Chicago, IL accessibility score
chicago.gov · Automated scan, 5 July 2026
Score
From an automated scan of public pages. Higher is better.
96out of 100
Few automated issues found
Issues found, by severity
- 0Critical
- 3Serious
- 5Moderate
- 0Minor
How it compares
US city governments median: 94. 66 of the 158 sites we scanned in this group have at least one critical barrier (42%).
chicago.gov scored 2 points above the median.
Top issues found
Most severe first. Occurrences are counted across the pages scanned.
- ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elementsSeriousWCAG 4.1.2 · 6 occurrences
- Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributesSeriousWCAG 4.1.2 · 1 occurrence
- Page requires horizontal scrolling at 320px widthSeriousBest practice · 1 occurrence
- Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combinationModerateBest practice · 2 occurrences
- Heading levels should only increase by oneModerateBest practice · 1 occurrence
Next steps
This is an automated scan of public pages on chicago.gov on 5 July 2026. It is not a full review and not a legal determination of conformance with any standard or law. Automated tools detect only part of WCAG failures; many need a person to assess. See our methodology and disclaimer.