Compliance Reports
Run accessibility checks and understand your compliance scores.
Running a Compliance Check
From the Documents Page
- Find the document in your documents list
- Click Score to run a quick compliance check
- The score appears in the Score column
From the Document Detail Page
- Click on a document name to open it
- Click Run Compliance Check
- The full report appears below the document preview
Via the API
curl -X POST https://api.adaline.ink/api/v1/compliance/test \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"document_id": "YOUR_DOC_ID"}'
Understanding Your Report
Overall Score and Grade
Your score is a weighted percentage across 6 categories:
| Grade | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A | 95-100% | Compliant |
| B | 85-94% | Minor issues |
| C | 70-84% | Notable gaps |
| D | 50-69% | Significant barriers |
| F | Below 50% | Major remediation needed |
Category Breakdown
Each category card shows its score and pass rate. Categories are weighted by importance:
- Document Structure (25%) -- language, title, headings, lists
- Images and Media (20%) -- alt text on images and figures
- Tables (15%) -- header rows marked
- Tagged PDF (15%) -- structure tags present
- Forms (10%) -- field labels
- Navigation (5%) -- bookmarks for long documents
Issues List
Failed checks are listed by severity:
- Critical -- blocks compliance, must fix (red badge)
- Major -- significant barrier, should fix (orange badge)
- Minor -- best practice, nice to fix (gray badge)
Each issue includes a plain-language explanation of what's wrong and why it matters.
Report Tooltips
Hover over the ? icons next to each section heading for explanations of what that section means. These help users who are new to accessibility compliance understand the report without external reference.
Compliance History
Every compliance check is saved. Click any entry in the Compliance History section to load that report. Compare scores over time to track your remediation progress.
Next Steps After Scoring
- Fix critical issues first -- these block compliance
- Re-scan after fixes -- verify your changes improved the score
- Tag the document -- mark it as reviewed, needs-fixes, or compliant
- Share the report -- send to stakeholders via public link
See Document Conversions to auto-remediate common issues.