Adobe Portfolio 2020
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Adobe
Partial extraction. We read 30 of 31 Level A and 20 of 24 Level AA criteria from this document (91% coverage). The remainder are missing from our extraction, not necessarily from Adobe's report — their table layout defeated our parser. Treat the figures below as incomplete and read the source document for the full picture.
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 30 criteria
- Supports
- 19
- Partially supports
- 6
- Does not support
- 5
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 20 criteria
- Supports
- 13
- Partially supports
- 5
- Does not support
- 2
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 0
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All reported criteria (98)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Does Not Support | Web: The product does not provide sufficient text alternatives for most non-text content. Examples include: Multiple images lack alternative text, such as SVG elements used for many icons in the left panel. Image buttons and links lack meaningful accessible names, such as the Account button in the left panel. Authored Content (Web): Authors can provide text alternatives for most images. Exceptions include: Images with alternative text on other pages used as image links on the homepage do not provide alternative text. |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Web: The product does not contain prerecorded audio-only or video-only media. Authored Content (Web): The product does not allow authors to provide audio description or transcripts for video-only media imported by users, and the product does not allow authors to provide transcripts for audio-only media. |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Web: The product does not contain prerecorded synchronized media. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create open captions for audio content in video. |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Web: The product does not contain prerecorded video content that would require audio description or a media alternative. Authored Content (Web): Authors can provide open audio description for video. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Supports | Web: The product does not contain live synchronized media. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not contain live synchronized media. |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Supports | Web: The product does not contain prerecorded video content that would require audio description. Authored Content (Web): Authors can provide open audio description for video. |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Does Not Support | Web: Some structure and relationship information, such as some headings and labels for form fields, is provided through element semantics. However, most structure and relationship information is not provided programmatically or in text. Examples include: Multiple buttons lack proper labels, such as those used in the left panel of the editor. Form fields, such as those used when creating a new page, or radio buttons in left panel, lack valid labels. Form fields in groups, such as radio button groups in the left panel, do not convey their group label. Some pages use visual cues, such as larger o |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | Web: The product presents content in a meaningful sequence. Authored Content (Web): The product allows authors to present content in a meaningful sequence. |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | Web: Instructions do not rely solely on sensory characteristics. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Supports | Web: Content does not restrict its view and operation to a single display orientation. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content does not restrict its view and operation to a single display orientation. |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | Web: The product contains input fields that collect information about the user and programmatically conveys their purpose. Authored Content (Web): When input fields that collect information about the user are rendered in authored content, such as name and email address in the Contact Us form, they do not programmatically convey their purpose. |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Partially Supports | Web: Most functions of the product do not convey information through color alone. Exceptions include: Color is used to indicate selection, such as the selected element in the left navigation and the selected platform when viewing the created site in desktop, tablet or mobile view. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | Web: The product does not contain audio that plays automatically. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not contain audio that plays automatically. |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | Web: Most text meets minimum contrast requirements. Exceptions include: The light blue text over darker blue background used in the global header of the Portfolio site. Light gray text over white background such as the “Start building your page” instruction in the editor or warning messages found in the left panel. White text used on green background for the “Update Live Site” button in the editor. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that text meets contrast requirements. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | Web: The product allows browser zoom to resize text up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality for most of its content. Exceptions include: Some pages do not allow content to be resized in mobile view, such as using pinch and zoom. Some content, such as part of the New Page dialog, is lost when text is resized. Authored Content (Web): Using browser zoom, text can be resized up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | Web: The product uses text instead of images of text. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | Web: At the required width of 320 CSS pixels, most content is presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions. Exceptions include: Content is lost in some pages, such as the theme view page. Parts of dialogs are no longer visible, such as the New Page dialog. The Editor’s left panel becomes garbled. Authored Content (Web): At the required width of 320 CSS pixels, authored content is presented without loss of information or functionality. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | Web: Most meaningful non-text content elements, such as the Add New Page control or sliders in the left panel, have sufficient contrast. Exceptions include: The light gray on white used for controls, such as the Back icon in the left panel to navigate back to previous options. The gray platform controls over the darker gray background in the Preview page Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Partially Supports | Web: Most functions of the product support the required text style properties without loss of content or functionality. Exceptions include: The banner in the Home page is cropped when text spacing is applied. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Supports | Web: The product does not contain elements triggered by hover or focus. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not contain elements triggered by hover or focus. |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Does Not Support | Web: Most product functionality cannot be operated through a keyboard interface. Examples include: Links in the footer area of the main website are not keyboard accessible. The Change Region modal dialog is not keyboard accessible. There is drag-and-drop functionality in the Editor that does not have equivalent keyboard access. Multiple custom controls, such as ones used in the left panel, the Add a Page icon and Back icon, the platform selection icons, and the pencil icons to edit the containers in the Editor. Focus is not properly redirected to updated content or dialogs. For example, focus |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | Web: The product does not include keyboard traps. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not include keyboard traps. |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | Web: The product does not provide character key shortcuts. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not provide character key shortcuts. |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Does Not Support | Web: Users are logged out without warning. The product does not provide a mechanism to adjust or cancel the time limit. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not include time limits. |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | Web: The product does not include elements which move, blink, scroll, or auto-update. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | Web: The product does not contain flashing content. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content does not flash. |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Partially Supports | Web: The product provides headings, which allows assistive technology users to bypass repeated blocks, such as the top navigation links. However, for users without assistive technology, a bypass mechanism is not provided. Authored Content (Web): Authors can implement semantic structures, such as headings, for assistive technology users to bypass repeated blocks. However, the product does not enable authors to provide bypass mechanisms, such as skip links, for users without assistive technology. |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Partially Supports | Web: The titles of most pages describe their purpose. Exceptions include: Some pages, such as the Theme Review page and the Preview page, do not have meaningful titles that describe their purpose. Authored Content (Web): The product allows authors to customize the page title. |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Supports | Web: Components receive focus in a meaningful order. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Partially Supports | Web: The purpose of most links in the product can be determined from the link text alone or from the programmatic context of the link. Exceptions include: The Adobe Portfolio image link in the global header lacks meaningful link text. Sample Sites link text in the home page is not meaningful. Authored Content (Web): The purpose of most links in the authored content can be determined from the link text alone or from the programmatic context of the link. Exceptions include: Social media image links and the Back to Top image link lack meaningful accessible names. |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | Web: Users can locate web pages in the product through navigation links. Authored Content (Web): Authors can provide more than one way to locate a page in a set of pages, such as navigation links. |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | Web: Headings and labels are descriptive. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Does Not Support | Web: Focusable elements do not have a visible keyboard focus indicator. Authored Content (Web): Authored content focusable elements do not have a visible keyboard focus indicator. |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | Web: The product does not rely on multipoint or path-based gestures. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not rely on multipoint or path-based gestures. |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | Web: Product functions that use a single pointer are completed when the user releases the pointer. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Supports | Web: The accessible names of controls, such as the Update Live Site button, contain the text of their visible labels. Authored Content (Web): In most authored content functions, user interface components do not provide programmatic name information. |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Supports | Web: The product does not have functionality operated by device motion or user motion. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not have functionality operated by device motion or user motion. |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | Web: The language is programmatically determinable within the product. Authored Content (Web): The product does not allow authors to set the language of the page. |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Does Not Support | Web: When content is presented in another language, the change is not programmatically determined: The change of language in the Change Your Region dialog is not programmatically conveyed. Authored Content (Web): The product does not allow authors to set the language for individual phrases within content. |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | Web: Components do not initiate a change of context when focused. