Is archive.org accessible according to WCAG 2.2?

archive.org achieves a strong WCAG 2.2 accessibility score of 99/100, meeting most Level AA criteria.

Does archive.org use cookies?

archive.org uses 2 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

What accessibility issues does archive.org have?

archive.org has 1 distinct accessibility violations including heading levels skipped. The most common impact level is critical.

archive.org

Item: archive.org
Rating: 99
Author: Passiro

https://archive.org

Last scanned Jun 22, 2026

archive.org scored a strong 99 out of 100 in its WCAG 2.2 accessibility assessment conducted on June 22, 2026. The assessment detected 1 distinct accessibility violations totalling 1 instances, including 1 moderate issues. The most pressing issues include heading levels skipped (WCAG 1.3.1), 1 instance. This score is based on a scan of the homepage only. A full site scan may reveal additional issues.

WCAG AAA

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1 page scanned Jun 22, 2026

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Scan Coverage

Pages scanned 1 / 1

Unique templates 1

Score is based on 1 structurally unique page representing 1 discovered URLs.

Key Accessibility Issues

1 violations found across 1 rules — 0 critical, 0 serious, 1 moderate, 0 minor

moderate

Page has no <h1> heading — every page should have exactly one

WCAG 1.3.1 · 1 instance found · How to fix →

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