Accessibility Scan Report

Title: WA.gov Washington State Issue: #63 Date: 3/26/2026, 1:16:13 AM Duration: 19.1m URLs: 86 / 86 ⚡ Reduced Motion: 86 / 86 URLs

Summary

Issues

  • By Level: A (432), AA (1695), AAA (86)
  • By Version (A & AA): WCAG 2.0 (1870), WCAG 2.2 (257)
  • By Category: axe-strict (1663) & Best Practice (21) & Others (719)
  • Total: 2403 across 20 unique rules & 2 accessibility engines

By Severity

Critical
Serious
Moderate
Minor

By Role

UX Designer
Visual Designer
Content Author
Front-End Developer

Issues

🎯 Pages with Most Errors

Focus your efforts on these pages to make the biggest impact. Click any error count to filter the rule list below. Numbers in parentheses (+N) indicate findings that cover WCAG criteria already reported by axe.

Professional Licenses | WA.gov 263
Government Agency Directory | WA.gov 107
Your Government | WA.gov 76
List of public utilities in Washington | WA.gov 76
Families | WA.gov 71
Health & Safety | WA.gov 69
Historic Flood Emergency: Financial Resources and Recovery for Washingtonians | WA.gov 56
Blindness-related Tools and Services | WA.gov 53
Rights and Self-Advocacy | WA.gov 51
Electronic and Data Accessibility | WA.gov 47

🔧 Most Common Issues (ALFA)

14 rules
257 Serious alfa SC 2.5.8 AA Motor SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size
86 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: UX Designer, Visual Designer

Blocking: ⚠️ Yes (Task-Blocking)

WCAG: SC 2.5.8 AA

Disabilities affected:
Motor

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Limited Manipulation 2.2% — ~7,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Reach and Strength 5.8% — ~19,600,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a href="https://wa.gov">...</a>
XPath: /a
Example 2 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<button class="active btn dropdown-toggle btn-primary" type="button" id="adv-languages-dropdown-" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="adv-languages-dropdown-"]
Example 3 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<button class="search-form__submit button js-form-submit form-submit btn btn-primary form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit" value="Search">Search</button>
XPath: /button[@id="edit-submit"]
Example 4 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<button class="search-form__submit button js-form-submit form-submit btn btn-primary form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit--2" value="Search">Search</button>
XPath: /button[@id="edit-submit--2"]
Example 5 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a href="https://wa.gov">...</a>
XPath: /a
91 Serious alfa SC 3.1.1 A Cognitive SIA-R2: HTML elements have a valid lang attribute
86 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 3.1.1 A

Disabilities affected:
Cognitive

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The image does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png" />
XPath: /img
Example 2 View on Page
The image does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png" />
XPath: /img
Example 3 View on Page
The image does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png" />
XPath: /img
Example 4 View on Page
The image does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png" />
XPath: /img
Example 5 View on Page
The image does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png" />
XPath: /img
86 Moderate alfa SC 1.4.6 AAA Visual SIA-R66: Text has enhanced contrast with its background
86 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Visual Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 1.4.6 AAA

Disabilities affected:
Visual

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Without Perception of Color 4.3% — ~14,500,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
71 Moderate alfa SIA-R73: Text spacing can be adjusted without loss of content
70 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>If the service you’re accessing uses WA.gov, creat...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 2 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>WA.gov is the official website of Washington State...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 3 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>WA.gov is the official website of Washington State...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 4 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>WA.gov is the official website of Washington State...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 5 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>.</p>
XPath: /p
69 Serious alfa SC 1.4.1 A Visual Cognitive SIA-R62: Links are visually distinguishable from surrounding text
69 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Visual Designer, UX Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 1.4.1 A

Disabilities affected:
Visual Cognitive

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans
  • Without Perception of Color 4.3% — ~14,500,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The link is not distinguishable from the surrounding text
Mode: light
<a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5eca4b5a-30c6-4c72-8332-0acd778dfe95" href="/privacy-notice" title="Privacy Notice">Privacy</a>
XPath: /a
Example 2 View on Page
The link is not distinguishable from the surrounding text
Mode: light
<a href="/node/61721">Use Our Logo</a>
XPath: /a
Example 3 View on Page
The link is not distinguishable from the surrounding text
Mode: light
<a href="/node/61721">Use Our Logo</a>
XPath: /a
Example 4 View on Page
The link is not distinguishable from the surrounding text
Mode: light
<a href="/node/61721">Use Our Logo</a>
XPath: /a
Example 5 View on Page
The link is not distinguishable from the surrounding text
Mode: light
<a href="/node/61721">Use Our Logo</a>
XPath: /a
56 Serious alfa SC 1.4.3 AA Visual SIA-R69: Text has sufficient contrast with its background
56 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Visual Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 1.4.3 AA

