Town · Fauquier County, Virginia
Town of The Plains
247 people · Deadline April 26, 2028 · townoftheplainsvirginia.gov · 6 pages and a keyboard test, checked October 6, 2026
76out of 100
0critical barriers
The automated checks found no control a resident can’t use at all.
Compared
Virginia towns of 0 to 1,999 people average 66.
See how it does today
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What we found
What is wrong and who it affects, most serious first.
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54
Text in 54 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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17
17 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
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1
1 link in running text stands out only by its color, so people with color blindness or low vision may not see that it is a link.
- Color blindness
- Low vision
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6
6 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 town’s own staff. It adds:
- The 6 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 11 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: 10 controls show 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 @townoftheplainsvirginia.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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