Digital Accessibility Report Card · Standard Review

TCEA.org Accessibility Readiness Assessment

This is a readiness assessment based on the documented scope. It is not a legal certification or a complete WCAG conformance determination.

Websitehttps://tcea.org/
OrganizationTCEA
Review dateJuly 19, 2026
BaselineWCAG 2.1 Level A and AA
Pages and documents12 sampled resources
Assessment confidenceLow

Part One

Digital Accessibility Report Card

Legal context: TCEA describes itself as a global nonprofit, member-based organization. This review does not assign TCEA a Title II public-entity compliance deadline. WCAG 2.1 AA is used as a technical readiness baseline and as a relevant requirement when TCEA services are contracted to deliver programs for state or local public entities.
Overall readiness
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR AN OVERALL SCORE

Only 11 of 25 criteria received evidence-based numeric ratings. The minimum required for a definitive score is 12.

34%
Provisional score based on 11 of 25 criteria

15 of 44 available points for rated criteria. This provisional result indicates high-risk conditions but must not be treated as a complete conformance result.

11Criteria rated
6Not Tested
1Not Applicable
7Unknown
0Critical findings
LowConfidence
NO CRITICAL BARRIERS IDENTIFIED IN THE TESTED SCOPE
High-risk indicators remain: four high-severity findings, untested transactional workflows, and seven governance or vendor criteria that are unknown from public evidence.

Domain readiness

Horizontal bars compare the evidence-based percentages for rated criteria in rubric order. Untested and unknown criteria are excluded rather than counted as passing.

Equal Access and Interaction
25%
Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design
50%
Forms, Authentication, and Errors
38%
Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content
25%
Mobile and Third-Party Platforms
25%
Governance and Continuous Improvement
Not scored
Text equivalent for domain readiness chart
DomainPercentage
Equal Access and Interaction25%
Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design50%
Forms, Authentication, and Errors38%
Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content25%
Mobile and Third-Party Platforms25%
Governance and Continuous ImprovementNot scored

Open findings by severity

The review documented ten findings and recommendations. No critical barrier was confirmed.

⛔ Critical 0
▲ High 4
◆ Moderate 4
● Low 0
○ Advisory 2
Text equivalent for finding-severity chart
SeverityOpen findings
⛔ Critical0
▲ High4
◆ Moderate4
● Low0
○ Advisory2

Testing coverage

Completed and outstanding testing
Criteria rated11 of 25
Pages and documents sampled12
Core workflows reviewed6; 2 completed at information-retrieval level
Forms reviewed1 visible form; no submission or error-state test
Documents inspected2 PDFs
Videos checked0; not applicable to this main-site sample
Third-party platforms encountered7; none fully tested
Screen-reader testingNot completed
Keyboard testingNot completed
Responsive and zoom testingNot completed
Automated accessibility scanNot completed

Page and workflow risk heatmap

Risk assignments for sampled resources
Page or workflowReason selectedRisk levelTested status
HomepageHomepage and event widgetsHighPartially tested
Contact UsContact and complaint informationModeratePartially tested
CoursesCourse catalog and filteringHighPartially tested
EventsEvent discovery and calendarHighPartially tested
MembershipMembership information and join pathHighPartially tested; external join flow untested
Professional LearningMajor landing-page templateModeratePartially tested
ResourcesResource access and external community pathHighPartially tested
PD Services InquiryPublic formHighVisual/text review only
Payment PolicyLong policy content and external payment formModeratePartially tested
Convention AccessibilityAccommodation request informationHighPartially tested
AI Journey PDFComplex PDF flyerModerateDocument and screenshot inspection
2024 Registration PDFVisual form PDFModerateDocument and screenshot inspection

Top five barriers and risks

TCEA-001 · High

Shared navigation creates a noisy, confusing semantic outline

Page or workflow: Shared header on sampled tcea.org pages

User impact: Screen-reader users who navigate by heading may encounter a long, misleading outline before reaching the page. Decorative glyphs may be announced as meaningless characters.

WCAG: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships; 2.4.6 Headings and Labels; 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value

Next action: Use semantic navigation lists and links rather than heading elements for every menu item. Keep a logical page outline, add a main landmark and working skip link, and hide decorative icons with aria-hidden="true" or CSS-generated content. Give icon-only controls explicit accessible names.

TCEA-002 · High

No sitewide digital accessibility statement or barrier-reporting route was located

Page or workflow: Contact page and shared footer

User impact: A person who encounters a digital barrier may not know how to request an accessible alternative or how quickly the organization will respond.

WCAG: Governance control supporting conformance; no single WCAG success criterion

Next action: Publish a clearly linked accessibility page identifying WCAG 2.1 AA as the target, a monitored contact method, an alternate-format request process, response expectations, the last review date, and known limitations. Add “Report an accessibility barrier” to the footer and relevant transactional pages.

TCEA-003 · High

Convention accommodation instructions contain an outdated interpreter deadline

Page or workflow: Accessibility and Accommodations

User impact: Deaf and hard-of-hearing participants may receive incorrect instructions and could miss the actual accommodation-request window.

