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Accessibility Health Check
https://franklincountyohio.gov
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https://daylight.sonde.life/usgov/franklincountyohio-gov/
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Excellent
Executive Summary
Top Findings
criticalInsufficient color contrast: 1.00:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(255, 255, 255), background: rgb(255, 255, 255). Text: "Back to top"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 1.00:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #ffffff to #777676 (ratio: 4.5:1).
criticalInsufficient color contrast: 1.00:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(255, 255, 255), background: rgb(255, 255, 255). Text: "Back to top"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 1.00:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #ffffff to #777676 (ratio: 4.5:1).
criticalKeyboard trap detected in dialog "Add Local Matters to Your Home Screen?Ad". Focus cycles within 3 elements without escaping. 3 focusable elements in container.WCAG 2.1.2
Element:
<div role="dialog">Add Local Matters to Your Home Screen?Ad</div>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure Tab and Shift+Tab can move focus out of this region. If this is a modal dialog, provide a close mechanism (Escape key) that returns focus to the trigger element.
highImage has no accessible name in the accessibility tree. Screen readers will skip or announce it generically.WCAG 1.1.1
Element:
<!-- a11y: role="image" -->
Sonde Fix Plan
Add alt text to the image. If decorative, mark with role="presentation" or alt="". WCAG 1.1.1 requires text alternatives for non-text content.
highConsole warning: these parameters are deprecated, see docs for addKeyword (2 occurrences)
Source:
https://cdn.jotfor.ms/s/portal/4785a9fc341/static/js/9716.42bde3eb.js:24mediumSonde Fix Plan
Add X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff Add X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN Add a Content-Security-Policy header with appropriate directives Add Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin or no-referrer
highAudio element has no caption or transcript track. Deaf and hard-of-hearing users cannot access the content.WCAG 1.2.1
Element:
<audio src="/Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd?type=cah&isc=true&guid=d95e3247-f4f0-4088-8785-11a96fe4c175" preload="auto" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;"></audio>
Sonde Fix Plan
Add a <track kind="captions" src="transcript.vtt"> element or provide a text transcript adjacent to the audio player.
highPage has no detectable navigation mechanisms (no <nav>, search, sitemap link, breadcrumbs, or table of contents). Users need multiple ways to locate content.WCAG 2.4.5
Sonde Fix Plan
Add at least two of: site navigation (<nav>), search functionality (input[type="search"] or role="search"), a sitemap link, breadcrumb navigation, or a table of contents.
mediumFocusable element has generic role. Keyboard users can reach it but screen readers provide no context about its purpose.WCAG 4.1.2
Element:
<!-- a11y: role="generic" -->
Sonde Fix Plan
Add an explicit ARIA role (e.g., role="button") and an accessible name. WCAG 4.1.2 requires interactive elements to expose their role.
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h5>The Honorable Maryellen O’Shaughnessy</h5>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h6 class="contact-website">Cait Graessle</h6>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumPage should contain a level-one heading: Fix all of the following: Page must have a level-one heading
Element:
<html class="js t-chrome t-chrome..." lang="en-US">
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure that the page, or at least one of its frames contains a level-one heading. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h3 class="footer-title">Contact Us</h3>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h3 class="footer-title">Contact Us</h3>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumThe skip-link target should exist and be focusable: Fix any of the following: No skip link target
Element:
<a href="#main-content" class="visuallyhidden focusable" id="skip-to-content-link">Skip to main content</a>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure all skip links have a focusable target. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumAll page content should be contained by landmarks: Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Element:
<div id="skip-to-content-container">
<a href="#main-content" class="visuallyhidden focusable" id="skip-to-content-link">Skip to main content</a>
</div>Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure all page content is contained by landmarks. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h3 class="footer-title">Contact Us</h3>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumZooming and scaling must not be disabled: Fix any of the following: maximum-scale on <meta> tag disables zooming on mobile devicesWCAG 1.4.4
Element:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1,maximum-scale=1">
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure <meta name="viewport"> does not disable text scaling and zooming. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/resize-text
mediumDocument should have one main landmark: Fix all of the following: Document does not have a main landmark
Element:
<html lang="en-US">
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the document has a main landmark. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/ Ensure that the page, or at least one of its frames contains a level-one heading. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumInsufficient color contrast: 4.47:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(196, 12, 6), background: rgb(215, 220, 225). Text: "(required)"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="se-form-required-text">(required)</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 4.47:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #c40c06 to #c30b05 (ratio: 4.5:1).
