Compliance Report — Untitled — Los Angeles Southwest College

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: 89.0/100 (Good)

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=1074471, readable chars=1074451, replacement chars=0
Tag coverage	25.0/25	tagged pages=222, total pages=222, tags per page=64.7
Alt text quality	9.0/20	figures=51, with meaningful alt=23
Heading structure	15.0/15	errors=0, warnings=0
Table/list accessibility	10.0/10	errors=0

Document Information

Source
Original File Type	PDF
Original File Size	9.3 MB
Original PDF (un-remediated)	92348540_LASC_2023-24_College_Catalog.pdf
Remediated PDF	LASC_2023-24_College_Catalog.pdf
Source Web Page	N/A
Original Accessibility State
Had Structure Tags	Yes
Had Language Set	No
Had Document Title	No
After Remediation
Remediated File Size	11.6 MB
Pages	222
Structure Tags	14356
Checks Passed	28 of 31 applicable (2 not applicable)
Screen Reader Errors	28
Screen Reader Warnings	76
veraPDF	FAIL
Conformance	Partially Conformant

WCAG 2.1 AA Conformance

Success Criterion	Status	Remarks
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)	FAIL	Figures require alternate text: 28/51 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)	PASS
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	Passed	Structure tree exists — verify reading order is logical
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
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	Failed	Page 45: suspicious extracted text (words are split by repeated spaces); Page 13: /TT1 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00, 0x03, 0x11, 0x15, 0x19, 0x95); Page 15: /TT1 uses unmapped glyph codes in /ToUnicode (0x00, 0x03, 0x09, 0x11, 0x13, 0x15)
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	http://www.lasc.edu/ appears on 5 pages; http://mycollege.laccd.edu/ appears on 7 pages; https://www.lasc.edu/about-lasc/administration/administrativ appears on 4 pages
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	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	Tables: same cols per row, same rows per col	Passed	Table has rows with 2-3 columns; Table has rows with 2-3 columns; Table has rows with 1-6 columns
Forms Tables Lists	Tables must have a summary	Passed
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	Failed	28/51 figures have generic/placeholder alt text
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	Failed	/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 Headings	Appropriate heading nesting	Passed

Screen Reader Validation (104 issues)

Severity	Page	Element	Issue
ERROR	p3	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p10	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p13	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p23	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p89	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p89	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p89	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p88	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p117	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p125	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
WARNING	p4	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p4	H1	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p19	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p20	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p21	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p21	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p21	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p21	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p21	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p81	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p91	H1	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p93	H1	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H3	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H4	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H4	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H4	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H4	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p97	H4	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p103	H2	Tagged element is empty — screen reader announces nothing
WARNING	p72	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 72: 'S ectio n B2 : S o c i a l an d Be h a v i o r a l S ci e n ...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p73	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 73: '& Rationality: Area 2. Communication and Analytical Thinking...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p75	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 75: 'Section D2 : C o mm un i - cation an d A n a l y ti c a l T ...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p103	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 103: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p103	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 103: 'ADM JUS 1 Introduction to Administration of Justice ...........' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p103	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 103: 'ADM JUS 2 Concepts of Criminal Law ............................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p103	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 103: 'ADM JUS 3 Legal Aspects of Evidence ...........................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p104	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 104: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p106	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 106: 'ACCTG 1 Introductory Accounting I .............................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p106	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 106: 'ACCTG 2 Introductory Accounting II ............................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p106	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 106: 'BUS 1 Introduction to Business ................................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p106	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 106: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p107	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 107: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p107	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 107: 'Required Courses: ................................ ............' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p107	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 107: 'MGMT 13 Small Business Entrepreneurship .......................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p109	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 109: 'Upon completion of this program, students should be able to:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p109	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 109: 'CH DEV 1 Child Growth and Development .........................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p110	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 110: 'CH DEV 1 Child Growth and Development .........................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p112	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 112: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p113	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 113: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p114	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 114: 'Required Courses: ................................ ............' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p115	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 115: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p115	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 115: 'ELECTRN 2 Introduction to Electronics .........................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p115	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 115: 'ELECTRN 111 Introduction to Computer Servicing ................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p115	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 115: 'ELECTRN 113 Computer Networking ...............................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p118	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 118: 'LAW 003 Civil Rights and the Law ..............................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p118	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 118: 'PO LITICAL SC IENCE 20 Race and Ethnicity in Politics .........' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p118	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 118: 'SOC IOLOGY 11 Race and Ethnic Relations .......................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p121	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 121: 'Students should meet with a counselor to determine the neces...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p123	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 123: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p131	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 131: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p131	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 131: 'PSYCH 1 General Psychology I ..................................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p131	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 131: 'PSYCH 2 Biological Psychology .................................' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p133	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 133: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p134	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 134: 'Upon completion of this program, students will:...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p139	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 139: 'BSICSKL 042CE Softskill Basics 1B Œ The Successful Job Searc...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p139	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 139: 'VOC ED 096CE Blueprint s for Workplace Success...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p144	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 144: 'Recommended: Administration of Justice 1...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p146	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 146: 'Recommended: Eligibility met to enroll in transfer - level E...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p154	P	Text repeated 7 times on page 154: 'Limitation on Enrollment: TB Test Verification and Immunizat...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p155	P	Text repeated 6 times on page 155: 'Limitation on Enrollment: TB Test Verification and Immunizat...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p159	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 159: 'Note: This course is endorsed by the International Webmaster...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p162	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 162: 'Prerequisite: CIS 101 (Formerly Computer Science 601)...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p163	P	Text repeated 5 times on page 163: 'Prerequisite: CS 101 (Formerly Computer Science 602)...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p190	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 190: 'Lecture: 4.5 hours; Lab: 17 hours Œ 8 week course...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p191	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 191: 'Lecture: 4.5 hours; Lab: 17 hours Œ 8 week course...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p199	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 199: 'Recommended: Eligibility met to enroll in transfer - level E...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p205	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 205: 'B.A., California State University, Los Angeles...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p205	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 205: 'M.S., California State University, Los Angeles...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p206	P	Text repeated 3 times on page 206: 'B.A., California State University, Los Angeles...' — screen reader reads it each time
WARNING	p206	P	Text repeated 4 times on page 206: 'M.S., California State University, Los Angeles...' — screen reader reads it each time

What This Report Shows

Screen Reader Readability

Document Information

WCAG 2.1 AA Conformance

Accessibility Checks (34)

Screen Reader Validation (104 issues)

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