WCAG: 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

Next action: Replace the stale deadline with the verified 2027 deadline or a current, non-expiring instruction. Add a content owner, automated annual review, and pre-event date check for all accommodation pages and registration forms.

TCEA-004 · High

Core user journeys depend on unverified third-party platforms

Page or workflow: Membership, event registration, community, chat, payment, and email links

User impact: A barrier in any vendor workflow can block a core transaction even when the public marketing page is usable.

WCAG: WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA across the complete process

Next action: Create a vendor inventory, obtain current ACRs tied to deployed versions, test representative complete processes, require remediation owners and dates, and add accessible alternatives for any blocked task.

TCEA-005 · Moderate

Prominent homepage graphics contain text but expose generic image names

Page or workflow: Homepage

User impact: Screen-reader users may miss the purpose and details of prominent promotions, and users who enlarge text cannot resize wording embedded in images.

WCAG: 1.1.1 Non-text Content; 1.4.5 Images of Text

Next action: Use real HTML text for promotional wording and calls to action. Where an image remains informative, provide concise purpose-based alt text. Use alt="" only when nearby text supplies the full equivalent.

Documented strengths

Descriptive page titles
No barrier was identified in the sampled pages for browser-title relevance.
Page-level headings on most pages
Most content pages expose a clear H1 even though shared navigation weakens the outline.
Useful image names in several collections
Course and staff images frequently expose names that match their visible subjects.
Visible labels on the inquiry form
Every sampled field had visible label text in the retrieved page representation.
Accommodation information exists
The convention page addresses interpreter requests, mobility equipment, emergency services, and assistance contacts, although one deadline is stale.
Sampled PDFs contain searchable text
Neither sampled PDF appeared to be image-only.

Quick wins

High-impact corrections that appear relatively contained
Quick winExpected impactLikely ownerVerification
Correct the 2027 interpreter-request deadlineHighEvents and communicationsContent review and registration cross-check
Hide decorative icon-font characters and simplify navigation headingsHighWeb developerAccessibility-tree, heading, and keyboard review
Add text equivalents for homepage promotional graphicsHighCommunications and web developerImage-alt and links-out-of-context review
Add a required-field explanation to the inquiry formModerateWeb developerKeyboard and screen-reader form test
Add a visible H1 and readable dates to the event calendarModerateWeb developer and eventsHeading and calendar review
Add “Report an accessibility barrier” to the footerHighCommunications and accessibility ownerSubmit and route a test report

Recommended next steps

Act Now

  • Correct the stale accommodation deadline
  • Create a monitored digital-barrier reporting route
  • Audit shared navigation semantics and decorative icons
  • Test membership and registration workflows with assistive technology

Build Into Practice

  • Maintain a digital inventory and owner list
  • Require current vendor accessibility evidence
  • Train content owners and provide accessible templates
  • Combine automated, keyboard, screen-reader, and user testing
  • Track findings through correction and retesting

Part Two

Executive Summary

Website reviewed: TCEA.org and selected TCEA-controlled or linked resources. Assessment mode: Standard review. Technical baseline: WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA.

TCEA’s public site provides extensive educational content, events, professional learning, membership information, contact details, policy pages, downloadable documents, and links to member and registration systems. TCEA identifies itself as a nonprofit member-based organization, so this report does not assign a federal Title II public-entity compliance date. The Title II technical standard remains relevant to public-school customers and to any TCEA service delivered on behalf of a state or local public entity.

The review found strengths in descriptive page titles, visible page headings on most pages, many meaningful image names, visible form labels, searchable PDF text, and a dedicated convention accommodations page. The largest risks are the shared navigation outline and decorative glyph exposure, the missing sitewide digital-accessibility support route, an outdated interpreter deadline, and critical dependence on untested third-party platforms.

Overall result: insufficient evidence for a definitive percentage. The provisional result is 34 percent based on 11 rated criteria, with low confidence. No critical barrier was confirmed, but the site carries high-risk indicators and requires live browser and assistive-technology testing.

Part Three

Scope and Sampling

Representative sample
Page or workflowReason selectedRisk levelTested status
HomepageHomepage and event widgetsHighPartially tested
Contact UsContact and complaint informationModeratePartially tested
CoursesCourse catalog and filteringHighPartially tested
EventsEvent discovery and calendarHighPartially tested
MembershipMembership information and join pathHighPartially tested; external join flow untested
Professional LearningMajor landing-page templateModeratePartially tested
ResourcesResource access and external community pathHighPartially tested
PD Services InquiryPublic formHighVisual/text review only
Payment PolicyLong policy content and external payment formModeratePartially tested
Convention AccessibilityAccommodation request informationHighPartially tested
AI Journey PDFComplex PDF flyerModerateDocument and screenshot inspection
2024 Registration PDFVisual form PDFModerateDocument and screenshot inspection

