Lighthouse Accessibility Score
Google's Lighthouse audits accessibility alongside performance. SaaSalyst captures your PageSpeed Insights accessibility category score as an informational signal next to its own rule-level accessibility checks.
What SaaSalyst Checks
SaaSalyst requests the accessibility category in the same PageSpeed Insights run that powers its performance checks and records the 0–100 category score. 90 and above passes; below 90 warns. The check is informational — it never fails and carries low scoring weight.
Why This Matters
The Lighthouse accessibility score aggregates dozens of automated audits into one number that engineering teams already recognize. It complements SaaSalyst's own rule-level checks (alt text, landmarks, labels) with an independent, widely-cited yardstick.
Automated tooling of any brand catches only a fraction of WCAG issues — treat this as a floor, not a compliance verdict.
How to Fix It
- Run Lighthouse locally (Chrome DevTools → Lighthouse → Accessibility) to see the specific failing audits behind the number.
- Fix the high-frequency offenders first: contrast, missing labels, missing alt text, and focus order.
- Re-scan; the captured score updates with the next PageSpeed run.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from SaaSalyst's other accessibility checks?
SaaSalyst's own accessibility checks are rule-level (specific, actionable findings), while this check records Google's aggregated Lighthouse category score. The two views agree directionally but measure at different granularity — SaaSalyst surfaces both.
Does a 100 mean my site is WCAG compliant?
No. Automated audits — Lighthouse's included — catch roughly a third of WCAG violations. SaaSalyst treats this score as informational for exactly that reason: it is a useful floor, not a compliance certification.
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