Disabilities affected:
Visual

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Without Perception of Color 4.3% — ~14,500,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.01:1 which is below the required contrast of 4.5:1
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.01:1 which is below the required contrast of 4.5:1
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.01:1 which is below the required contrast of 4.5:1
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.01:1 which is below the required contrast of 4.5:1
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.01:1 which is below the required contrast of 4.5:1
Mode: light
29 Moderate alfa SIA-R113
29 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Target has insufficient size and spacing
Mode: light
<a href="https://adata.org/ada-training">ADA Training | ADA National Network (adata.org)</a>
XPath: /a
Example 2 View on Page
Target has insufficient size and spacing
Mode: light
<a href="https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.60.030">RCW 49.60.030: Freedom from discrimination—Declara...</a>
XPath: /a
Example 3 View on Page
Target has insufficient size and spacing
Mode: light
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/make-your-content-accessible-to-everyone-ecab0fcf-d143-4fe8-a2ff-6cd596bddc6d?redirectsourcepath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252faccessibility-in-office-365-aca7accf-58a0-4467-be5c-24a7e7933a9d">Microsoft Office Products</a>
XPath: /a
Example 4 View on Page
Target has insufficient size and spacing
Mode: light
<a href="https://guidedogusersinc.org/resources/guide-dog-training-schools/">List of Guide Dog schools</a>
XPath: /a
Example 5 View on Page
Target has insufficient size and spacing
Mode: light
<a href="https://wa.gov/how-to-guides">How-to-guides</a>
XPath: /a
22 Moderate alfa SIA-R57: Landmarks don't repeat the same content
22 pages affected

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
17 Critical alfa SC 4.1.2 A Visual Motor Cognitive SIA-R11: Button elements have an accessible name
17 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer, Content Author

Blocking: ⚠️ Yes (Task-Blocking)

WCAG: SC 4.1.2 A

Disabilities affected:
Visual Motor Cognitive

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Limited Manipulation 2.2% — ~7,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Reach and Strength 5.8% — ~19,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a href="/Create%20your%20WA.gov%20account" />
XPath: /a
Example 2 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a href="/how-to-guides/secureaccess-washington-saw-login-state-services">...</a>
XPath: /a
Example 3 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a href="/how-to-guides/become-resident">...</a>
XPath: /a
Example 4 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a href="/Create%20your%20WA.gov%20account" />
XPath: /a
Example 5 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a href="/how-to-guides/vote-participate-local-state-federal-elections">...</a>
XPath: /a
17 Moderate alfa SIA-R3: lang attribute has a valid language code
17 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The element does not have a unique ID
Mode: light
<button class="mb-0 dropdown first nav-link dropdown-toggle p-3 nav-link" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" d="nav-accessibility-basics">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="navbarDropdown"]
Example 2 View on Page
The element does not have a unique ID
Mode: light
<button class="mb-0 dropdown active-trail first nav-link dropdown-toggle p-3 nav-link" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" d="nav-accessibility-basics">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="navbarDropdown"]
Example 3 View on Page
The element does not have a unique ID
Mode: light
<button class="mb-0 dropdown first nav-link dropdown-toggle p-3 nav-link" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" d="nav-accessibility-basics">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="navbarDropdown"]
Example 4 View on Page
The element does not have a unique ID
Mode: light
<button class="mb-0 dropdown first nav-link dropdown-toggle p-3 nav-link" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" d="nav-accessibility-basics">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="navbarDropdown"]
Example 5 View on Page
The element does not have a unique ID
Mode: light
<button class="mb-0 dropdown first nav-link dropdown-toggle p-3 nav-link" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" d="nav-accessibility-basics">...</button>
XPath: /button[@id="navbarDropdown"]
17 Moderate alfa Best Practice SIA-R61: Documents start with a level 1 heading
17 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Content Author, UX Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: Best Practice

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
4 Moderate alfa Best Practice SIA-R53: Headings follow a logical hierarchy
4 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Content Author, UX Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: Best Practice

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The heading skips one or more levels
Mode: light
<h3 paraeid="{22822a97-584b-47c5-a5c6-b0f92da819e5}{37}" paraid="1333256644">...</h3>
XPath: /h3
Example 2 View on Page
The heading skips one or more levels
Mode: light
<h2 aria-level="4" id="create-account" paraeid="{5f11862d-080e-4ae3-8c20-35f719db1398}{210}" paraid="1676407293" role="heading">Create a WA.gov account</h2>
XPath: /h2[@id="create-account"]
Example 3 View on Page
The heading skips one or more levels
Mode: light
<h3>A</h3>
XPath: /h3
Example 4 View on Page
The heading skips one or more levels
Mode: light
<h3>...</h3>
XPath: /h3
3 Moderate alfa SIA-R78: Headings of same level have text content between them
3 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h1 class="title">...</h1>
XPath: /h1[@class="title"]
Example 2 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2>Resources for people with disabilities</h2>
XPath: /h2
Example 3 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2>AX - Other Resources - Schools</h2>
XPath: /h2
1 Moderate alfa SIA-R60
1 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The grouping element has an accessible name
Mode: light
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
XPath: /fieldset