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | Web: Changes of context do not occur automatically on user input. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | Web: When navigational mechanisms are repeated in the product, such as the top navigation and footer navigation, they occur in a consistent relative order. Authored Content (Web): Navigational mechanisms are repeated in the same relative order in a set of pages. |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | Web: Components with the same functionality are identified consistently. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that components with the same functionality are identified consistently in a set of pages. |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Supports | Web: Where input errors are automatically detected, such as in the New Page form, items in error are identified and error messages are provided as inline messages. Authored Content (Web): Forms in authored content, such as the Contact Us form, identify items in error and error messages are provided as inline messages. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Partially Supports | Web: Labels are provided for most input fields. Exceptions include: Some form fields lack on-screen labels, such as the Page Title Edit field when creating a new page. Some form fields lack their group labels as part of their accessible names, such as groups of buttons for different styles or alignment. Authored Content (Web): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | Web: Where input errors are automatically detected, such as New Page form, suggestions for correction are provided to the user. Authored Content (Web): Authors can provide suggestions for correction of automatically detected input errors. |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | Web: The product does not process legal commitments or financial transactions. When editing pages, changes to user-controllable data are reversible or can be confirmed before finalizing. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not contain legal or financial data and does not modify user-controllable data. |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Partially Supports | Web: In most product functions, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique. Exceptions include: Some elements have duplicate IDs. Authored Content (Web): Elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique. |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Does Not Support | Web: User interface components in most product functions do not provide programmatic name, role, state, or value information. Examples include: Multiple custom controls, such as the various actionable icons and expandable section the Editor’s left panel, do not convey the proper name, role or state information. Multiple buttons and form elements lack meaningful accessible names. Dialogs, such as the New Page dialog, lack proper structure. Frame elements, such as the one that contains the themes demo when starting a portfolio, do not have informative titles. Content updates when browsing throug |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Supports | Web: The product does not contain status messages. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not contain status messages. |
| 502.2.1 | User Control of Accessibility Features | - | Not Applicable | The product is not platform software. |
| 502.2.2 | No Disruption of Accessibility Features | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.1 | Object Information | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.2 | Modification of Object Information | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.3 | Row, Column, and Headers | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.4 | Values | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.5 | Modification of Values | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.6 | Label Relationships | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.7 | Hierarchical Relationships | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.8 | Text | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.9 | Modification of Text | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.10 | List of Actions | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.11 | Actions on Objects | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.12 | Focus Cursor | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.13 | Modification of Focus Cursor | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 502.3.14 | Event Notification | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 503.4.1 | Caption Controls | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 503.4.2 | Audio Description Controls | - | Not Applicable | Not applicable to web. |
| 504.2.1 | Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion | - | Does Not Support | When converting video content, the product does not preserve closed captions or closed audio descriptions. |
| 504.2.2 | PDF Export | - | Not Applicable | The product does not export PDF documents. |
| 4.2.1 | Usage without vision | - | Does Not Support | Web: Most functions of the product are not usable without vision. Examples include: As noted in 1.1.1 Non-text Content, images lack informative alternative text and image links and image buttons do not properly describe their purpose. As noted in 1.3.1 Info and Relationships, heading structure is not properly conveyed, form fields lack meaningful accessible labels, form field errors are not properly rendered or associated to the fields in error, and visually hidden content is available to screen readers. As noted in 2.1.1 Keyboard , some actionable elements are not keyboard accessible, some fu |
| 4.2.2 | Usage with limited vision | - | Does Not Support | Web: Most functions of the product are not usable with limited vision. Examples include: As noted in 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) , many text elements lack sufficient color contrast against the background. As noted in 1.4.4 Resize Text , content does not allow text to resize in mobile view, and some content is lost when the page is resized. As noted in 1.4.10 Reflow , some content is lost when a page is viewed at the required width of 320 CSS pixels. As noted in 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast , some important controls do not attain the minimum contrast ratio requirement. As noted in 1.4.12 Text Spacing |