mediumNavigation region "primary" (present on www.franklincountyohio.gov) is missing on this page. Navigation should appear consistently across pages.WCAG 3.2.3
Element:
<!-- missing: div#nav -->
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the "primary" navigation region appears on all pages in the site. Consistent navigation helps users predict where to find content.
mediumClicking "#headlessui-dialog-\:r0\: > div > button" inserts 1 element(s) without ARIA live region. Screen readers will not announce this dynamic content.WCAG 4.1.3
Element:
<button aria-label="Close Button" type="button" class="absolute top-4 right-4 radius-full magnet-button inline-flex shrink-0 justify-center items-center font-medium duration-300 outline-2 outline-tran
Sonde Fix Plan
Wrap dynamically inserted content in an element with aria-live="polite" (or role="status"/"alert") so assistive technologies announce the change.
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Clerk-of-Courts#main-content returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Clerk-of-Courts#main-content">Skip to main content</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder">Recorder</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Real-Estate/Certified-Copy-Request#main-content returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Real-Estate/Certified-Copy-Request#main-content">Skip to main content</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/About-Our-Community/Public-Meetings-and-Agendas/BOC-Meeting-List/BOC-Briefing-Session/02262026/Briefing-Agenda?oc_lang=en-US returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/About-Our-Community/Public-Meetings-and-Agendas/BOC-Meeting-List/BOC-Briefing-Session/02262026/Briefing-Agenda?oc_lang=en-US">English Select this as your preferred language</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/boc/documents/briefing-agendas/2026/02-26-2026.pdf returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/boc/documents/briefing-agendas/2026/02-26-2026.pdf">(24KB)</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory">Agency Directory</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/County-News/Agency-Press-Releases returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/County-News/Agency-Press-Releases">Agency Press Releases</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/News-articles?dlv_OC%20CL%20Public%20News%20Listing=(dd_OC%20News%20Categories=Public%20Meetings%20%26%20Hearings) returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/News-articles?dlv_OC%20CL%20Public%20News%20Listing=(dd_OC%20News%20Categories=Public%20Meetings%20%26%20Hearings)">Public Meetings & Hearings</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory">Agency Directory</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home?oc_lang=en-US returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home?oc_lang=en-US">English Select this as your preferred language</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Property-Auditor/Pay-Property-Taxes returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Property-Auditor/Pay-Property-Taxes">Pay Property Taxes</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory">Agency Directory</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home#main-content returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home#main-content">Skip to main content</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumElement overflows viewport by 148px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div class="sc-htJRVC dfupXk itemListWrapper firstPage"><ul class="sc-cbTzjv hAvSzl formList"><li class=""><div class="sc-iWVNaa kIUfHu appItem" id="31" color="#4c537d" version="2" type="WIDGET"><div
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 129px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<iframe data-client-id="529260f705a7114f70000008" data-unique-id="" title="undefined" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true" allow="local-network-access *; geolocation; microphone; ca
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 162px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div class="sc-clIzBv jQQzaO app-content-wrapper"><div class="sc-htJRVC dfupXk itemListWrapper firstPage"><ul class="sc-cbTzjv hAvSzl formList"><li class=""><div class="sc-iWVNaa kIUfHu appItem" id="3
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 129px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div class="sc-iWVNaa kIUfHu appItem" id="31" color="#4c537d" version="2" type="WIDGET"><div class="sc-cvZCdy dCJZKU widgetContainer"><div data-widget-name="" data-component="widget-field" style="widt
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 129px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div class="sc-cvZCdy dCJZKU widgetContainer"><div data-widget-name="" data-component="widget-field" style="width: 100%; text-align: left; overflow-x: auto;"><iframe data-client-id="529260f705a7114f70
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 129px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div data-widget-name="" data-component="widget-field" style="width: 100%; text-align: left; overflow-x: auto;"><iframe data-client-id="529260f705a7114f70000008" data-unique-id="" title="undefined" fr
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 133px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<ul class="sc-cbTzjv hAvSzl formList"><li class=""><div class="sc-iWVNaa kIUfHu appItem" id="31" color="#4c537d" version="2" type="WIDGET"><div class="sc-cvZCdy dCJZKU widgetContainer"><div data-widge
