CIF Score

WCAG Compliance Is Not Enough

You can pass every automated WCAG check and still have a site that is inaccessible when it demands motor precision, sustained attention, or sensory impairments. WCAG checks markup. CIF? checks whether your interface actually works.

Five Categories of Interface Fitness

Each category scores 0 to 100. The composite CIF score is the weighted average. A low score in any category points to barriers the model predicts will exclude people with that disability.

Certification Levels

Certification is set by your lowest category score, not the composite — a site averaging 90 but scoring 45 on motor is not certified. One badly served group is not offset by four well served ones.

A certification also needs all 25 components measured. A component with no data scores a placeholder, and a level cannot rest on placeholders, so a result with any component unmeasured keeps its grade and says, for example, “Not certified: 3 of 25 components not measured.”

CIF vs WCAG

CIF does not replace WCAG. It extends it. WCAG checks whether your markup follows rules. CIF estimates how well your interface serves people with disabilities, by simulating them.

Run a CIF Score

Run it from your dashboard, or POST to the audit API. Five categories scored, a grade, a certification when all 25 components were measured, and top issues with fixes returned. 10 credits per run.

POST /cms/api/audit/run
Authorization: Bearer <your-token>

{
  "tool": "cif_score",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "device": "mobile"
}

{
  "composite": 72,
  "grade": "B",
  "certification": "none",
  "notMeasuredCount": 3,
  "certificationNote":
    "Not certified: 3 of 25 components not measured.",
  "motor":      { "score": 65 },
  "visual":     { "score": 82 },
  "cognitive":  { "score": 74 },
  "sensory":    { "score": 71 },
  "navigation": { "score": 68 },
  "topIssues": [
    { "issue": "Touch targets 36px on mobile",
      "fix": "Set min 44x44px on all interactive elements" }
  ]
}