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Los Angeles Mission College Catalog 2022-2023

Accessibility Compliance Report — Los Angeles Mission College

Partially
Conformance
25/31
Checks Passed
14/23
WCAG Criteria Met
24009
Structure Tags

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: 93.8/100 (Excellent)

This score summarizes practical screen reader readability across text extractability, tagging coverage, alt text quality, heading structure, and table/list accessibility.

ComponentScoreDetails
Text extractability29.9/30total chars=1087387, readable chars=1085082, replacement chars=14521
Tag coverage25.0/25tagged pages=220, total pages=220, tags per page=109.1
Alt text quality18.8/20figures=52, with meaningful alt=49
Heading structure10.0/15errors=1, warnings=0
Table/list accessibility10.0/10errors=0

Document Information

Source
Original File TypePDF
Original File Size7.8 MB
Original PDF (un-remediated)277bd584_lamc-catalog-2023-2024.pdf
Remediated PDFlamc-catalog-2023-2024.pdf
Source Web PageN/A
Original Accessibility State
Had Structure TagsYes
Had Language SetYes
Had Document TitleYes
After Remediation
Remediated File Size25.0 MB
Pages220
Structure Tags24009
Checks Passed25 of 31 applicable (2 not applicable)
Screen Reader Errors4
Screen Reader Warnings58
veraPDFFAIL
ConformancePartially Conformant

WCAG 2.1 AA Conformance

Success CriterionStatusRemarks
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)FAILFigures require alternate text: 3/52 figures have generic/placeholder alt text; Elements require alternate text: /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)PASS
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)FAILDocument structure provides logical reading order: Page 1: The structure tree is highly fragmented and does not follow a logical reading order.; Page 1: The text content is broken into arbitrary 'Span' elements rather than cohesive text blocks.
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)N/ANot 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/ANot applicable to static PDF documents
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)PASS
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)N/ANo 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)FAILHeading level skipped: H1 → H3 — NVDA users pressing '3' may miss content
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/ANot applicable to static PDF documents
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)N/ANot applicable to static PDF documents
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)N/ANot applicable to static PDF documents
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)PASS
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)PASS

Accessibility Checks (34)

CategoryCheckResultDetails
DocumentAccessibility permission flag is setPassed
DocumentDocument is not image-only PDFPassed
DocumentDocument is tagged PDFPassed
DocumentStructure tree is internally consistentPassed
DocumentDocument structure provides logical reading orderFailedPage 1: The structure tree is highly fragmented and does not follow a logical reading order.; Page 1: The text content is broken into arbitrary 'Span' elements rather than cohesive text blocks.; Page 25: The structure tree is severely fragmented and lacks semantic hierarchy. It relies heavily on generic /P (paragraph) and /Span tags rather than using appropriate structural elements like /H1, /H2, /H3 for headings, /L (list) for bullet points, and /Table for course listings.
DocumentText language is specifiedPassedLanguage: en-US
DocumentDocument title is showing in title barPassed
DocumentBookmarks are present in large documentsPassed
DocumentDocument has appropriate color contrastPassedVision analysis: contrast is acceptable
Page ContentAll page content is taggedPassed
Page ContentAll annotations are taggedPassed
Page ContentTab order is consistent with structure orderPassed
Page ContentReliable character encoding is providedFailedPage 4: suspicious extracted text (text extraction is low quality); Page 7: suspicious extracted text (text extraction is low quality); Page 202: suspicious extracted text (text extraction is low quality)
Page ContentAll multimedia objects are taggedNot ApplicableNo multimedia objects found
Page ContentPage will not cause screen flickerPassed
Page ContentNo inaccessible scriptsPassed
Page ContentNavigation links are not repetitivePassedVision analysis: repeated URIs appear on pages with clean reading order — likely navigation; http://www.lamission.edu/financialaid appears on 9 pages; http://www.assist.org appears on 4 pages
Page ContentPage does not require timed responsesPassed
Forms Tables ListsAll form fields are taggedNot ApplicableNo form fields found
Forms Tables ListsAll form fields have descriptionPassed
Forms Tables ListsTR must be child of Table/THead/TBody/TFootPassed
Forms Tables ListsTH and TD must be children of TRPassed
Forms Tables ListsTables must have headersPassed
Forms Tables ListsTables: same cols per row, same rows per colPassedTable has rows with 1-2 columns; Table has rows with 1-2 columns; Table has rows with 1-2 columns
Forms Tables ListsTables must have a summaryPassed
Forms Tables ListsLI must be child of LPassed
Forms Tables ListsLbl and LBody must be children of LIPassed
Alt Text HeadingsFigures require alternate textFailed3/52 figures have generic/placeholder alt text
Alt Text HeadingsAlternate text that will never be readPassed
Alt Text HeadingsAlternate text must be associated with contentFailed/H1 has /Alt but MCIDs contain no rendered text or images
Alt Text HeadingsAlternate text should not hide annotationPassed
Alt Text HeadingsElements require alternate textFailed/Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'
Alt Text HeadingsAppropriate heading nestingFailedSkipped from H1 to H3

Screen Reader Validation (62 issues)

SeverityPageElementIssue
ERRORp106H3Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 — NVDA users pressing '3' may miss content
ERRORp219FigureFigure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERRORp216FigureFigure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERRORp216FigureFigure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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