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: 100.0/100 (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 | 30.0/30 | total chars=164038, readable chars=164038, replacement chars=0 |
| Tag coverage | 25.0/25 | tagged pages=33, total pages=33, tags per page=98.8 |
| 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 | 578.4 KB |
| Original PDF (un-remediated) | 0abdb212_2025-2026_Catalog_Addendum__May_August___Nov_2025_.pdf |
| Remediated PDF | 2025-2026_Catalog_Addendum__May_August___Nov_2025_.pdf |
| Source Web Page | N/A |
| Original Accessibility State | |
| Had Structure Tags | Yes |
| Had Language Set | Yes |
| Had Document Title | No |
| After Remediation | |
| Remediated File Size | 1.2 MB |
| Pages | 33 |
| Structure Tags | 3261 |
| Checks Passed | 26 of 28 applicable (5 not applicable) |
| Screen Reader Errors | 0 |
| Screen Reader Warnings | 35 |
| veraPDF | FAIL |
| 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 fundamentally broken and does not reflect the document's logical reading order. It attempts to represent the entire document as a flat sequence of tags (H1, P, H2, H3, etc.) followed by a massive, incorrectly nested list structure (LI/LBody pairs) that does not correspond to the actual content blocks.; Page 1: The list items (LI) and list bodies (LBody) are incorrectly structured. In a proper PDF structure, an LI should contain the LBody (or the content directly), not be siblings with LBody. Furthermore, the content of the lists is completely missing from the provided tree structure. |
| 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) | FAIL | Navigation links are not repetitive: Vision found reading order errors on pages with repeated URIs:; page 22: The structure tree is entirely flat, consisting only of 82 '/P' tags and 2 '/Lin |
| 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 fundamentally broken and does not reflect the document's logical reading order. It attempts to represent the entire document as a flat sequence of tags (H1, P, H2, H3, etc.) followed by a massive, incorrectly nested list structure (LI/LBody pairs) that does not correspond to the actual content blocks.; Page 1: The list items (LI) and list bodies (LBody) are incorrectly structured. In a proper PDF structure, an LI should contain the LBody (or the content directly), not be siblings with LBody. Furthermore, the content of the lists is completely missing from the provided tree structure.; Page 5: The structure tree follows a linear, top-to-bottom order that ignores the two-column layout of the document. |
| 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 | 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: /R17 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00); Likely inherited source-font/CIDSet limitation: Page 2: /R17 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00); Likely inherited source-font/CIDSet limitation: Page 3: /R17 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 | Failed | Vision found reading order errors on pages with repeated URIs:; page 22: The structure tree is entirely flat, consisting only of 82 '/P' tags and 2 '/Lin; page 22: The reading order is likely incorrect due to the two-column layout. A flat list |
| 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 (35 issues)
| Severity | Page | Element | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNING | p1 | H2 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H2 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p5 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p9 | H2 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p9 | H2 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p9 | H2 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p13 | H1 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p13 | H1 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p13 | H1 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p33 | H1 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p33 | H3 | Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing |
| WARNING | p3 | P | Text repeated 4 times on page 3: 'Ł ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER (AA - T)...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p3 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 3: 'Ł ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE FOR TRANSFER (AS- T)...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p4 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 4: 'Ł ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE FOR TRANSFER (AS- T)...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p5 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 5: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p6 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 6: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p7 | P | Text repeated 4 times on page 7: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p7 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 7: 'English language learners develop reading comprehen sion and...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p8 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 8: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e: None | L ec t u r e: 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p9 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 9: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours | L ab...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p9 | P | Text repeated 6 times on page 9: 'NOTE: Enrollment in this course is limited to dual enrollmen...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p10 | P | Text repeated 4 times on page 10: 'NOTE: This course is designated as NGG (No Grade Given)...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p10 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 10: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e: None | L ec t u r e: 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p11 | P | Text repeated 4 times on page 11: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p12 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 12: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | La b : 6 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p13 | P | Text repeated 6 times on page 13: 'Pr er eq u i s i t e : None | L e c t u r e : 3 hours...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p23 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 23: 'ƒ This course has a prerequisite or corequisite....' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p23 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 23: 'NOTE: A minimum of 60 units and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or h...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p24 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 24: 'Pr og r a m L ea r n i n g Ou t c om es Œ Upon completion, s...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p26 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 26: 'Pr og r a m L ea r n i n g Ou t c om es Œ Upon completion, s...' — screen reader reads it each time |
| WARNING | p30 | P | Text repeated 3 times on page 30: 'Pr og r a m L ea r n i n g Ou t c om es Œ Upon completion, s...' — screen reader reads it each time |