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Ecosiaecosia.org

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Accessibility Score

48Poor

Issues Found

61Critical1Serious3Moderate1Minor

Issues Found

Delayed refresh under 20 hours must not be used

Automatic page refreshes using <meta> elements are unexpected and disorienting. They move keyboard focus back to the top of the page, frustrating users who were interacting with content elsewhere. Users need control over when refreshes occur, and server-side redirects should be used instead of problematic client-side refreshes.

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Failing Elements

meta[http-equiv="refresh"]
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="360">

Fix any of the following:

  • <meta> tag forces timed refresh of page (less than 20 hours)
<html> element must have a lang attribute

Screen readers need language information to switch between pronunciation libraries. Without a specified language, screen readers default to the user's preferred language, resulting in incorrect pronunciation that sounds like a strange accent and makes content difficult or impossible to understand.

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Failing Elements

html
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr">

Fix any of the following:

  • The <html> element does not have a lang attribute
Main landmark should not be contained in another landmark

The main landmark must be at the top level and not nested inside other landmarks. This ensures screen reader users can quickly navigate to the primary content without searching through complex hierarchy, making page navigation simpler and more predictable.

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Failing Elements

.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">

Fix any of the following:

  • The main landmark is contained in another landmark.
Document should not have more than one main landmark

Multiple main landmarks confuse screen reader users about where the primary content is located. Each page should have only one main landmark so users can quickly and predictably navigate to the primary content area.

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Failing Elements

main
<main>

Fix any of the following:

  • Document has more than one main landmark
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination

Each landmark on a page must have either a unique role or a unique accessible name. Duplicate landmarks confuse screen reader users about which section they're navigating to, making it difficult to efficiently move through the page structure.

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Failing Elements

main
<main>

Fix any of the following:

  • The landmark must have a unique aria-label, aria-labelledby, or title to make landmarks distinguishable
Headings should not be empty

Screen readers announce headings to help users navigate page structure. Empty headings confuse users and prevent them from understanding the page's organization. Headings should only be used to convey structure, not for visual styling, and must contain accessible text that screen readers can announce.

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Failing Elements

#DvFkK8
<h2 id="DvFkK8"></h2>

Fix any of the following:

  • Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers
  • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
  • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
  • Element has no title attribute

Passed Audits

All page content should be contained by landmarks

Content should be organized within high-level landmark regions like <header>, <navigation>, <main>, and <footer>. Content outside these sections is difficult to find and its purpose may be unclear, making navigation inefficient for screen reader users who rely on landmarks to understand page structure.

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Audit Elements

main
<main>
h1
<h1>Confirm you’re not a robot</h1>
main > p
<p>
      Our system has detected unusual traffic from your network. Please solve the challenge below to show you’re not a
      robot.
    </p>
main > div
<div>
.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">
.main-content
<div class="main-content">
#DvFkK8
<h2 id="DvFkK8"></h2>
#NwsR5
<p id="NwsR5"></p>
#HWYfR3
<div id="HWYfR3"></div>
#EWla3
<div id="EWla3" class="spacer loading-verifying" style="display: block; visibility: visible;"><div class="lds-ring"><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>

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ARIA role should be appropriate for the element

Invalid ARIA role and HTML element combinations can break accessibility for entire sections of your application. When roles are used incorrectly, assistive technologies may report confusing or nonsensical information to users, making it impossible for them to understand and interact with the interface properly.

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Audit Elements

.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">
ARIA roles used must conform to valid values

Invalid ARIA role values prevent assistive technologies from understanding and communicating the element's purpose to users. Without valid roles, screen readers cannot provide information about the element's features, properties, or how users should interact with it.

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Audit Elements

.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">
aria-hidden="true" must not be present on the document body

Setting <body aria-hidden="true" hides all page content from assistive technologies while leaving it visible on screen. This creates a confusing experience where keyboard users can still tab to elements, but screen readers remain completely silent, providing no information about what's focused.

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Audit Elements

body
<body>
Deprecated ARIA roles must not be used

Deprecated ARIA roles are not recognized by modern screen readers and assistive technologies. Using outdated roles means some users cannot access essential information or functionality on your site.

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Audit Elements

.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">
Document should have one main landmark

Every page should have exactly one main landmark that identifies the primary content. Without a main landmark, screen reader users must navigate through all content linearly to find what they're looking for, making page navigation difficult and time-consuming.

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Audit Elements

html
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr">
Documents must have <title> element to aid in navigation

The page title is the first thing screen reader users hear when loading a page. Without a descriptive, unique title, users must read through the entire page to understand its contents and purpose, wasting valuable time on every page visit.

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Audit Elements

html
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr">
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds

People with low vision or color blindness cannot read text that lacks sufficient contrast with its background. With nearly three times more people having low vision than total blindness, and 8% of men and 0.4% of women having color deficiencies, adequate contrast is essential for making text readable to millions of users.

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Audit Elements

h1
<h1>Confirm you’re not a robot</h1>
main > p
<p>
      Our system has detected unusual traffic from your network. Please solve the challenge below to show you’re not a
      robot.
    </p>
Heading levels should only increase by one

Headings convey page structure for screen reader users the same way text size does for sighted users. Properly ordered headings (h1 through h6) allow screen reader users to quickly navigate and understand content structure, saving significant time and frustration while also improving search engine optimization.

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Audit Elements

h1
<h1>Confirm you’re not a robot</h1>
#DvFkK8
<h2 id="DvFkK8"></h2>
Headings should not be empty

Screen readers announce headings to help users navigate page structure. Empty headings confuse users and prevent them from understanding the page's organization. Headings should only be used to convey structure, not for visual styling, and must contain accessible text that screen readers can announce.

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Audit Elements

h1
<h1>Confirm you’re not a robot</h1>
Inline text spacing must be adjustable with custom stylesheets

Single-spaced text makes it difficult for people with cognitive disabilities to track lines while reading. Providing line spacing between 1.5 to 2 helps these users start a new line more easily after finishing the previous one.

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Audit Elements

#EWla3
<div id="EWla3" class="spacer loading-verifying" style="display: block; visibility: visible;"><div class="lds-ring"><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>
Main landmark should not be contained in another landmark

The main landmark must be at the top level and not nested inside other landmarks. This ensures screen reader users can quickly navigate to the primary content without searching through complex hierarchy, making page navigation simpler and more predictable.

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Audit Elements

main
<main>
Page should contain a level-one heading

Screen reader users use keyboard shortcuts to jump directly to the first h1, expecting to land at the main content. Without an h1 or with a misplaced one, users must listen to more of the page to understand its structure, wasting valuable time on every page visit.

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Audit Elements

html
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr">
Required ARIA attributes must be provided

ARIA widget roles need required attributes to describe their current state. Without these attributes, screen readers cannot communicate essential information like whether a checkbox is checked or a slider's current value, leaving users unable to interact effectively with the widget.

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Audit Elements

.main-wrapper
<div class="main-wrapper" role="main">
Users should be able to zoom and scale the text up to 500%

The user-scalable="no" and restrictive maximum-scale parameters prevent people with low vision from zooming to read content. Users who rely on browser zoom to enlarge text are blocked from accessing content at a readable size, violating their need to scale pages up to 5x zoom.

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Audit Elements

meta[name="viewport"]
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
Zooming and scaling must not be disabled

Setting user-scalable="no" or maximum-scale less than 2 prevents people with low vision from zooming to read content. Users who enlarge text in their browsers are blocked from making content readable, violating accessibility guidelines that require supporting at least 200% zoom.

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Audit Elements

meta[name="viewport"]
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

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