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Batavia Park District

bataviaparks.org · homepage scanned Oct 15, 2026 · WCAG 2.2 A/AA automated check

F

Accessibility score

42/100 · Failing

The homepage has critical barriers: content screen readers cannot describe, controls keyboards cannot reach, or text that cannot be read at normal contrast. This is the profile that draws complaints.

2

Critical

2

Major

1

Minor

Screenshot of the Batavia Park District homepage at scan time

Homepage as loaded by our crawler on Oct 15, 2026.

In plain English

What this means for visitors

The scan found issues that may cause problems for visitors with disabilities, such as screen reader users or those who navigate with keyboards. For example, some content may not be read correctly or interactive controls may be hard to use. To improve accessibility, start by fixing the critical issues, like ensuring ARIA roles are used correctly. Automated scans like this one catch many problems, but not all, so further review is needed.

Findings

5 issue types found on the homepage

Each item is one failing rule; the count shows how many elements on the page trigger it. Severity follows axe-core impact levels.

#1CriticalWCAG 1.3.13 elementsRule details ↗

Certain ARIA roles must be contained by particular parents

Ensure elements with an ARIA role that require parent roles are contained by them

Who it affects

Blocks a task outright for some visitors (for example an image-only flyer with no text, or a form field with no label).

First fix

Follow the guidance in the linked Deque rule page.

#2CriticalWCAG 1.3.11 elementRule details ↗

ARIA widget is missing required parts

A menu/tab/list widget is incomplete, so assistive technology can't operate it.

Who it affects

Blocks a task outright for some visitors (for example an image-only flyer with no text, or a form field with no label).

First fix

Fix the widget markup or update the plugin that generates it.

#3MajorWCAG 4.1.224 elementsRule details ↗

Hidden content can receive focus

Keyboard users land on elements that screen readers say don't exist.

Who it affects

Makes a task significantly harder (low contrast, links with no name, missing frame titles).

First fix

Remove tabindex from hidden elements or don't hide focusable content with aria-hidden.

#4MajorWCAG 4.1.24 elementsRule details ↗

Interactive controls are nested

A button inside a link (or similar) can't be reliably operated.

Who it affects

Makes a task significantly harder (low contrast, links with no name, missing frame titles).

First fix

Un-nest the controls; a card should have one link, not a link wrapping buttons.

#5MinorWCAG 1.4.41 elementRule details ↗

Page zoom is disabled

Users can't pinch-zoom on phones to enlarge text.

Who it affects

Reduces clarity or consistency (heading order, landmarks, touch-target size).

First fix

Remove user-scalable=no and maximum-scale=1 from the viewport meta tag.

Severity guide

How to read the counts

Critical

Blocks a task outright for some visitors (for example an image-only flyer with no text, or a form field with no label).

Major

Makes a task significantly harder (low contrast, links with no name, missing frame titles).

Minor

Reduces clarity or consistency (heading order, landmarks, touch-target size).

What this grade does and does not cover

  • Covers: the public homepage only, loaded once in a desktop browser, tested with axe-core against WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA rules (a superset of the WCAG 2.1 AA standard in the DOJ rule).
  • Does not cover: inner pages, PDFs and documents, logged-in portals, video captions, alt-text quality, keyboard usability of custom widgets, or anything that needs a human judgment.
  • A grade is a monitoring signal, not a legal assessment or certification. How we score.