Workflows reviewed

Third-party and vendor services encountered

External services in the accessibility risk environment
ServicePurposeRiskTested status
membership.tcea.orgMembership and event registrationCore transactional pathNot tested; no retrievable public content
tcea.mobilize.ioMember community and resource libraryAuthenticated member resourceNot tested; authentication/external platform
help.tcea.orgLive chatAssistance and supportNot tested
fs21.formsite.comCredit-card authorization formPayment workflowNot tested
eepurl.com / MailchimpEmail subscriptionMarketing subscription formNot tested
blog.tcea.orgTechNotes contentRelated publishing platformEncountered; not included in scored main-site scope
convention.tcea.orgConvention informationRelated TCEA subdomainOne accessibility page sampled

Capabilities used

Tests not performed

Part Four

Readiness Scorecard

All 25 readiness criteria
CriterionScoreConfidenceEvidence summaryStatus
A1: Core tasks can be completed independently 1 Low Public information can be located, but joining, registration, community access, and authenticated resources depend on external services that were not testable. Partial support
A2: All functions work with a keyboard NT Untested No live keyboard-interaction environment was available. Not Tested
A3: Focus is visible and follows a logical order 1 Moderate The retrieved reading order places a large heading-heavy mega-menu and exposed icon-font characters before page content. Visible focus itself was not tested. Barrier identified
A4: Pages reflow and remain usable when enlarged NT Untested No 200 percent text-resize, 400 percent zoom, 320 CSS-pixel, or text-spacing test was available. Not Tested
B1: Pages use meaningful titles, headings, landmarks, lists, and tables 2 Moderate Sampled pages generally have descriptive browser titles and most have one page-level heading, but the shared menu uses many H4 headings before the H1 and the events page did not expose a clear H1. Partial support
B2: Images and visual content have appropriate text alternatives 2 Moderate Many course and staff images expose useful names, but several prominent homepage promotional graphics were exposed only as “Image” even though they contain essential text. Partial support
B3: Color and contrast meet accessibility requirements NT Untested Exact foreground, background, non-text contrast, and focus-indicator ratios were not measured. Not Tested
B4: Links and controls have descriptive names 2 Moderate Most text links are understandable in context, but generic image names and exposed decorative icon characters reduce clarity. Partial support
C1: Every field has a visible, programmatically connected label 2 Moderate The public professional-learning inquiry form presents visible labels, but programmatic association was not inspectable and external registration forms were unavailable. Partial support
C2: Instructions, required fields, and formats are clear 1 Moderate Required fields are marked with asterisks, but the sampled form does not visibly explain the symbol or provide detailed format and submission guidance. Barrier identified
C3: Errors are identified, associated with fields, and correctable NT Untested No form was submitted and no validation state was triggered. Not Tested
C4: Authentication and security steps are accessible NT Untested Membership, registration, community login, password reset, and multifactor flows were unavailable. Not Tested
D1: PDFs and downloadable documents use accessible structure 1 Moderate Two PDFs were visually and textually sampled. They are searchable, but tags, document title, language, form-field semantics, alternative text, and logical reading order were not established; extraction suggests possible reading-order problems. Barrier identified
D2: Videos have accurate synchronized captions NA Not applicable No public video was included in this representative main-site sample. Not Applicable
D3: Audio and visual information has equivalent alternatives 1 Moderate Promotional graphics containing dates, prices, and calls to action were exposed without meaningful text alternatives in the retrieved representation. Barrier identified
D4: Media players and specialized content are operable 1 Low Event-calendar and directions components produced dense or duplicated text in retrieval, while keyboard operation and status announcements could not be tested. Partial support
E1: Mobile and responsive views preserve access NT Untested No narrow-viewport, orientation, touch-target, or mobile assistive-technology test was available. Not Tested
E2: Embedded and vendor-hosted components are tested 1 High Core membership, registration, community, chat, email-subscription, and payment functions rely on external services; none could be fully tested in this review. Third-party dependency
E3: Vendor accessibility evidence is current and specific U Unknown No current, product-specific ACR, VPAT, or equivalent accessibility evidence was located for the sampled vendor workflows. Unknown from public evidence
E4: Known vendor barriers have owners and remediation dates U Unknown Ownership and remediation tracking for vendor barriers could not be verified publicly. Unknown from public evidence
F1: The organization maintains a digital inventory U Unknown Internal inventory practices are not verifiable from the public website. Unknown from public evidence
F2: Accessibility requirements appear in purchasing and contracts U Unknown Procurement and contract accessibility requirements were not publicly available. Unknown from public evidence
F3: Content creators receive training and accessible templates U Unknown TCEA publishes accessibility guidance, but internal training and template controls could not be verified. Unknown from public evidence
F4: Testing combines automated and human methods U Unknown No public testing methodology, cadence, or conformance report was located. Unknown from public evidence
F5: Findings are tracked through correction and retesting U Unknown Internal issue tracking and retesting practices were not publicly verifiable. Unknown from public evidence

Score key: 0 Not present; 1 Beginning; 2 Developing; 3 Meets baseline; 4 Strong practice; NT Not Tested; NA Not Applicable; U Unknown from public evidence.