| 4.2.3 | Usage without perception of colour | - | Partially Supports | Web: Most functions of the product are usable without perception of color. Exceptions include: As noted in 1.4.1 Use of Color , some elements rely on color alone to indicate selection. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which is functional for users without perception of color |
| 4.2.4 | Usage without hearing | - | Supports | Web: The product does not require the use of hearing. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which is functional for users without hearing. |
| 4.2.5 | Usage with limited hearing | - | Supports | Web: The product does not require the use of hearing. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which is functional for users without hearing. |
| 4.2.6 | Usage with no or limited vocal capability | - | Supports | Web: The product does not require the use of speech. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which is functional for users without speech. |
| 4.2.7 | Usage with limited manipulation or strength | - | Does Not Support | Web: Most functions of the product are not usable with limited manipulation or strength. Examples include: As noted in 2.1.1 Keyboard , some actionable elements are not keyboard accessible, some functionality is not available with the keyboard and focus is not properly redirected to the right places. As noted in 2.2.1 Timing , users are logged out without warning. As noted in 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks , there is no link to skip past navigation links. As noted in 2.4.7 Focus Visible , there is no keyboard focus indicator for actionable elements. Authored Content (Web): Most functions of the authored |
| 4.2.8 | Usage with limited reach | - | Supports | Web: The product is functional with limited reach. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which is functional with limited reach. |
| 4.2.9 | Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers | - | Supports | Web: The product does not contain flashing content. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which does not flash, or flashes within an acceptable threshold, in order to minimize the potential for triggering photosensitive seizures. |
| 4.2.10 | Usage with limited cognition, language, or learning | - | Supports | Web: Most functions of the product are usable with limited language, cognitive, and learning abilities. Users with cognitive disabilities have varying needs for features that allow them to adapt content and work with assistive technology or accessibility features of the platform. The product provides descriptive labels and instructions. Exceptions include: As noted in 1.4.12 Text Spacing , some content is lost when text spacing is applied. As noted in 2.2.1 Timing , users are logged out without warning. As noted in 2.4.2 Page Titled , some pages lack meaningful titles. Authored Content (Web): |
| 4.2.11 | Privacy | - | Supports | Web: The product maintains user privacy when accessibility features are used. Examples include: When text is masked visually, the private information is not announced in a screen reader. Authored Content (Web): Authors can create content which maintains user privacy when accessibility features are used. |
| 5.5.1 | Means of operation | - | Not Applicable | The product has only non-mechanical operable parts, such as on-screen buttons, which do not require grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. |
| 5.5.2 | Operable parts discernibility | - | Partially Supports | The product has only non-mechanical operable parts, such as on-screen buttons. Some operable parts have an accessible name which enables them to be discernible without user vision. Exceptions include: Some graphical on-screen buttons do not have an accessible name. |
| 5.6.1 | Tactile or auditory status | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have locking or toggle controls. |
| 5.6.2 | Visual status | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have locking or toggle controls. |
| 7.1.1 | Captioning playback | - | Does Not Support | Web: The product does not provide closed caption playback. Authored Content (Web): Authors cannot provide closed caption playback. |
| 7.1.2 | Captioning synchronization | - | Not Applicable | Web: The product does not display closed captions. Authored Content (Web): The product does not display closed captions. |
| 7.1.3 | Preservation of captioning | - | Does Not Support | Web: The product does not preserve closed caption data in uploaded video. |
| 7.1.4 | Captions characteristics | - | Not Applicable | Web: The product does not display closed captions. Authored Content (Web): The product does not display closed captions. |
| 7.1.5 | Spoken subtitles | - | Not Applicable | Web: The product does not display closed captions. Authored Content (Web): The product does not display closed captions. |
| 7.2.1 | Audio description playback | - | Does Not Support | Web: The product does not provide a mechanism to select and play closed audio description. Authored Content (Web): Authored content does not provide a mechanism to select and play closed audio description. |
| 7.2.2 | Audio description synchronization | - | Not Applicable | Web: The product does not have a mechanism to play closed audio description. Authored Content (Web): The product does not have a mechanism to play closed audio description. |
| 7.2.3 | Preservation of audio description | - | Does Not Support | Web: The product does not preserve audio description data in uploaded video. |
| 11.6.1 | User control of accessibility features | - | Not Applicable | The product is not platform software. |
| 11.6.2 | No disruption of accessibility features | - | Supports | The product does not disrupt platform accessibility features. |
| 11.8.3 | Preservation of accessibility information in transformations | - | Not Applicable | The product does not provide restructuring transformations or re-coding transformations. |
| 11.8.4 | Repair assistance | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have accessibility checking functionality. |
| 11.8.5 | Templates | - | Does Not Support | The product does not provide templates that are accessible. |
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