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Website ADA Audit
Find out where your site stands on WCAG 2.1 AA — in five minutes. Free.
What you get
- Accessibility scan against WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 Level AA — the W3C standard (ISO/IEC 40500)
- Up to 10 pages of your site checked end to end
- Keyboard-only navigation test + screen-reader compatibility check
- Branded HTML report emailed in under five minutes
- Accessibility score 0-100 + ranked issues with concrete remediation steps
- No card, no spam — $149, free for local businesses
How it works
- Submit URL. Paste your website address into the scan form.
- Automated scan. We check up to 10 internal pages against the WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA criteria — color contrast, alt-text presence, ARIA usage, form labels, heading structure, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader compatibility.
- Report emailed. You get a branded HTML report with the accessibility score, every issue grouped by severity, and step-by-step remediation links per finding.
- Optional: book a call. If you want help acting on the findings, book a free 30-minute call.
About this service
Some of your customers use screen readers, keyboards, magnification or captions — and if they can't book, call or buy on your site, they go elsewhere. The U.S. Department of Justice has long taken the position that the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) applies to the websites of businesses open to the public.
This free scan tells you exactly where your site stands. We test your site against the WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA accessibility criteria — automated rule checks, keyboard-only navigation, and how assistive technology like screen readers interprets each page. Up to 10 pages get scanned. You receive a branded report with an accessibility score, every issue ranked by severity, and concrete remediation steps — emailed within minutes, no card required.
Honest scoping: automated checks catch a subset of WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) issues — the ones a machine can detect reliably. Many criteria — alt-text quality, focus-order meaning, screen-reader announcement quality, dynamic content — need a person testing with a real screen reader. This scan is not, by itself, a guarantee of legal compliance — but it is the right starting point for any business that has not yet checked.
Important
- Automated checks catch a subset of WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA issues; many criteria need a person testing with a real screen reader. This scan is not, by itself, a guarantee of legal compliance.
- We work to WCAG 2.1 AA, plus the newer WCAG 2.2 AA criteria.
- Not legal advice. If you have already received a demand letter, talk to an ADA attorney first.
FAQ
Real answers to the questions every prospect asks before signing.
Is it really free?
Yes. No card, no contract, no obligation. It’s listed at $149 and we run it free for local businesses as a goodwill diagnostic.
Why check accessibility at all?
Because some of your customers rely on it — people using screen readers, keyboards, magnification or captions. If they can't book, call or buy, you lose them. The U.S. Department of Justice has long taken the position that the ADA applies to the websites of businesses open to the public. We don't make legal predictions — this scan shows where your site stands against WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA so you can fix what it finds. General information, not legal advice.
Is the automated scan enough?
It is enough to know where you stand and to surface the issues automated checks can detect reliably — a subset of WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA: color contrast, alt-text presence, ARIA usage, form labels, heading structure, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader compatibility. It is not, by itself, a guarantee of compliance: many criteria (alt-text quality, focus-order meaning, screen-reader announcement quality, dynamic content) need manual testing by a person using a real screen reader. The scan is honest about that limit.
What is WCAG 2.1 AA and why do you check that standard?
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is the international standard for web accessibility. Level AA is the level widely used as the benchmark for an accessible website, and the DOJ's 2024 rule for state and local government adopted WCAG 2.1 AA. We check WCAG 2.1 AA plus the newer WCAG 2.2 AA criteria.
Are accessibility overlays (accessiBe, UserWay) enough?
No. The National Federation of the Blind has formally opposed them. Overlays often make accessibility worse for real assistive-technology users by interfering with screen readers. We recommend remediation at the source rather than overlay band-aids.
Is your scan the same as Lighthouse accessibility?
Lighthouse runs a subset of the same kinds of checks but only on a single page, and it skips a chunk of WCAG criteria entirely. We run the full WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA criteria across up to 10 pages of your site, plus keyboard-navigation testing and screen-reader compatibility checks that Lighthouse doesn't cover. It covers more WCAG criteria and more pages than Lighthouse alone.
I already got a demand letter — what should I do?
Talk to an ADA attorney first. We are not lawyers and this scan alone is not a defense. The scan can give you and your attorney a baseline of where the site stands; what to do about it is a legal-strategy decision your attorney will make.
Will you call me?
No. We only follow up if you ask us to. The report is yours to keep.
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