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Accessibility DCI Score

The accessibility Accessibility DCI score Score contains two categories of accessibility issues:

  • WCAG conformance : Levels A, AA, and AAA issues related to WCAG 2.1

  • Accessibility best practices : Issues related to WAI-ARIA authoring practices and general accessibility best practices.

The Accessibility DCI score Score is made up of 90 points awarded for WCAG conformance (Levels A, AA, and AAA), with the remaining 10 points gained for the use of accessibility best practices.  

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Example of an Accessibility DCI Score

WCAG Conformance

The accessibility Accessibility checks for WCAG conformance are based on the Accessibility  Accessibility Conformance Rules (ACT) Format 1.0 adopted  adopted by the W3C in 2019. Accessibility Conformance Testing Rules (ACT) is incorporated into Incorporating ACT into accessibility checks ensures that: (1) the Accessibility DCI score to give Score provides an accurate measurement of the your website’s level of accessibility. The ; and (2) the accessibility checks meet the the success criteria under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ( under WCAG 2.1)

Accessibility Best Practices

What do “best practices” mean?Accessibility checks for accessibility best practices include the following:

  • WAI-ARIA authoring practices are checks that help track the quality implementation of ARIA to ensure that  it’s correctly implemented and usedand measure how well a website implements and uses ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications).

  • Accessibility best practices are checks related to content and code that have a significant impact on user experience but are not covered by WCAG. 

    One

     One example is detecting the

    detection of

    improper use of heading tags

    on a page (H1, H2, H3

    (i.e., h1, h2, h3). These tags enable screen readers to navigate a page much faster.

     

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  •  By keeping accessibility best practices like heading tags in mind, you can ensure your website can be used by as many people as possible