ShieldStack
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shieldstack.pro · WCAG 2.2 Level AA · audited 13 June 2026, remediation 15 June 2026
Result
Zero critical. Zero serious. Two moderate findings fixed on 13 June and four low findings fixed on 15 June. The remaining moderate flag, the hero badges, did not reproduce on the VoiceOver pass and is closed. Three advisory notes carry no Level AA impact.
Method
A line-by-line review of the source that renders each of our 14 routes: semantic structure, names and roles, form labels, color values, focus handling and keyboard operability. An axe-core automated pass across the key routes on 15 June surfaced two keyboard-access issues on scrollable tables, both fixed the same day, and this page now reports zero axe violations. The remaining automated contrast flags are false positives on the navy pricing card, where the tool cannot resolve the card background and the measured contrast sits between 8.5:1 and 9.9:1. A partial manual VoiceOver pass on the homepage was run on 13 June. The full manual pass across all routes (keyboard, VoiceOver on Safari, NVDA on Firefox) is the part we do not yet run on every release, and we do not claim coverage we have not run.
Findings
| ID | Severity | WCAG | Finding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Low (revised) | 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value | Logo, every page. Code review flagged a possible duplicate accessible name on the logo. The live VoiceOver pass found it announces once, so it did not reproduce. Wordmark set decorative as hardening. | Verified live, hardened 13 Jun |
| M2 | Moderate | 1.3.1 Info and Relationships | Comparison table. Column headers had no scope and row labels were data cells, so header to data association was lost for screen readers. | Fixed 13 Jun |
| M3 | Moderate | 4.1.2 / 2.4.4 | Region switcher, small screens. Below the small breakpoint the visible label is hidden and the flag is decorative, leaving only the title attribute as the accessible name. | Fixed 13 Jun |
| M4 | Moderate | 1.3.1 / 4.1.2 | Hero badges, home and region pages. Code review and an early VoiceOver pass flagged the hero badges (Shopify Partner and the urgency stat) as possibly not announced. Reading from the top of the page, VoiceOver announces both. The badge text was wrapped in spans as hardening. | Verified on VoiceOver 15 Jun, not reproduced |
| L1 | Low | 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks | All pages. A skip link existed only on /scan. Landmarks already satisfied the criterion, so this was parity and best practice. | Fixed 15 Jun, skip link site-wide |
| L2 | Low | 3.1.1 Language of Page | Region routes. The page language read as a generic en for every route. en is valid so the criterion passed, but /uk and /canada read more accurately as en-GB and en-CA. | Fixed 15 Jun, language set per region |
| L3 | Low | 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) | Featured pricing card. Supporting text in slate-400 on the navy card measured about 4.5:1, right at the AA threshold. | Fixed 15 Jun, raised to slate-300 |
| L4 | Low | 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast | Outline buttons on navy. The button border against navy was below 3:1. The white label identified the control, so this was borderline. | Fixed 15 Jun, border contrast raised |
| A1 | Advisory (AAA) | 3.2.5 | Links that open new tabs. target=_blank without a textual opens in new tab cue. AAA only, no AA impact. | Advisory |
| A2 | Advisory | n/a | Header nav, mobile. Primary nav links are hidden below the lg breakpoint with no mobile menu. Content stays reachable by scroll and the footer repeats the links. | Advisory |
| A3 | Advisory | n/a | A few CTAs. Hover color equals the base color on a few buttons, so there is no visible hover change. Cosmetic. | Advisory |
What already holds
- One main landmark per route, plus header and footer, and a skip link site-wide.
- Form inputs labelled via useId associations. Email label present though visually hidden.
- The scan tool announces progress with role=status and aria-live, a real progressbar with values, and errors via role=alert.
- FAQ uses a definition list. Decorative icons, emojis and SVGs are aria-hidden.
- Severity is conveyed by text, not color alone. Focus rings on all scan form controls.
- Region switcher uses role=group and aria-current. Body and heading text contrast pass against their backgrounds.
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