What This Report Shows
This report evaluates the accessibility of a single document against WCAG 2.1 Level AA — the standard required for ADA compliance. The document was tested with 34 automated accessibility checks and 9 screen reader simulation checks that replicate how NVDA and VoiceOver navigate PDF documents.
- Conformant
- All checks pass. The document is fully accessible to screen readers and assistive technology.
- Partially Conformant
- Minor issues remain (3 or fewer failed checks). The document is mostly accessible but has small gaps.
- Not Conformant
- Significant accessibility barriers exist. Screen reader users may not be able to fully access this document.
Screen Reader Readability
Composite readability score: 99.3/100 (Excellent)
This score summarizes practical screen reader readability across text extractability, tagging coverage, alt text quality, heading structure, and table/list accessibility.
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Text extractability | 29.3/30 | total chars=7665, readable chars=7478, replacement chars=0 |
| Tag coverage | 25.0/25 | tagged pages=4, total pages=4, tags per page=342.8 |
| Alt text quality | 20.0/20 | figures=0, note=no figures |
| Heading structure | 15.0/15 | errors=0, warnings=0 |
| Table/list accessibility | 10.0/10 | errors=0 |
Document Information
| Source | |
| Original File Type | |
|---|---|
| Original File Size | 259.1 KB |
| Original PDF (un-remediated) | 763dfaf4_ASU_Meeting_Minutes-Special_9-4-2020.pdf |
| Remediated PDF | ASU_Meeting_Minutes-Special_9-4-2020.pdf |
| Source Web Page | N/A |
| Original Accessibility State | |
| Had Structure Tags | No |
| Had Language Set | No |
| Had Document Title | No |
| After Remediation | |
| Remediated File Size | 429.5 KB |
| Pages | 4 |
| Structure Tags | 1371 |
| Checks Passed | 27 of 28 applicable (5 not applicable) |
| Screen Reader Errors | 0 |
| Screen Reader Warnings | 1 |
| veraPDF | PASS |
| Conformance | Partially Conformant |
WCAG 2.1 AA Conformance
| Success Criterion | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | PASS | |
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | PASS | |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | FAIL | Document structure provides logical reading order: Page 1: The structure tree is completely incorrect for the document's content. It treats the entire document as a long, flat list of paragraphs (/P) and list items (/LI, /LBody) instead of using proper table tags (/Table, /TR, /TH, /TD) for the attendance grid.; Page 1: The reading order is illogical. The structure tree lists over 150 /P tags before reaching the list items, which suggests the content is being read in a fragmented or non-linear fashion, likely due to an attempt to read the table cell-by-cell as individual paragraphs rather than as a structured table. |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) | N/A | Not applicable to static PDF documents |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) | PASS | |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | PASS | |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) | PASS | |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) | PASS | |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | N/A | Not applicable to static PDF documents |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) | PASS | |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) | N/A | No applicable checks for this document |
| 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) | PASS | |
| 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) | PASS | |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) | PASS | |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) | PASS | |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) | N/A | No applicable checks for this document |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) | PASS | |
| 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) | PASS | |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) | N/A | Not applicable to static PDF documents |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) | N/A | Not applicable to static PDF documents |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) | N/A | Not applicable to static PDF documents |
| 4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) | PASS | |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | PASS |
Accessibility Checks (34)
| Category | Check | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document | Accessibility permission flag is set | Passed | |
| Document | Document is not image-only PDF | Passed | |
| Document | Document is tagged PDF | Passed | |
| Document | Structure tree is internally consistent | Passed | |
| Document | Document structure provides logical reading order | Failed | Page 1: The structure tree is completely incorrect for the document's content. It treats the entire document as a long, flat list of paragraphs (/P) and list items (/LI, /LBody) instead of using proper table tags (/Table, /TR, /TH, /TD) for the attendance grid.; Page 1: The reading order is illogical. The structure tree lists over 150 /P tags before reaching the list items, which suggests the content is being read in a fragmented or non-linear fashion, likely due to an attempt to read the table cell-by-cell as individual paragraphs rather than as a structured table.; Page 2: The structure tree is severely over-tagged with generic tags instead of using appropriate semantic elements like , |
| Document | Text language is specified | Passed | Language: en |
| Document | Document title is showing in title bar | Passed | |
| Document | Bookmarks are present in large documents | Passed | Document has 4 pages (≤20, bookmarks not required) |
| Document | Document has appropriate color contrast | Passed | Vision analysis: contrast is acceptable |
| Page Content | All page content is tagged | Passed | |
| Page Content | All annotations are tagged | Passed | |
| Page Content | Tab order is consistent with structure order | Passed | |
| Page Content | Reliable character encoding is provided | Passed | Likely inherited source-font/CIDSet limitation: Page 1: /F10 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00); Likely inherited source-font/CIDSet limitation: Page 1: /F11 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x07, 0xE6); Likely inherited source-font/CIDSet limitation: Page 1: /F12 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00) |
| Page Content | All multimedia objects are tagged | Not Applicable | No multimedia objects found |
| Page Content | Page will not cause screen flicker | Passed | |
| Page Content | No inaccessible scripts | Passed | |
| Page Content | Navigation links are not repetitive | Passed | |
| Page Content | Page does not require timed responses | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | All form fields are tagged | Not Applicable | No form fields found |
| Forms Tables Lists | All form fields have description | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | TR must be child of Table/THead/TBody/TFoot | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | TH and TD must be children of TR | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | Tables must have headers | Not Applicable | No tables found |
| Forms Tables Lists | Tables: same cols per row, same rows per col | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | Tables must have a summary | Not Applicable | No tables found |
| Forms Tables Lists | LI must be child of L | Passed | |
| Forms Tables Lists | Lbl and LBody must be children of LI | Passed | |
| Alt Text Headings | Figures require alternate text | Not Applicable | No figures found |
| Alt Text Headings | Alternate text that will never be read | Passed | |
| Alt Text Headings | Alternate text must be associated with content | Passed | |
| Alt Text Headings | Alternate text should not hide annotation | Passed | |
| Alt Text Headings | Elements require alternate text | Passed | |
| Alt Text Headings | Appropriate heading nesting | Passed |
Screen Reader Validation (1 issues)
| Severity | Page | Element | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNING | p2 | P | Text repeated 4 times on page 2: ', W H P L V D S S U R Y H G X Q D Q L P R X V O \ ...' — screen reader reads it each time |