Part Five

Detailed Findings

TCEA-001 · High · Open

Shared navigation creates a noisy, confusing semantic outline

Page
Shared header on sampled tcea.org pages
URL
https://tcea.org/
Component
Mega-menu, breadcrumbs, and icon-font labels
Description
The retrieved document order repeatedly presents dozens of H4 menu headings and private-use icon characters before the page H1. Courses and resources breadcrumbs also expose isolated characters such as “E” and “5.”
User impact
Screen-reader users who navigate by heading may encounter a long, misleading outline before reaching the page. Decorative glyphs may be announced as meaningless characters.
Affected users
Blind and low-vision users, screen-reader users, voice-control users, and users with cognitive disabilities
Blocked or affected task
Navigate to the page’s main content and understand the site structure
WCAG criterion
1.3.1 Info and Relationships; 2.4.6 Headings and Labels; 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
WCAG level
A / AA
Evidence source
Direct web retrieval of the shared page structure
Confidence
Moderate
Recommended correction
Use semantic navigation lists and links rather than heading elements for every menu item. Keep a logical page outline, add a main landmark and working skip link, and hide decorative icons with aria-hidden="true" or CSS-generated content. Give icon-only controls explicit accessible names.
Verification method
Inspect the DOM and accessibility tree; navigate headings and landmarks with NVDA and Firefox; complete a keyboard-only menu review.

TCEA-002 · High · Open

No sitewide digital accessibility statement or barrier-reporting route was located

Page
Contact page and shared footer
URL
https://tcea.org/contact/
Component
Accessibility support and governance
Description
The shared footer lists privacy, payment, event, email, and contact links. The contact page provides a general complaint process, but no digital-accessibility standard, barrier-reporting process, alternate-format request route, response expectation, known limitations, or accessibility owner was located.
User impact
A person who encounters a digital barrier may not know how to request an accessible alternative or how quickly the organization will respond.
Affected users
All users with disabilities, especially users blocked by a form, document, registration service, or event platform
Blocked or affected task
Report an accessibility barrier or request an accessible alternative
WCAG criterion
Governance control supporting conformance; no single WCAG success criterion
WCAG level
Readiness / effective communication
Evidence source
Direct review of public navigation, footer, contact page, and site search results
Confidence
High
Recommended correction
Publish a clearly linked accessibility page identifying WCAG 2.1 AA as the target, a monitored contact method, an alternate-format request process, response expectations, the last review date, and known limitations. Add “Report an accessibility barrier” to the footer and relevant transactional pages.
Verification method
Submit a test barrier report, confirm receipt and routing, and review the page with keyboard and screen-reader users.

TCEA-003 · High · Open

Convention accommodation instructions contain an outdated interpreter deadline

Page
Accessibility and Accommodations
URL
https://convention.tcea.org/about/accessibility-information/
Component
Interpreter request instructions
Description
The page identifies the convention as Jan. 31–Feb. 3, 2027, but instructs participants to request interpreter accommodations before Jan. 9, 2026.
User impact
Deaf and hard-of-hearing participants may receive incorrect instructions and could miss the actual accommodation-request window.
Affected users
Deaf and hard-of-hearing participants and people arranging communication access
Blocked or affected task
Request an interpreter or other event accommodation
WCAG criterion
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
WCAG level
A
Evidence source
Direct observation of conflicting dates on the same page
Confidence
High
Recommended correction
Replace the stale deadline with the verified 2027 deadline or a current, non-expiring instruction. Add a content owner, automated annual review, and pre-event date check for all accommodation pages and registration forms.
Verification method
Confirm the deadline with event operations, then review the page and registration workflow end to end.

TCEA-004 · High · Open — third-party dependency

Core user journeys depend on unverified third-party platforms

Page
Membership, event registration, community, chat, payment, and email links
URL
https://membership.tcea.org/welcome
Component
Vendor-hosted workflows
Description
Joining TCEA, registering for events, accessing member resources, using the community, chatting for help, authorizing payment, and subscribing to email move users to external services. The membership and community pages returned no inspectable public content in this review, and no current product-specific accessibility evidence was located.
User impact
A barrier in any vendor workflow can block a core transaction even when the public marketing page is usable.
Affected users
Keyboard users, screen-reader users, users with low vision, users with cognitive disabilities, and mobile assistive-technology users
Blocked or affected task
Join, register, pay, sign in, access resources, or request help
WCAG criterion
WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA across the complete process
WCAG level
A / AA
Evidence source
Direct link tracing; authentication and retrieval limitations
Confidence
High for the dependency; Untested for actual conformance
Recommended correction
Create a vendor inventory, obtain current ACRs tied to deployed versions, test representative complete processes, require remediation owners and dates, and add accessible alternatives for any blocked task.
Verification method
Run keyboard, NVDA/Firefox, JAWS/Chrome or Edge, VoiceOver/Safari, 400 percent zoom, and mobile tests through each complete workflow.

