Report for museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk

Report Creator: Alexander Marketing, June 20, 2019

Evaluation Commissioner: Leeds Museums and Galleries

Summary of the evaluation findings

This report describes the conformance of museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk with W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Based on this evaluation, museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk is close to meeting WCAG 2.1, Conformance Level AA. Detailed review results are available below. Identified areas in need of improvement are listed in the 'Technical information about this website’s accessibility' section of the website's Accessibility page. Feedback on this evaluation is welcome.

Scope of the evaluation

Website name
Scope of the website

One page per nine pseudo-sub-sites (locations) of the desktop and mobile versions of the public website of museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk. Either 'Home', 'Visit', 'Access' or 'See and Do'.

Conformance target Level AA
Additional evaluation requirements

The report will include a list of all errors identified by the evaluator, rather than examples only. The report will include a description of the problem and repair suggestions for any errors listed.

Accessibility support baseline

Browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft Edge, Safari.
Assistive technology user agents: NVDA, JAWS, Apple VoiceOver, Android TalkBack, Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

Relied upon technologies
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • DOM

Overview of audit results

Results of Level AA
Principle Level A Level AA
1. Perceivable 9 / 9 9 / 11
2. Operable 14 / 14 3 / 3
3. Understandable 5 / 5 4 / 5
4. Robust 2 / 2 1 / 1
Total 30 / 30 17 / 20

Detailed audit results

Principle 1 Perceivable

1.1 Text Alternatives

1.1.1 Non-text Content: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Header logo contains 'Leeds Museums and Galleries' rather than the expected 'Leeds Industrial Museum'.

1.2 Time-based Media

1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded): (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded): (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded): (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.2.4 Captions (Live): (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded): (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.3 Adaptable

1.3.1 Info and Relationships: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Header image and essential visitor information followed by headed links to further information based on historical analytical demand. Relevant links contain alternative text describing the purpose of the linking element (image) rather than a description of the image.

1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.3.4 Orientation: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.4 Distinguishable

1.4.1 Use of Color: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.4.2 Audio Control: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum): (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Failed

Findings: Search icon (magnifying glass) in search box is not in sufficient contrast to its container element.

1.4.4 Resize text: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.4.5 Images of Text: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Three images of text all contain alternative text descriptions of logo content.

1.4.10 Reflow: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.4.11 Non-Text Contrast: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Failed

Findings: 'Search' magnifying glass icon is too light against white text entry background. Text entry is visible with sufficient contrast, just not the icon.

1.4.12 Text Spacing: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

Principle 2 Operable

2.1 Keyboard Accessible

2.1.1 Keyboard: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.2 Enough Time

2.2.1 Timing Adjustable: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Feature area sliders contain 'pause', 'previous' and 'next' links. Current slide timings are 5 seconds. These can be extended by website administrators.

2.2.6 Timeouts: (Level AAA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Feature area sliders contain 'pause', 'previous' and 'next' links. Current slide timings are 5 seconds. These can be extended by website administrators.

2.3 Seizures

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

2.3.3 Animation from Interactions: (Level AAA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.4 Navigable

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Skip to main content present

2.4.2 Page Titled: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.4.3 Focus Order: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context): (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.4.5 Multiple Ways: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Search function allows users to search for web pages

2.4.6 Headings and Labels: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

2.4.7 Focus Visible: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: Visual link hover animation present on all links

2.5 Input Modalities

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

2.5.3 Label in Name: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

2.5.4 Motion Actuation: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

2.5.5 Target Size: (Level AAA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms: (Level AAA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: -

Principle 3 Understandable

3.1 Readable

3.1.1 Language of Page: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings: HTML language present in document head

3.1.2 Language of Parts: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

3.2 Predictable

3.2.1 On Focus: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

3.2.2 On Input: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

3.2.3 Consistent Navigation: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

3.2.4 Consistent Identification: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Failed

Findings: Two sets of social media icons are not labelled in the same manner (footer links do not contain required information).

3.3 Input Assistance

3.3.1 Error Identification: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

3.3.3 Error Suggestion: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data): (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Not present

Findings:

Principle 4 Robust

4.1 Compatible

4.1.1 Parsing: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value: (Level A)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

4.1.3 Status Messages: (Level AA)
Results for the entire sample:
Outcome: Passed

Findings:

Sample of audited web pages