Accessibility audit of ft.com — scanned on Feb 20, 2026
Technology4 issues found across 2 categories
Video content must have captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
WCAG 1.2.2<video> "https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/htt"Add closed captions or subtitles to all video content.
Iframes must have title attributes describing their content.
WCAG 2.4.1<iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NWQJW68">Add descriptive title attributes to all <iframe> elements.
Element IDs must be unique to ensure correct assistive technology behavior.
WCAG 4.1.1id="o-header-top-link-signin"id=""Make each id attribute value unique within the page.
ARIA attributes must be valid and used correctly to work with assistive technologies.
WCAG 4.1.2<div role="modal">Review and correct ARIA roles, states, and properties according to the WAI-ARIA specification.
Here are the most impactful changes ft.com should make to improve accessibility:
Add closed captions or subtitles to all video content.
Make each id attribute value unique within the page.
Add descriptive title attributes to all <iframe> elements.
ft.com scored 61/100 (grade C) on our accessibility audit. This score reflects automated checks against WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria.
Our scan found 4 accessibility issues on ft.com. Full WCAG compliance requires addressing all critical and major issues identified above.
The European Accessibility Act requires websites to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Check the detailed report above to see ft.com's compliance status.
See the full issue list above with severity levels, affected elements, and recommended fixes for ft.com.
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