TCEA-005 · Moderate · Open

Prominent homepage graphics contain text but expose generic image names

Page
Homepage
URL
https://tcea.org/
Component
Promotional carousel and campaign graphics
Description
Several homepage images were exposed only as “Image.” Opening the assets shows text-heavy promotions for the Librarian Conference, AI for Educators Conference, and self-paced courses, including dates, pricing, and calls to action.
User impact
Screen-reader users may miss the purpose and details of prominent promotions, and users who enlarge text cannot resize wording embedded in images.
Affected users
Blind and low-vision users, screen-reader users, and users who enlarge text
Blocked or affected task
Discover and act on current conferences and courses
WCAG criterion
1.1.1 Non-text Content; 1.4.5 Images of Text
WCAG level
A / AA
Evidence source
Direct retrieval plus image inspection
Confidence
Moderate
Recommended correction
Use real HTML text for promotional wording and calls to action. Where an image remains informative, provide concise purpose-based alt text. Use alt="" only when nearby text supplies the full equivalent.
Verification method
Review the accessibility tree and links-out-of-context list; compare each image’s message with its text equivalent.

TCEA-006 · Moderate · Open

Inquiry form instructions are incomplete and validation remains unverified

Page
Campus and District-Level Learning by TCEA
URL
https://tcea.org/pd/services/
Component
Professional-learning inquiry form
Description
The form exposes visible field labels and marks several labels with an asterisk, but no visible legend explains that the asterisk means required. Input formats, error behavior, error association, and submission confirmation were not testable.
User impact
Users may not know which fields are required or how to recover from errors, especially when using a screen reader or voice input.
Affected users
Screen-reader users, users with cognitive disabilities, voice-control users, and users with limited dexterity
Blocked or affected task
Request professional-learning information
WCAG criterion
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions; 3.3.1 Error Identification and 3.3.3 Error Suggestion require testing
WCAG level
A / AA
Evidence source
Direct review of visible form text; no submission test
Confidence
Moderate
Recommended correction
Add a visible “Fields marked * are required” instruction, use native labels and required attributes, identify errors in text, connect errors to fields, move focus to an error summary, and announce status messages.
Verification method
Submit empty, malformed, and valid forms using keyboard, NVDA, and 400 percent zoom.

TCEA-007 · Moderate · Open

Event calendar structure and date presentation are difficult to parse

Page
Calendar of Events
URL
https://tcea.org/events/
Component
Event calendar
Description
The retrieved main content did not expose a clear page-level H1. Event links combine multiple dates and times into dense strings, and the multi-day convention appears under both January and February.
User impact
Users navigating by heading or listening linearly may have difficulty identifying the page and understanding start and end dates.
Affected users
Screen-reader users, users with cognitive disabilities, and users with low vision
Blocked or affected task
Find an event and understand when it occurs
WCAG criterion
1.3.1 Info and Relationships; 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
WCAG level
A / AA
Evidence source
Direct retrieval of event page content
Confidence
Moderate
Recommended correction
Add a visible H1 such as “Events Calendar,” use semantic time markup and readable date ranges, label multi-day events once or clearly indicate continuation, and ensure calendar controls have accessible names and states.
Verification method
Test the calendar with keyboard, NVDA, VoiceOver, 400 percent zoom, and a narrow viewport.

TCEA-008 · Moderate · Open

Sampled PDFs are searchable but not proven structurally accessible

Page
AI in Education Journey flyer and 2024 Group Registration Form
URL
https://tcea.org/documents/pd/TCEA-AI-in-Education-Journey-Flyer-01-2025.pdf
Component
Downloadable PDF documents
Description
Both PDFs contain selectable text. The flyer uses dense multi-column layouts and a large table-like design. The extracted page-two order begins with action text before stage headings, suggesting possible reading-order problems. The registration document is a visual paper form and is outdated.
User impact
Screen-reader and keyboard users may encounter illogical reading order, untagged tables or form fields, missing document metadata, or an unusable form.
Affected users
Blind and low-vision users, keyboard users, and users with cognitive disabilities
Blocked or affected task
Understand a service flyer or complete registration information
WCAG criterion
1.3.1 Info and Relationships; 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence; 2.4.2 Page Titled; 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
WCAG level
A
Evidence source
PDF text extraction and visual page screenshots; tag tree unavailable
Confidence
Moderate
Recommended correction
Audit tags, reading order, headings, lists, table headers, links, language, title metadata, and form fields in Acrobat or PAC. Provide a semantic HTML alternative for current service information and remove or clearly archive stale forms.
Verification method
Run PAC or Acrobat Accessibility Checker, inspect the tag tree manually, and read the document with NVDA or JAWS.

TCEA-009 · Advisory · Recommended

Establish release testing for contrast, zoom, reflow, motion, and focus

Page
All templates
URL
https://tcea.org/
Component
Visual and responsive quality assurance
Description
Exact contrast, 200 percent text resize, 400 percent zoom, 320 CSS-pixel reflow, text spacing, reduced motion, and focus visibility were outside this review’s capabilities.
User impact
Unmeasured visual and responsive barriers can remain undetected after content fixes.
Affected users
Low-vision users, keyboard users, users with vestibular disabilities, and mobile users
Blocked or affected task
Read and operate the site across devices and magnification levels
WCAG criterion
1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 2.3.3, 2.4.7
WCAG level
AA / advisory
Evidence source
Testing limitation
Confidence
Untested
Recommended correction
Add these checks to pre-release and regression testing for every shared template and critical workflow.
Verification method
Use browser zoom, text-spacing overrides, contrast tools, reduced-motion settings, and a keyboard-only review.

