What Your Accessibility Score Means
Now that you’ve run your site through AccessibilityChecker.org, it’s time to dive into what your score really means.
Score | Score Result | Score Result Explanation |
0–49 | Poor Accessibility | Significant barriers are present. The site is largely unusable for people with disabilities and may carry legal risks. |
50–69 | Needs Improvement | Some accessibility features are in place, but notable issues are still present that hinder usability. |
70–89 | Fair Accessibility | Many key problems have been resolved. The site is generally usable, though not yet fully inclusive. |
90 | Highly Accessible | The site has passed all automated tests. However, the necessary manual checks still needs to be performed and marked as resolved. Any issues associated with interactive elements that were detected by our Chrome extension also need to be resolved. |
100 | Fully Compliant | With all automated, manual, interactive element, and PDF-related issues resolved, your site meets full WCAG compliance standards. |
100 Is Not a One and Done
Web accessibility is an ongoing effort and our scoring system is designed to show you how your website is performing at any given point in time.
You may have a score of 100 today, but after making updates to your site over the next few months, you might find that your score drops again.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are also continuously being updated, which is why it's important to keep automatically scanning your website and performing the necessary manual checks.
By making our tool an integral part of your website development and management processes, it's easier to avoid lawsuits and cater to a wider audience now and in the future.
Achieving a Perfect Score
A question we often get is: Why isn’t it possible to achieve a perfect score through automation alone?
The answer is straightforward: some accessibility issues simply can’t be detected by automated tools. While our system catches many problems, certain WCAG criteria require human engagement and judgment to evaluate properly.
That’s why your audit results are divided into three categories for paid users:
Automated Tests. These are the issues that are automatically detected by our tool across static pages.
Interactive Elements. If your website has interactive elements such as multi-step forms, modals, and drop-down menus, you can use our Chrome extension to test these elements in real time. The results will then be displayed under the Interactive Elements tab and count towards your overall score.
Manual Review Required. There are 22 manual checks that need to be performed and marked as resolved.
To achieve full compliance, all three areas need to be addressed.
From there, you will be able to download your accessibility certificate, and if you've set up your dynamic accessibility statement, it will be updated with your score of 100.
What About Free Users?
If you're currently using our free accessibility checker, your dashboard will highlight any automated issues that were detected as well as 4 manual checks you need to perform.
Fixing these automated issues and performing the necessary manual checks is a great starting point, but there are more checks you could be doing to ensure your site is fully compliant.
What's more, if there are any interactive elements present on your site, you will need full access to our Chrome extension to be able to audit them.
We highly recommend signing up for one of our packages, which gives you access to our full range of features, including
Being able to scan your entire website at once instead of being restricted to 2 URLs per day
A more comprehensive dashboard
Scan history
Pattern detection that allows you to solve bugs that account for a large percentage of your issues
An accessibility certificate
A dynamic accessibility statement
Free access to our Chrome extension
The ability to monitor your website on an ongoing basis