Understanding your LumiLens accessibility report

Your accessibility score

The number at the top of your report is an accessibility score from 0 to 100. Here's what it means:

• -90-100: The site handles most accessibility basics well. You'll likely have a smooth experience.
• -70-89: There are some barriers, but the site is mostly usable. You may encounter friction in certain areas.
• -Below 70: Significant accessibility issues. You're likely to hit barriers that make the site difficult or impossible to use fully.

The score is calculated from real scan data - five engines check over 350 rules and the results are weighted by severity. Critical issues (things that completely block access) count more heavily than minor ones.

Important: Automated scanning catches roughly 30-50% of all accessibility barriers. Some things - like whether alt text actually makes sense, or whether a page's flow is logical - require human judgement. The score is a useful indicator, not a complete picture.

Site overview

This section tells you what the website is and what it does. It includes:

• -A description of the site's purpose
• -The main things users can do on it
• -Key interactions and user flows
• -Basic technical information (what it's built with)

This helps you understand the context before diving into the accessibility details. A simple blog and a complex web application have very different accessibility challenges.

Accessibility assessment

The core of the report. This section covers:

• -Overall rating - a plain-language summary like "Mostly accessible with some notable barriers"
• -What works well - things the site gets right, so you know what to expect
• -Issues found - specific problems, explained in everyday language
• -Conformance estimate - how closely the site follows WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
• -Compliance risk - for advocates and consultants, whether the site might face legal accessibility requirements

Screen reader guidance

If you use a screen reader (NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS, or TalkBack), this section tells you:

• -Which parts of the site work well with your screen reader
• -Where you might encounter problems
• -Specific tips for navigating tricky sections
• -Whether headings, landmarks, and labels are properly structured

If you've told LumiLens which screen reader you use, this section is tailored to that specific software.

Keyboard navigation

For keyboard-only users, this section covers:

• -Tab order - whether pressing Tab moves through the page in a logical sequence
• -Focus indicators - whether you can see where you are on the page
• -Skip links - whether there's a way to jump past repetitive navigation
• -Focus traps - sections where you might get stuck and can't Tab out
• -Interactive elements - whether buttons, menus, and forms work without a mouse

Voice control tips

For Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Voice Control users:

• -Whether buttons and links have visible labels that match their accessible names
• -How well form fields are labelled for voice commands
• -Any areas where voice commands might not work as expected

Cognitive and vision

This section covers:

• -Zoom behaviour - whether the site works at 200% and 400% zoom
• -Contrast - whether text is easy to read against its background
• -Readability - how complex the language is
• -Cognitive load - whether the interface is simple enough to navigate without confusion

Top priorities

At the end of the report, you'll find a prioritised list of the most important issues. These are the things that would make the biggest difference if the site's developers fixed them.

What to do with your report

• -Share it - every report has a unique URL you can send to anyone
• -Save the site - add it to your saved sites to check it again later
• -Set up monitoring - LumiLens can re-scan automatically and alert you to changes
• -Contact the site owner - share the report link with the website's team so they can see what needs fixing