • NVDA Reading: Applies a 'layout table' heuristic to tables without TH and ROLE which varies depending on the browser used and on the window size in some circumstances.
  • VoiceOver Reading: Uses a sophisticated heuristic on tables without TH and ROLE, which is similar (but not identical) to the heuristic used by NVDA with Firefox.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 136 148 151 173 178 ...
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 136 144 165 166
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 1 pages
Change the title elements so they are unique for each page.
' Liverpool || Permits ' is also used on https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/GroupSelection.asp.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.asp
Line 3 18
CriticalThis form control has a blank label or title. WCAG 2.1 A F68 Section 508 (2017) A F68 3 pages
Add descriptive text to the form control's label.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 125
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 68 108 160 168
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 68 108 165 165 165 ...
CriticalThis page has markup errors, causing screen readers to miss content. WCAG 2.1 A F70 Section 508 (2017) A F70 1 pages
Fix the errors listed on the Standards tab of this report. Markup errors like missing end tags mean screen readers may skip important content.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 3
CriticalThis page uses nested tables, which do not make sense when read in a screen reader. WCAG 2.1 A F49 Section 508 (2017) A F49 1 pages
Add role='presentation' if the inner table is a layout table, otherwise modify the inner table to present the same data without nesting tables.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 165 166
Criticalimg elements must have an alt attribute. WCAG 2.1 A F65 Section 508 (2017) A F65 3 pages
Add an alt attribute describing each image, which a screen reader voices instead of the image. Spacer images and purely decorative images should use alt="".

Impact on users:

  • NVDA 2019.2 Chrome 79 Windows 10 Reading: Image unlabeled.
  • NVDA 2019.2 FF68 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • NVDA 2019.2 IE11 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • NVDA 2018.4 Chrome 73 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • NVDA 2018.4 FF60 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • NVDA 2018.4 IE11 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1 Chrome 79 Windows 10 Reading: Image unlabeled.
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1 FF68 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1 IE11 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • JAWS 2018.1811.2 Chrome 73 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • JAWS 2018.1811.2 FF60 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • JAWS 2018.1811.2 IE11 Windows 10 Reading: Image ignored.
  • VoiceOver macOS 10.14 Safari 13.0 macOS 10.14.6 Reading: Image filename read out.
  • VoiceOver macOS 10.13 Safari 12.1 macOS 10.13.6 Reading: Image filename read out.
  • VoiceOver macOS 10.12 Safari 10.1.2 macOS 10.12.6 Reading: Image filename read out.
  • VoiceOver iOS 12.4 Safari iOS 12.4 iOS 12.4.1 Touch: Image filename read out.
  • VoiceOver iOS 11.4 Safari iOS 11.4 iOS 11.4.1 Touch: Image filename read out.
  • VoiceOver iOS 10.3 Safari iOS 10.3 iOS 10.3 Touch: Image filename read out.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Line 121
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/Login.aspLine 57 105
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/PECError.asp?ErrorMessage=MSG0169Line 57 105

Level AA

2 issues on 2 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;
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/
Line 142 142 145 145 147
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.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/styles/bootstrap.cssLine 1228

Level AAA

3 issues on 69 pages

ImportantAvoid specifying a new window as the target of a link with target=_blank. WCAG 2.1 AAA F22 66 pages
Displaying new windows without warning can be very confusing to non-sighted and mobile users. Some screen readers and mobile devices give very little indication a new tab or window has opened. If you cannot avoid displaying a new window, insert a warning into the link text like the following: "opens in a new window".
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/Account/LoginPageLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/a-z/?letter=aLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/assets/images/logo_white_2x.pngLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/business/licences-and-permits/roads-and-highway-licences/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/blue-badges-and-disabled-parking/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/find-parking/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/getting-around-liverpool/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking-fines-and-challenges/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking-outside-your-home/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking-permits/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/public-rights-of-way/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/report-an-issue/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/winter-gritting/Line 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/scripts/bootstrap-customisation.jsLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/scripts/bootstrap-ie-fix.jsLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/scripts/jquery.jsLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/scripts/top-slide.jsLine 320 321 322 336
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/support/accessibility/Line 320 321 322 336
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ImportantDon't use CSS animations or transitions in interactions without giving the user a way to turn them off. WCAG 2.1 2.3.3 2 pages
Use the @media (prefers-reduced-motion) media query to respect user preferences.
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/styles/bootstrap-overrides.cssLine 224 377
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/styles/bootstrap.cssLine 1209 4069 4232 5132
ImportantEnsure that text and background colors have a 7:1 contrast ratio. WCAG 2.1 AAA 1.4.6 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.

Note: The default link color in IE11 has poor contrast on a white background. Fix by specifying a:link and a:visited colors in CSS.

  • The contrast ratio should be 4.5 or more for 18 point text, or larger
  • The contrast ratio should be 4.5 or more for 14 point bold text, or larger
  • The contrast ratio should be 7.0 or more for all other text
The text color to background color contrast ratio is:
4.57 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(128,106,175); font-size: 9.00pt; font-weight: 700.00;
4.57 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(128,106,175); font-size: 9.00pt; font-weight: 700.00;
4.57 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(128,106,175); font-size: 9.00pt; font-weight: 700.00;
4.57 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(128,106,175); font-size: 9.00pt; font-weight: 700.00;
4.57 with color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(128,106,175); font-size: 9.00pt; font-weight: 700.00;
https://parking.liverpool.gov.uk/permits/
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