Top 10 Accessibility Issues in Portugal
These are the main A11Y issues found in the most prominent Portugal websites.
The website list is curated by Ruben Ferreira Duarte, A11Y trainer and editor of the DXD blog
Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2025
1. Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds. 53.68%
According to WCAG 2 AA contrast ratio thresholds, all text elements must have sufficient contrast between foreground text and background colors.
2. Links must have discernible text. 23.41%
When used as links, link text and alternative text for images must be recognizable by screen readers, have no duplicate labels, and be focusable.
3. All touch targets must be 24px large, or leave sufficient space. 11.11%
Touch targets must have a minimum dimension of 24 by 24 CSS pixels. The greatest unobscured area of the touch target is used to calculate size. The target must be at least 24 CSS pixels distant from any other touch target if its size is insufficient.
4. <li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>. 2.98%
All list items (li) must have ul or ol parent elements.
5. Elements must have their visible text as part of their accessible name. 2.75%
The visible label of interactive items labeled through their content must be included in their accessible name.
6. <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements. 1.35%
Lists must be correctly marked up, which means they cannot contain content components other than li elements.
7. Interactive controls must not be nested. 1.33%
Screen readers do not announce nested interactive controls.
8. Elements should not have tabindex greater than zero. 1.32%
To avoid an unexpected tab order that would appear to miss some components entirely, a tabindex attribute must never have a value greater than 0.
9. <svg> elements with an img role must have an alternative text. 1.16%
10. Styled <p> elements must not be used as headings. 0.90%
Since screen reader users cannot otherwise determine the structure of the document, styled p components must not be utilized to represent headings.
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