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 129px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<div class="sc-iWVNaa jNvJee appItem" id="49" type="BUTTON"><div class="button-item-wrapper width-full" style="--button-align-items: center; --button-font-color: #FFFFFF; --button-border-color: rgba(0
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 133px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<li class=""><div class="sc-iWVNaa kIUfHu appItem" id="31" color="#4c537d" version="2" type="WIDGET"><div class="sc-cvZCdy dCJZKU widgetContainer"><div data-widget-name="" data-component="widget-field
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumContent clipped by 18px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<a href="#main-content" class="visuallyhidden focusable" id="skip-to-content-link">Skip to main content</a>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<label for="ctl07_txtSearch" id="ctl07_lblSearch" class="sc-search-label">Search</label>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<span class="visuallyhidden"> is your current preferred language.</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 28px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 50px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<a href="#body-top" id="back-to-top" style="right: -50px;"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span></a>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumContent clipped by 62px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<div class="visuallyhidden list_help" id="horizontal-menu-description"><p>Select the Escape key to close the menu. Focus will then be set to the first menu item.</p></div>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 38px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<i aria-hidden="true"></i>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumMissing X-Frame-Options header
Sonde Fix Plan
Add X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN
mediumStuck loading state: loading indicator CSS class on <div> persists after page readiness
Element:
<div class="sc-bBHHxi flbqRZ public-app-loading"><div class="sc-efQSVx gzJVSG"><svg width="60" height="60" viewBox="0 0 60 60" class="sc-dPiLbb aTgVq" style="overflow: visible;"><line class="line line
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/publicRecords/recordsRequest returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/publicRecords/recordsRequest">Submit a Public Records Request</a>
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/ returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/">clerk.franklincountyohio.gov</a>
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/autoTitle/schedule returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/autoTitle/schedule">Schedule an Auto Title Appointment</a>
lowLink timeout: https://franklin.oh.publicsearch.us/ did not respond within 5000ms after 2 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://franklin.oh.publicsearch.us/">Search Our Records</a>
lowBroken link: https://treasurer.franklincountyohio.gov/Payments/Online-Payment returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://treasurer.franklincountyohio.gov/Payments/Online-Payment">Pay Property Taxes</a>
Best Page Fix Opportunities
/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Outreach/Veteran-Resources/Veteran-Resources-Rotating-Banner/MASH-Pantry-and-Resource-Center14findings
mediumPage should contain a level-one heading: Fix all of the following: Page must have a level-one heading
Element:
<html class="js t-chrome t-chrome..." lang="en-US">
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure that the page, or at least one of its frames contains a level-one heading. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder">Recorder</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumContent clipped by 18px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<a href="#main-content" class="visuallyhidden focusable" id="skip-to-content-link">Skip to main content</a>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<label for="ctl07_txtSearch" id="ctl07_lblSearch" class="sc-search-label">Search</label>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumContent clipped by 23px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<span class="visuallyhidden"> is your current preferred language.</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 28px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 50px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<a href="#body-top" id="back-to-top" style="right: -50px;"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span></a>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
mediumContent clipped by 62px when text spacing is applied per WCAG 1.4.12. Text may be hidden when users adjust spacing for readability.WCAG 1.4.12
Element:
<div class="visuallyhidden list_help" id="horizontal-menu-description"><p>Select the Escape key to close the menu. Focus will then be set to the first menu item.</p></div>
Sonde Fix Plan
Avoid fixed-height containers with overflow: hidden for text content. Use min-height or allow containers to grow.
mediumElement overflows viewport by 38px at 320px width.WCAG 1.4.10
Element:
<i aria-hidden="true"></i>
Sonde Fix Plan
Set max-width: 100% or use overflow-wrap to prevent horizontal overflow.
