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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-elements-must-use-allowed-aria-attributes/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Elements Must Use Allowed ARIA Attributes | Screaming Frog
Not all ARIA role-attribute combinations are valid. Using ARIA attributes in roles where they are not allowed can interfere with the accessibility of the web...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-dt-dd-elements-must-be-contained-by-dl/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - dt & dd Elements Must Be Contained by dl | Screaming...
Definition list items (dt and/or dd) must be wrapped in parent dl elements to be valid. This enables screen reader users to understand the proper hierarchy of...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-ids-used-in-aria-labels-must-be-unique/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - IDs Used In ARIA & Labels Must Be Unique | Screaming Frog
The value assigned to an id attribute used in ARIA or in form labels must be unique to prevent the second instance from being overlooked by assistive...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-dl-must-only-have-ordered-dt-dd-groups/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - dl Must Only Have Ordered dt & dd Groups | Screaming...
Definition lists (dl) must contain only properly-ordered dt and dd groups, div, script, or template elements.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-1-aa-inline-text-spacing-must-be-adjustable/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.1 AA - Inline Text Spacing Must Be Adjustable | Screaming Frog
Inline text spacing must be adjustable with custom stylesheets.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-elements-marked-roleimg-require-alternate-text/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Elements Marked role=img Require Alternate Text | Screaming...
Elements with the role=”img” attribute value must also contain markup specifying accessible alternative text describing the image.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-video-or-audio-elements-must-not-auto-play/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - video or audio Elements Must Not Auto-play | Screaming...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-progressbar-nodes-require-accessible-name/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - ARIA Progressbar Nodes Require Accessible Name | Screaming...
Nov 12, 2024 - Aria progressbar elements must have discernible text that clearly describes the destination, purpose, function, or action for screen reader users.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-aa-lang-attribute-requires-valid-value/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 AA - Lang Attribute Requires Valid Value | Screaming Frog
The language specified in the HTML document must be one of the valid languages to ensure text is pronounced correctly for screen reader users.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-frames-require-unique-title-attribute/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Frames Require Unique Title Attribute | Screaming Frog
All frame or iframe elements in the document must have a unique title to describe their contents to screen reader users.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-deprecated-aria-roles-must-not-be-used/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Deprecated ARIA Roles Must Not Be Used | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - Values assigned to ARIA role values must not be deprecated.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-aaa-delayed-meta-refresh-must-not-be-used/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 AAA - Delayed Meta Refresh Must Not Be Used | Screaming Frog
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-braille-require-non-braille-equivalent/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Aria-braille Require Non-braille Equivalent | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - WAI-ARIA requires that the aria-braillelabel attribute is only ever used on elements with an accessible name, such as from aria-label. Similarly,...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-roles-require-valid-values/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - ARIA Roles Require Valid Values | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - Values assigned to ARIA role values must be valid. Role values must be spelled correctly, correspond to existing ARIA role values, and must not be abstract...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-2-aa-touch-targets-require-sufficient-size-spacing/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.2 AA - Touch Targets Require Sufficient Size & Spacing | Screaming...
Touch targets must be at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels in size. Size is computed by taking the largest unobscured area of the touch target. If the size of the...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-form-input-elements-require-labels/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Form input Elements Require Labels | Screaming Frog
Each form element must have a programmatically associated label element.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-blink-elements-deprecated-must-not-be-used/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - blink Elements Deprecated & Must Not Be Used | Screaming...
This rule requires that no blink elements are present. Flashing text can be difficult to read and blinking objects can be difficult to activate. The associated...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-deprecated-marquee-element-must-not-be-used/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Deprecated marquee Element Must Not Be Used | Screaming Frog
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-th-element-requires-associated-data-cells/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - th Element Requires Associated Data Cells | Screaming Frog
Markup tables semantically and with the correct header structure. Screen readers have features to ease table navigation, but tables must be marked up...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-links-require-discernible-text/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Links Require Discernible Text | Screaming Frog
Link text and alternate text for images, when used as links, must be discernible by a screen reader, must not have a duplicate label, and must be focusable.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-elements-must-only-use-permitted-aria-attributes/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Elements Must Only Use Permitted ARIA Attributes | Screaming...
Not all ARIA role-attribute combinations are valid. The aria-label and aria-labelledby attributes are prohibited on presentation and none roles, as well as on...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-input-fields-require-accessible-name/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - ARIA Input Fields Require Accessible Name | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - Accessible names must exist for the following input field roles – combobox, listbox, searchbox, slider, spinbutton and textbox.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-aa-text-requires-higher-color-contrast-to-background/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 AA - Text Requires Higher Color Contrast to Background |...
