State government · Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
1,097,354 people · Deadline April 26, 2027 · ri.gov · 20 pages and a keyboard test, checked October 6, 2026
56out of 100
0critical barriers
The automated checks found no control a resident can’t use at all.
Compared
The 38 other state governments checked average 80.
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What we found
What is wrong and who it affects, most serious first.
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40
40 lists of terms and meanings are built incorrectly, so screen readers may read them as a jumble instead of pairs.
- Screen readers
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20
20 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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16
16 list items sit outside a list, so screen readers may not announce them as part of one.
- Screen readers
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9
Text in 9 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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5
5 lists are built incorrectly, so screen readers may not announce them as lists or say how many items they have.
- Screen readers
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4
4 parts of the page are described to screen readers with types that don’t exist, so screen readers can’t tell what they are.
- Screen readers
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3
3 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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2
2 pages don’t say what language they are in, so screen readers may read them aloud with the wrong pronunciation.
- Screen readers
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1
1 control shows no sign when a keyboard user moves to it, so they can’t tell where they are on the page.
- Keyboard users
- Low vision
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1
1 image has no description, so a blind visitor’s screen reader says only “image” or reads out a file name.
- Screen readers
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1
1 button or link is so small, or so close to another, that people with shaky hands may tap the wrong thing.
- Limited hand movement
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3
3 pages stop visitors zooming in on a phone, so people with low vision can’t enlarge the text to read it.
- Low vision
More in the full report
The full report is for the state’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 58 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.
- 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 state 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 state respond?
Staff with an email address ending in @ri.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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