Choose an accessibility standard

Accessibility standards refer to both the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and other recognized accessibility frameworks. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) established WCAG to provide a single, common, global standard for web accessibility.

Each scan in the platform can test against:
 

• WCAG versions (2.1 or 2.2) and conformance levels (A, AA, AAA)
   
• Non-WCAG standards, including Section 508 (U.S.) and EN 301 549 (EU)
   

By default, scans test against WCAG 2.2 Level AA. If you’ve enabled monitoring, you can change the accessibility standard from the Monitoring settings page. For quick scans and advanced scans, you can select a different standard and conformance level each time you run a scan. Learn more about the available accessibility standards.
 

Basic scans

To choose an accessibility standard for a quick scan:

1. Navigate to the workspace level.
2. Under Workspace, select Digital assets. The Digital asset portfolio is displayed. 
3. Select the digital asset you want to run a scan for.
4. Choose Scans.
5. Select Run scan.
6. Fill out the required fields.
7. Under Accessibility standard, select the current standard.
8. Choose a new standard from the dropdown menu.
9. Select Run scan.

Advanced scans

To choose the accessibility standard for an advanced scan:

1. Navigate to the workspace level.
2. Under Workspace, select Digital assets. The Digital asset portfolio is displayed. 
3. Select the digital asset you want to run a scan for.
4. Choose Scans.
5. Select Run scan.
6. Choose the Advanced tab.
7. Fill out the required fields.
8. Under Accessibility standard, choose a new level from the dropdown menu.
9. Select Run scan.

Findings across multiple standards

When you scan the same pages using different accessibility standards, the platform assigns each finding to the standard from the most recent scan in which it was detected. This means that if a finding is identified under one standard and later detected under another, it will be reclassified to the new standard rather than duplicated.
The total findings count reflects all currently identified issues across all standards, but each finding is only counted once. This approach prevents inflated counts and ensures reporting accurately represents the most up-to-date standard mapping for each finding.