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Top 10 Accessibility Issues in Spain

These are the main A11Y issues found in the most prominent Spain websites for the main sectors.

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2024

1. All page content should be contained by landmarks. 81.10%

The recommended practice is to keep all content, excluding skip links, in designated areas such the header, nav, main, and footer.

2. Heading levels should only increase by one. 6.39%

The h1 through h6 element tags must be in a sequential order for headings to be in a correct logical order.

3. Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination. 4.12%

Landmarks must have an unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination.

4. Aside should not be contained in another landmark. 3.64%

Ensure the complementary landmark or <aside> is at top level.

5. The skip-link target should exist and be focusable. 0.94%

In order to save viewers time, the website must contain a link at the top before the navigation that directs them directly to the page’s core content.

6. Main landmark should not be contained in another landmark. 0.85%

Best practice dictates that the primary landmark should not be enclosed within another landmark. All content must be contained within discrete areas, such as the header (role="banner"), body (role="main"), and footer (role="contentinfo").

7. Ensures landmarks are unique. 0.75%

Landmarks must have an unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination.

8. Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark. 0.74%

Banner landmark cannot be nested within another landmark.

9. Document should not have more than one main landmark. 0.74%

The core content of the page should only have one main landmark, and if the page contains iframe components, each one should either have no landmarks or just one. This is considered best practice.

10. Document should not have more than one banner landmark. 0.73%

Ensure there is only one “banner” landmark at most on the page.

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