Town · Worcester County, Maryland
Town of Berlin
5,038 people · Deadline April 26, 2028 · berlinmd.gov · 20 pages and a keyboard test, checked November 2, 2026
42out of 100
0critical barriers
The automated checks found no control a resident can’t use at all.
Compared
Maryland towns of 5,000 to 9,999 people average 77.
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What we found
What is wrong and who it affects, most serious first.
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1000
Text in 1000 places is too faint against its background, so people with low vision, or anyone reading a phone in sunlight, may struggle to read it.
- Low vision
- Color blindness
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136
136 list items sit outside a list, so screen readers may not announce them as part of one.
- Screen readers
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41
41 links have no name, so a blind visitor’s screen reader says just “link”, with no clue to where they go.
- Screen readers
- Voice control
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21
21 embedded sections, such as maps, videos or forms from other sites, have no title, so a blind visitor’s screen reader can’t say what they are.
- Screen readers
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21
21 parts of the page carry screen-reader details that don’t apply to them, so screen readers may describe them wrongly.
- Screen readers
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20
20 buttons or links are so small, or so close to others, that people with shaky hands may tap the wrong thing.
- Limited hand movement
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20
20 pages have to be scrolled sideways on a narrow phone screen, so people who enlarge text must scroll back and forth to read each line.
- Low vision
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12
12 parts of the page carry broken details for screen readers, such as pointers to things that aren’t there, so screen readers may describe them wrongly.
- Screen readers
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2
2 controls show no sign when a keyboard user moves to them, so they can’t tell where they are on the page.
- Keyboard users
- Low vision
More in the full report
The full report is for the town’s own staff. It adds:
- The 20 pages we checked, by name
- Where each problem is, with a screenshot
- What needs to change, in the order to fix it
- A new check any day, once something is fixed
The keyboard test
We pressed Tab 130 times through the homepage, as someone who can’t use a mouse would. What it found is shown here and is not yet counted in the score.
- Passed: “Skip to content” works. Keyboard users can jump past the menu.
- Problem: 1 control shows no sign of focus. Keyboard users may not be able to tell where they are.
Questions about this page
Does this mean the town is breaking the law?
No. This is an automated check against WCAG 2.1 AA, the standard the ADA Title II rule sets for state and local governments. Automated checks find many problems but not all, and only a full review can say whether a site meets the rule.
How often is this page updated?
Every three months, in January, April, July and October. Once its staff claim this page, they can also scan the site again, once a day; the new result shows here like our regular check, marked as checked at their request. The date at the top shows the latest check, and the score can go up as problems are fixed.
How can the town respond?
Staff with an email address ending in @berlinmd.gov can claim this page to set its status for residents, see where each problem is, and scan the site again. Think a result is wrong? Tell us and we will check it again.
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