All text elements must have sufficient contrast between text in the foreground and background colors behind it in accordance with WCAG 2 AA contrast ratio...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-required-aria-attributes-must-be-provided/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Required ARIA Attributes Must Be Provided | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - ARIA widget roles must have appropriate attributes describing the state or properties of the widget.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-summary-elements-require-discernible-text/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Summary Elements Require Discernible Text | Screaming Frog
Summary elements are used as a control for expanding and collapsing the details element. These summary elements must have a discernable text that clearly...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-image-button-requires-alternate-text/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Image Button Requires Alternate Text | Screaming Frog
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-server-side-image-maps-must-not-be-used/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Server-Side Image Maps Must Not Be Used | Screaming Frog
The document contains an image map that is server-side instead of client-side.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-links-must-be-distinguishable/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Links Must Be Distinguishable | Screaming Frog
Ensures users who cannot distinguish between colors can tell when text is a link by verifying the link has either a distinct style that does not rely on color...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-buttons-require-discernible-text/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Buttons Require Discernible Text | Screaming Frog
Buttons must have discernible text that clearly describes the destination, purpose, function, or action for screen reader users.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-interactive-controls-must-not-be-nested/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Interactive Controls Must Not Be Nested | Screaming Frog
Nested interactive controls are not announced by screen readers.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-toggle-fields-require-accessible-name/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - ARIA Toggle Fields Require Accessible Name | Screaming Frog
Nov 12, 2024 - ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name. This rule checks every element with a semantic role including checkbox, menu, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio,...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-frames-require-title-attribute/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Frames Require Title Attribute | Screaming Frog
All frame or iframe elements in the document must have a title that is not empty to describe their contents to screen reader users.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-form-field-must-not-have-multiple-label-elements/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Form Field Must Not Have Multiple Label Elements | Screaming...
Only one label should be assigned to a form field. Assigning multiple labels to the same form field can cause problems for some combinations of screen readers...
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-hidden-elements-contains-focusable-elements/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - Aria-hidden Elements Contains Focusable Elements | Screaming...
Nov 12, 2024 - This rule checks aria-hidden elements do not contain focusable elements.
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https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/issues/accessibility/wcag-2-0-a-aria-roles-must-be-contained-by-required-parent/
Issues - Accessibility : WCAG 2.0 A - ARIA Roles Must Be Contained By Required Parent | Screaming...
Nov 12, 2024 - Certain ARIA roles must be contained by particular parent roles in order to perform the intended accessibility functions.
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/sensory-and-visual-aa/
WCAG Level AA Issues: Sensory & Visual Cues (Web Accessibility)
The issues covered here violate WCAG Level AA rules related to sensory and visual cues. Avoid these issues on your site to comply with accessibility guidelines.
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/structure-aa/
Page Structure Issues (WCAG Level AA) - Lumar Web Accessibility
The issues outlined below violate WCAG Level AA rules relating to page structure. To comply with web accessibility rules, it is important to ensure web content...
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/color-a/
Web Accessibility Wiki: Color Issues (WCAG Level A)
Avoid these color contrast issues on your website if you want to meet website accessibility standards and comply with WCAG Level A rules.
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/semantics-aaa/
Web Accessibility: Semantics - WCAG Level AAA Issues
Avoid these 'semantics' issues on your website if you want to comply with web accessibility best practices and meet WCAG Level AAA compliance.
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/color-aa/
Web Accessibility Wiki: Color Issues (WCAG Level AA)
Avoid these color contrast issues on your website if you want to meet website accessibility standards and comply with WCAG Level AA.
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https://elementor.com/tools/ally-accessibility-checker/
Free Accessibility Checker: Scan & Fix WCAG Issues | Ally
Feb 16, 2026 - Free website accessibility checker that detects WCAG and ADA compliance issues instantly. Scan any URL, get actionable remediation guidance, and fix...
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/structure-a/
Web Structure Issues (WCAG Level A) - Lumar Web Accessibility
To comply with website accessibility rules, it is important to ensure web content is well-organized and easy to navigate, with clear headings, links, and other...
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https://www.lumar.io/wiki/accessibility/tables-a/td-headers-attr/
Misconfigured data table header (WCAG Level A Issue) - Web Accessibility Issues
Feb 21, 2024 - How to fix the website accessibility issue of misconfigured or missing table header data. (Lumar Web Accessibility Wiki.)
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