TCEA-010 · Advisory · Recommended

Adopt WCAG 2.2 improvements during remediation

Page
Transactional and interactive services
URL
https://tcea.org/
Component
Forward-looking design requirements
Description
WCAG 2.1 AA is the assessment baseline. WCAG 2.2 adds useful protections for focus not obscured, target size, redundant entry, consistent help, and accessible authentication.
User impact
Including these criteria now reduces rework and improves usability for mobile, motor, cognitive, and low-vision users.
Affected users
Keyboard, mobile, motor, cognitive, and low-vision users
Blocked or affected task
Complete forms, authentication, and interactive workflows
WCAG criterion
WCAG 2.2: 2.4.11, 2.5.8, 3.2.6, 3.3.7, 3.3.8
WCAG level
Forward-looking advisory
Evidence source
Standards recommendation
Confidence
High
Recommended correction
Add WCAG 2.2 AA criteria to new-development acceptance tests while maintaining WCAG 2.1 AA as the present federal Title II baseline.
Verification method
Include the criteria in design review, automated rules where available, and manual acceptance testing.

Part Six

Page and Workflow Results

Results and limitations by sampled resource
Page or workflowResultKey barriers or risksTesting limitations
HomepageHigh riskGeneric image alternatives, text in images, shared navigation semantics, duplicated event-widget contentNo keyboard, responsive, or automated test
Contact and complaint informationModerate riskNo digital-accessibility-specific reporting routeContact actions not submitted
CoursesHigh riskShared navigation outline and untested course-purchase pathFiltering and purchase interactions not tested
EventsHigh riskWeak page heading, dense dates, duplicate multi-month event representation, external registrationCalendar controls not operated
Membership and communityHigh riskCore workflow on unavailable third-party servicesAuthentication required or content not retrievable
Professional-learning inquiryHigh riskRequired-field explanation incomplete; error handling unknownNo submission or error-state test
Payment policyModerate riskExternal Formsite payment authorization remains untestedNo transactional test
Convention accommodationsHigh riskInterpreter deadline conflicts with current event yearRegistration accommodation request not submitted
Sample PDFsModerate riskTagging, reading order, form semantics, and metadata unverifiedNo tag-tree or assistive-technology inspection

Part Seven

Automated Findings

No automated accessibility engine was available for this review. No axe-core, Lighthouse, WAVE, Pa11y, Accessibility Insights, HTML validation, link validation, or automated contrast result is claimed.

Automated testing detects only part of WCAG. A clean automated result does not establish accessibility or conformance.

Recommended next automated pass: scan every shared template, the inquiry form, the events calendar, and each public step before a third-party handoff. Consolidate repeated failures by shared header, footer, component, template, and vendor.

Part Eight

Human Testing Still Required

Outstanding manual and assistive-technology tests
What to testPage or workflowRecommended environmentExpected resultLikely team
Keyboard-only navigation, menus, calendar, form, dialogs, and focus returnAll templates; events; inquiry formChrome and Firefox; Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space, arrows, EscapeEvery function is reachable, operable, visibly focused, and free of trapsWeb developer and accessibility tester
Screen-reader heading, landmark, link, image, and form reviewHomepage, courses, events, PD servicesNVDA with FirefoxLogical outline, named controls, meaningful images, and concise reading orderAccessibility tester
Transactional workflowMembership and event registrationJAWS with Chrome or EdgeJoin, register, review, correct, pay, and confirm without assistanceVendor and TCEA owner
macOS and iOS accessMembership, community, chat, and email signupVoiceOver with Safari; VoiceOver on iOSComplete processes with correct labels, focus, and status announcementsVendor and accessibility tester
Android accessEvents and registrationTalkBack on AndroidReadable dates, usable controls, and complete registrationVendor and accessibility tester
Zoom and reflowAll shared templates and third-party workflows400 percent browser zoom and 320 CSS-pixel viewportNo two-dimensional scrolling except permitted content; no clipping or overlaysWeb developer
Text resize and spacingHomepage, policy pages, form, PDFs where applicable200 percent text size and WCAG text-spacing overrideNo loss of content, overlap, or hidden controlsWeb developer and communications
Contrast and focus indicationAll templates and interactive statesContrast analyzer plus keyboardText, controls, icons, and focus indicators meet applicable ratiosDesigner and web developer
Form validation and recoveryPD inquiry, membership, registration, paymentKeyboard and screen readerErrors are identified, associated, announced, and correctableWeb developer and vendors
PDF tags and reading orderCurrent flyers, policies, forms, and eBooksPAC or Acrobat plus NVDA/JAWSCorrect title, language, tags, headings, lists, tables, links, and form fieldsCommunications and document remediator
User testingHighest-use public and member workflowsParticipants with varied disabilities and assistive technologiesUsers can complete important tasks independently and report barriersAccessibility owner and product owners