🔧 Most Common Issues (axe)

6 rules
1382 Serious axe SC 1.4.3 AA Visual color-contrast: Ensures text and interactive elements have sufficient contrast ratio (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text) against their background.
56 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: axe

Roles: Visual Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 1.4.3 AA

Disabilities affected:
Visual

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Without Perception of Color 4.3% — ~14,500,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Mode: light
<a href="/">Home</a>
XPath: .breadcrumb-item:nth-child(1) > a[href="/"]
Example 2 View on Page
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Mode: light
<a href="/people-with-disabilities">People With Disabilities</a>
XPath: .breadcrumb-item:nth-child(2) > a[href$="people-with-disabilities"]
Example 3 View on Page
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Mode: light
<a href="https://nwadacenter.org/index.php?q=training/">Training | ADANW (nwadacenter.org)</a>
XPath: .text-formatted.field--name-body.field--type-text-with-summary > ul:nth-child(2) > li:nth-child(1) > a
Example 4 View on Page
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Mode: light
<a href="https://adata.org/ada-training">ADA Training | ADA National Network (adata.org)</a>
XPath: a[href$="ada-training"]
Example 5 View on Page
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Mode: light
<a href="https://www.disabilityempowerment.org/consulting-for-businesses">What We Do: Consulting for Businesses — Disability Empowerment Center</a>
XPath: .text-formatted.field--name-body.field--type-text-with-summary > ul:nth-child(2) > li:nth-child(3) > a
131 Critical axe SC 1.1.1 A Visual image-alt: Ensures every <img> element has alternative text. Without alt text, blind users receive no information about the image's meaning or purpose.
86 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: axe

Roles: Content Author

Blocking: ⚠️ Yes (Task-Blocking)

WCAG: SC 1.1.1 A

Disabilities affected:
Visual

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Images must have alternative text
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png">
XPath: a[href$="wa.gov"] > img
Example 2 View on Page
Images must have alternative text
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png">
XPath: a[href$="wa.gov"] > img
Example 3 View on Page
Images must have alternative text
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png">
XPath: a[href$="wa.gov"] > img
Example 4 View on Page
Images must have alternative text
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png">
XPath: a[href$="wa.gov"] > img
Example 5 View on Page
Images must have alternative text
Mode: light
<img src="/modules/contrib/wagov_univ_header/FAVICON_WAGOV.png">
XPath: a[href$="wa.gov"] > img
22 Moderate axe region: Ensures all page content is contained within landmark regions. Content outside landmarks cannot be found by screen reader users navigating by landmarks.
22 pages affected

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<div class="wrapper-banner">
XPath: .wrapper-banner
Example 2 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<div class="wrapper-banner">
XPath: .wrapper-banner
Example 3 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<div class="wrapper-banner">
XPath: .wrapper-banner
Example 4 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<div class="wrapper-banner">
XPath: .wrapper-banner
Example 5 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<div class="wrapper-banner">
XPath: .wrapper-banner
4 Moderate axe heading-order: Ensures heading levels are not skipped (e.g. h1→h3). Inconsistent heading hierarchy makes page structure difficult to navigate for screen reader users.
4 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: axe

Roles: Content Author, UX Designer

Blocking: No

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
<h3 paraeid="{22822a97-584b-47c5-a5c6-b0f92da819e5}{37}" paraid="1333256644"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/materials/factsheets/fs-communicating-with-people.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Using people-first language</a>&nbsp;</h3>
XPath: h3[paraid="1333256644"]
Example 2 View on Page
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
<h2 aria-level="4" id="create-account" paraeid="{5f11862d-080e-4ae3-8c20-35f719db1398}{210}" paraid="1676407293" role="heading">Create a&nbsp;WA.gov&nbsp;account</h2>
XPath: #create-account
Example 3 View on Page
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
<h3>A</h3>
XPath: h3:nth-child(1)
Example 4 View on Page
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
<h3><a href="/how-to-guides/create-your-wagov-account" hreflang="en">Create your WA.gov account</a></h3>
XPath: .col-sm-2.col-lg-3.mb-4:nth-child(1) > .how-to.card > .body > h3
1 Moderate axe SC 4.1.2 A Visual Motor Cognitive aria-prohibited-attr
1 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: axe

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 4.1.2 A

Disabilities affected:
Visual Motor Cognitive

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Limited Manipulation 2.2% — ~7,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Reach and Strength 5.8% — ~19,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes
Mode: light
<div class="html5-video-player ytp-hide-controls ytp-exp-bottom-control-flexbox ytp-modern-caption ytp-livebadge-color unstarted-mode" tabindex="" id="movie_player" data-version="/s/player/5e4f1adf/player_embed.vflset/en_US/base.js" aria-label="YouTube Video Player">
XPath: iframe