/Agency-Directory/Clerk-of-Courts11findings
criticalInsufficient color contrast: 1.00:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(255, 255, 255), background: rgb(255, 255, 255). Text: "Back to top"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 1.00:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #ffffff to #777676 (ratio: 4.5:1).
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h5>The Honorable Maryellen O’Shaughnessy</h5>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h6 class="contact-website">Cait Graessle</h6>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Clerk-of-Courts#main-content returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Clerk-of-Courts#main-content">Skip to main content</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/publicRecords/recordsRequest returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/publicRecords/recordsRequest">Submit a Public Records Request</a>
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/ returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/">clerk.franklincountyohio.gov</a>
lowBroken link: https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/autoTitle/schedule returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/autoTitle/schedule">Schedule an Auto Title Appointment</a>
/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Real-Estate/Certified-Copy-Request11findings
criticalInsufficient color contrast: 1.00:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(255, 255, 255), background: rgb(255, 255, 255). Text: "Back to top"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="js-visuallyhidden">Back to top</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 1.00:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #ffffff to #777676 (ratio: 4.5:1).
highAudio element has no caption or transcript track. Deaf and hard-of-hearing users cannot access the content.WCAG 1.2.1
Element:
<audio src="/Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd?type=cah&isc=true&guid=d95e3247-f4f0-4088-8785-11a96fe4c175" preload="auto" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;"></audio>
Sonde Fix Plan
Add a <track kind="captions" src="transcript.vtt"> element or provide a text transcript adjacent to the audio player.
mediumHeading levels should only increase by one: Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Element:
<h3 class="footer-title">Contact Us</h3>
Sonde Fix Plan
Ensure the order of headings is semantically correct. See: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
mediumInsufficient color contrast: 4.47:1 (required: 4.5:1 for normal text). Foreground: rgb(196, 12, 6), background: rgb(215, 220, 225). Text: "(required)"WCAG 1.4.3
Element:
<span class="se-form-required-text">(required)</span>
Sonde Fix Plan
Current ratio: 4.47:1 (need 4.5:1). Change foreground from #c40c06 to #c30b05 (ratio: 4.5:1).
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Admin-Area/Site-Management/Site-Footer/Sub-Footer-Links/Accessibility-Statement/Franklin-County-Accessibility-Statement">Accessibility Statement</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Real-Estate/Certified-Copy-Request#main-content returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Agency-Directory/Recorder/Real-Estate/Certified-Copy-Request#main-content">Skip to main content</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Resident-Services">Resident Services</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/County-Government/Events-directory">Upcoming Events</a>
mediumBroken link: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home returned status 403 Forbidden after 1 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/Home"></a>
mediumMissing X-Frame-Options header
Sonde Fix Plan
Add X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN
lowLink timeout: https://franklin.oh.publicsearch.us/ did not respond within 5000ms after 2 attempts
Element:
<a href="https://franklin.oh.publicsearch.us/">Search Our Records</a>
Methodology
The Sonde Score is a universal 0–1000 compliance index — think of it like a credit score for accessibility. Each finding is weighted by its impact on human access: a keyboard trap (critical) counts far more than a best-practice suggestion (low). The raw penalty is normalized per page so scores are comparable across sites of any size. A harmonic curve ensures every site gets a meaningful score — no zeros, no false perfection.
Score = round(1000 × S / (S + P/N))
where S = sensitivity (750), P = Σ(weight × count), N = pages scanned
| Tier | Weight | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 10 | Keyboard traps, missing page language |
| High | 3 | Missing alt text, insufficient contrast |
| Medium | 1 | Heading hierarchy, unclear link purpose |
| Low | 0.25 | Best-practice suggestions |
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