Part Nine

Prioritized Remediation Plan

Remediation priorities and ownership
PriorityFindingRecommended actionLikely ownerVerification
1TCEA-003Correct and govern event-accommodation datesEvents and communicationsContent and registration cross-check
2TCEA-002Publish an accessibility statement and monitored barrier-reporting routeAccessibility coordinator, communications, and legal/complianceSubmit and route a test report
3TCEA-001Repair shared navigation semantics, icon exposure, headings, landmarks, and skip navigationWeb developerDOM, accessibility tree, keyboard, and screen-reader retest
4TCEA-004Test and govern membership, registration, community, chat, payment, and email vendorsTechnology, procurement, product owners, and vendorsComplete-process assistive-technology testing
5TCEA-005Convert promotional text to HTML and provide purposeful alternativesCommunications and web developerAlt-text and text-resize review
6TCEA-006Add form instructions, programmatic requirements, accessible errors, and status messagesWeb developerInvalid and valid submission tests
7TCEA-007Repair event-calendar heading, dates, duplicate representation, and control namesWeb developer and eventsKeyboard, screen-reader, zoom, and mobile tests
8TCEA-008Audit current PDFs and provide semantic HTML alternativesCommunications and content ownersPAC, tag-tree, and screen-reader review

Part Ten

Long-Term Controls

Part Eleven

Assessment Data Appendix

Structured data

{
  "assessment": {
    "website": "https://tcea.org/",
    "review_date": "2026-07-19",
    "mode": "Standard review",
    "baseline": "WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA",
    "overall_score": null,
    "provisional_percentage": 34,
    "points_earned": 15,
    "maximum_points_for_scored_criteria": 44,
    "criteria_scored": 11,
    "not_tested": 6,
    "not_applicable": 1,
    "unknown": 7,
    "confidence": "Low",
    "critical_barriers": 0
  },
  "domain_percentages": {
    "Equal Access and Interaction": 25,
    "Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design": 50,
    "Forms, Authentication, and Errors": 38,
    "Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content": 25,
    "Mobile and Third-Party Platforms": 25,
    "Governance and Continuous Improvement": null
  },
  "severity_counts": {
    "Critical": 0,
    "High": 4,
    "Moderate": 4,
    "Low": 0,
    "Advisory": 2
  },
  "criteria": [
    {
      "id": "A1",
      "domain": "Equal Access and Interaction",
      "criterion": "Core tasks can be completed independently",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Low",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "Public information can be located, but joining, registration, community access, and authenticated resources depend on external services that were not testable."
    },
    {
      "id": "A2",
      "domain": "Equal Access and Interaction",
      "criterion": "All functions work with a keyboard",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "No live keyboard-interaction environment was available."
    },
    {
      "id": "A3",
      "domain": "Equal Access and Interaction",
      "criterion": "Focus is visible and follows a logical order",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Barrier identified",
      "evidence": "The retrieved reading order places a large heading-heavy mega-menu and exposed icon-font characters before page content. Visible focus itself was not tested."
    },
    {
      "id": "A4",
      "domain": "Equal Access and Interaction",
      "criterion": "Pages reflow and remain usable when enlarged",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "No 200 percent text-resize, 400 percent zoom, 320 CSS-pixel, or text-spacing test was available."
    },
    {
      "id": "B1",
      "domain": "Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design",
      "criterion": "Pages use meaningful titles, headings, landmarks, lists, and tables",
      "score": 2,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "Sampled pages generally have descriptive browser titles and most have one page-level heading, but the shared menu uses many H4 headings before the H1 and the events page did not expose a clear H1."
    },
    {
      "id": "B2",
      "domain": "Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design",
      "criterion": "Images and visual content have appropriate text alternatives",
      "score": 2,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "Many course and staff images expose useful names, but several prominent homepage promotional graphics were exposed only as “Image” even though they contain essential text."
    },
    {
      "id": "B3",
      "domain": "Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design",
      "criterion": "Color and contrast meet accessibility requirements",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "Exact foreground, background, non-text contrast, and focus-indicator ratios were not measured."
    },
    {
      "id": "B4",
      "domain": "Structure, Meaning, and Visual Design",
      "criterion": "Links and controls have descriptive names",
      "score": 2,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "Most text links are understandable in context, but generic image names and exposed decorative icon characters reduce clarity."
    },
    {
      "id": "C1",
      "domain": "Forms, Authentication, and Errors",
      "criterion": "Every field has a visible, programmatically connected label",
      "score": 2,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "The public professional-learning inquiry form presents visible labels, but programmatic association was not inspectable and external registration forms were unavailable."
    },
    {
      "id": "C2",
      "domain": "Forms, Authentication, and Errors",
      "criterion": "Instructions, required fields, and formats are clear",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Barrier identified",
      "evidence": "Required fields are marked with asterisks, but the sampled form does not visibly explain the symbol or provide detailed format and submission guidance."
    },
    {
      "id": "C3",
      "domain": "Forms, Authentication, and Errors",
      "criterion": "Errors are identified, associated with fields, and correctable",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "No form was submitted and no validation state was triggered."
    },
    {
      "id": "C4",
      "domain": "Forms, Authentication, and Errors",
      "criterion": "Authentication and security steps are accessible",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "Membership, registration, community login, password reset, and multifactor flows were unavailable."
    },
    {
      "id": "D1",
      "domain": "Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content",
