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WCAG vs RGAA: understanding the frameworks

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) are the international recommendations published by the W3C for making web content accessible to people with disabilities. The current version, WCAG 2.1, defines 78 success criteria across three conformance levels: A (minimum), AA (standard), and AAA (optimal). Most legislation worldwide, including the European Accessibility Act, requires Level AA.

The RGAA (French General Accessibility Improvement Framework) is maintained by DINUM (France's digital agency). It translates WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria into 106 concrete criteria, each with precise verification tests. RGAA goes further than WCAG by defining exactly how to verify each requirement, making it more operational for developers and auditors.

When Scrutia performs an RGAA audit, it automatically verifies WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. Both frameworks are aligned: conforming to RGAA implies meeting WCAG requirements.

Automated vs manual audit: when to use each?

A WCAG audit can be performed in two complementary ways. The automated audit uses software to test technically verifiable criteria: HTML structure, ARIA attributes, color contrasts, keyboard navigation, reflow, zoom. The manual audit involves a human expert who evaluates criteria requiring judgment: are text alternatives correct? Are headings coherent? Is the content understandable?

Basic scanners (WAVE, aXe, Lighthouse) only test static HTML and cover about 30% of accessibility issues. Scrutia goes much further thanks to three innovations. Our engine drives a real browser and tests dynamic interactions: keyboard navigation, menu opening, form filling. The analysis is guided by AI, reducing false positives below 5%. And for each issue, fix code is generated automatically.

In practice, we recommend starting with a Scrutia automated audit to identify and fix technical issues (which represent the majority of non-conformities), then engaging an expert for relevance criteria if necessary.

What Scrutia covers in a WCAG audit

Scrutia's automated WCAG audit covers the four fundamental WCAG principles through 106 RGAA criteria:

• ✓Perceivable — text alternatives for images, captions for media, content adaptability, sufficient contrasts, text resizing
• ✓Operable — keyboard accessibility, no keyboard traps, sufficient timeouts, no flashing content, consistent navigation, visible focus
• ✓Understandable — page language declared, form labels, error messages, contextual help
• ✓Robust — valid HTML code, assistive technology compatibility, correct use of ARIA roles

The WCAG audit process with Scrutia

The automated WCAG audit with Scrutia follows three simple steps. You enter your site URL and email. Our engine loads your page in a real browser and runs 106 RGAA tests — keyboard navigation, ARIA components, contrasts, forms, structure. In 3 to 5 minutes, you receive your compliance score and the 3 most critical issues, for free.

To go further, the full report at 149 € incl. VAT provides a 20+ page PDF with detailed explanations of each issue, ready-to-paste HTML/CSS/JS fix code, an executive summary for management, and a prioritization guide.

Why choose Scrutia for an automated WCAG audit?

Scrutia is the only automated WCAG audit tool that combines real dynamic tests (not just static HTML), complete coverage of 106 RGAA criteria (equivalent to WCAG 2.1 AA), and automatically generated fix code for each issue. Our AI-powered engine achieves a false positive rate below 5%, making it the most reliable tool on the market for an automated pre-audit.

Moreover, the free audit gives you a complete initial diagnosis with no commitment. You can evaluate the quality of the analysis before deciding if the full report is necessary.