Bing Homepage
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
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 — 32 criteria
- Supports
- 19
- Partially supports
- 7
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 6
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 24 criteria
- Supports
- 15
- Partially supports
- 6
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 3
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AAA — 31 criteria
- Supports
- 0
- Partially supports
- 0
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 31
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All reported criteria (87)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Partially Supports | Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation. |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Partially Supports | List is not defined properly for the controls present under 'Bing Home Page Quiz popup',for links. Get rewarded with Bing app" visually appears as a heading but is not programmatically defined as a heading. Carousel cards list not defined properly. Screen reader does not announce position of search results .Visually appearing 'Bring your desktop to life' is not defined as heading. Controls under the 'More' menu is not defined within a list. |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Partially Supports | Screen reader focus moves out of the 'More' popup while navigating in browse mode. Screen reader focus is not moving separately to the controls present under 'Locations' section. Screen reader focus does not move to the 'Download' control in browse mode.Screen reader focus does not move to all toggle buttons in browse mode. Screen reader focus is not moving separately to each control on bottom links.Screen reader focus is not moving separately to each control under header section. |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Not Applicable | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | ‘Follow’ control is not accessible with keyboard'More' dropdown collapses when closing the 'Microsoft 365' submenu using 'Esc' key.‘Close’ button is not accessible with keyboard.Visual alternative text is not provided for the 'Feedback' control on navigating with keyboard. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Partially Supports | Keyboard focus is not in logical order after 'search' control.Keyboard focus is moving out of the 'Report an issue' dialog without closing it.Keyboard focus gets lost after closing the ‘Report an issue’ dialogkeyboard focus is moving out of the popup without closing it.Focus is not directly moving to the auto-displayed popup "Bring your desktop to life" on page load.Keyboard focus moves to hidden controls after 'Settings and quick links' control. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Not Applicable | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.6 | Consistent Help | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Partially Supports | Visual label for ‘Number of dislikes’ is not defined. |
| 3.3.7 | Redundant Entry | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Not Applicable | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | Screen reader does not announce any information when activating 'Mobile' control.Screen reader does not announce dialog nameScreen reader announces unnecessary information for all controls in “Settings and Quick Links” dialogScreen reader does not announce associated visual label for article linksScreen reader does not announce role ‘button’ for the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ controlsScreen reader does not announce role and state information for the 'More' control. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | Contrast ratio of the 'Earn reward points…' text is 3.6:1, which is below the required minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | After applying resize settings, last list items in search results are not visible. Bottom text and links are truncated in popup after applying resize settings. 'Microsoft 365' submenu is truncated after applying resize settings. Mobile' control is not available after applying resize settings |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | After applying reflow settings, Content present on the 'Home Page Quiz popup' is truncated.'Copilot' control is not available after applying reflow settings. After applying reflow settings, last list items in search results are not visible. At 320*256 reflow setting, header links are not visible. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | Luminosity contrast ratio of ‘close’ button icon is less than 3:1.Luminosity contrast ratio of the unselected radio button is less than the required ratio of 3:1. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | Keyboard focus indicator not visible on 'Read more' control. |
| 2.4.11 | Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 2.5.7 | Dragging Movements | AA | Supports | |
| 2.5.8 | Target Size (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.8 | Accessible Authentication (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Partially Supports | Screen reader does not announce updates when activating Previous/Next image or news controls. |
| 1.2.6 | Sign Language (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.7 | Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.8 | Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.9 | Audio-only (Live) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.3.6 | Identify Purpose | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.6 | Contrast (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.7 | Low or No Background Audio | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.8 | Visual Presentation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.9 | Images of Text (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.1.3 | Keyboard (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.3 | No Timing | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.4 | Interruptions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.5 | Re-authenticating | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.6 | Timeouts | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.2 | Three Flashes | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.3 | Animation from Interactions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.8 | Location | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.9 | Link Purpose (Link Only) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.10 | Section Headings | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.12 | Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.13 | Focus Appearance | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.5 | Target Size | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.6 | Concurrent Input Mechanisms | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.3 | Unusual Words | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.4 | Abbreviations | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.5 | Reading Level | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.6 | Pronunciation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.2.5 | Change on Request | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.5 | Help | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.6 | Error Prevention (All) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.9 | Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated |
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