      "criterion": "PDFs and downloadable documents use accessible structure",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Barrier identified",
      "evidence": "Two PDFs were visually and textually sampled. They are searchable, but tags, document title, language, form-field semantics, alternative text, and logical reading order were not established; extraction suggests possible reading-order problems."
    },
    {
      "id": "D2",
      "domain": "Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content",
      "criterion": "Videos have accurate synchronized captions",
      "score": "NA",
      "confidence": "Not applicable",
      "status": "Not Applicable",
      "evidence": "No public video was included in this representative main-site sample."
    },
    {
      "id": "D3",
      "domain": "Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content",
      "criterion": "Audio and visual information has equivalent alternatives",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Moderate",
      "status": "Barrier identified",
      "evidence": "Promotional graphics containing dates, prices, and calls to action were exposed without meaningful text alternatives in the retrieved representation."
    },
    {
      "id": "D4",
      "domain": "Documents, Multimedia, and Specialized Content",
      "criterion": "Media players and specialized content are operable",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "Low",
      "status": "Partial support",
      "evidence": "Event-calendar and directions components produced dense or duplicated text in retrieval, while keyboard operation and status announcements could not be tested."
    },
    {
      "id": "E1",
      "domain": "Mobile and Third-Party Platforms",
      "criterion": "Mobile and responsive views preserve access",
      "score": "NT",
      "confidence": "Untested",
      "status": "Not Tested",
      "evidence": "No narrow-viewport, orientation, touch-target, or mobile assistive-technology test was available."
    },
    {
      "id": "E2",
      "domain": "Mobile and Third-Party Platforms",
      "criterion": "Embedded and vendor-hosted components are tested",
      "score": 1,
      "confidence": "High",
      "status": "Third-party dependency",
      "evidence": "Core membership, registration, community, chat, email-subscription, and payment functions rely on external services; none could be fully tested in this review."
    },
    {
      "id": "E3",
      "domain": "Mobile and Third-Party Platforms",
      "criterion": "Vendor accessibility evidence is current and specific",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "No current, product-specific ACR, VPAT, or equivalent accessibility evidence was located for the sampled vendor workflows."
    },
    {
      "id": "E4",
      "domain": "Mobile and Third-Party Platforms",
      "criterion": "Known vendor barriers have owners and remediation dates",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "Ownership and remediation tracking for vendor barriers could not be verified publicly."
    },
    {
      "id": "F1",
      "domain": "Governance and Continuous Improvement",
      "criterion": "The organization maintains a digital inventory",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "Internal inventory practices are not verifiable from the public website."
    },
    {
      "id": "F2",
      "domain": "Governance and Continuous Improvement",
      "criterion": "Accessibility requirements appear in purchasing and contracts",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "Procurement and contract accessibility requirements were not publicly available."
    },
    {
      "id": "F3",
      "domain": "Governance and Continuous Improvement",
      "criterion": "Content creators receive training and accessible templates",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "TCEA publishes accessibility guidance, but internal training and template controls could not be verified."
    },
    {
      "id": "F4",
      "domain": "Governance and Continuous Improvement",
      "criterion": "Testing combines automated and human methods",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "No public testing methodology, cadence, or conformance report was located."
    },
    {
      "id": "F5",
      "domain": "Governance and Continuous Improvement",
      "criterion": "Findings are tracked through correction and retesting",
      "score": "U",
      "confidence": "Unknown",
      "status": "Unknown from public evidence",
      "evidence": "Internal issue tracking and retesting practices were not publicly verifiable."
    }
  ],
  "findings": [
    {
      "id": "TCEA-001",
      "severity": "High",
      "title": "Shared navigation creates a noisy, confusing semantic outline",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-002",
      "severity": "High",
      "title": "No sitewide digital accessibility statement or barrier-reporting route was located",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-003",
      "severity": "High",
      "title": "Convention accommodation instructions contain an outdated interpreter deadline",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-004",
      "severity": "High",
      "title": "Core user journeys depend on unverified third-party platforms",
      "status": "Open — third-party dependency"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-005",
      "severity": "Moderate",
      "title": "Prominent homepage graphics contain text but expose generic image names",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-006",
      "severity": "Moderate",
      "title": "Inquiry form instructions are incomplete and validation remains unverified",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-007",
      "severity": "Moderate",
      "title": "Event calendar structure and date presentation are difficult to parse",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-008",
      "severity": "Moderate",
      "title": "Sampled PDFs are searchable but not proven structurally accessible",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-009",
      "severity": "Advisory",
      "title": "Establish release testing for contrast, zoom, reflow, motion, and focus",
      "status": "Recommended"
    },
    {
      "id": "TCEA-010",
      "severity": "Advisory",
      "title": "Adopt WCAG 2.2 improvements during remediation",
      "status": "Recommended"
    }
  ]
}

Primary sources

Within the documented scope, this review identified observable accessibility barriers and areas requiring additional human verification against WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA. The visual report card summarizes the underlying assessment data but does not replace the detailed findings. These results should guide remediation and further testing. They do not constitute legal certification or a complete conformance determination.