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Website Accessibility Checker

Can someone with a disability use your website?

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Why is Accessibility important?

Why should every organization prioritize accessibility compliance?

Mitigate Legal Risk

An accessible website is in a lot of countries legally required. Make sure your website is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities.

Equal Access

Due to Digitalization, some information and services are exclusively accessible online. This makes accessible websites critical for an open society.

More Sales

The more potential customers, the more sales and brand awareness you can get. Inaccessible websites might even hurt your reputation.

ExcellentWebCheck dashboard showing 31% of accessibility checks succeeded which means a lot needs to be fixed.

Accessibility Legislation around the world

Does your website need to comply with Accessibility Legislation? Check out which legislation applies to you.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is the international standard for web accessibility. The WCAG is published and maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Most web accessibility legislation uses WCAG as the foundation.

WCAG has three different conformance levels:

Level A (the lowest level)
Level AA
Level AAA (the highest level)

Most laws mandate compliance with Level AA of WCAG. Level AA represents a good compromise between digital accessibility and the effort required to achieve it.

The WCAG standard is periodically updated by the W3C to accommodate new technologies and emerging requirements. The most recent version of WCAG is WCAG 2.2.

ADA Title III, Section 508 And Unruh Act are three important pieces of legislation in the United States that address accessibility for people with disabilities.

ADA Title III, also known as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in places of public accommodation. This includes requiring businesses to make their goods and services accessible to people with disabilities.

Section 508 requires federal agencies to make their website accessible to people with disabilities.

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a California law that prohibits discrimination. Under the act, businesses are required to make their websites accessible to individuals with disabilities, including blind and visually impaired users who rely on screen readers.

The ADA website compliance checker scans your website for accessibility issues that prevent people with disabilities from using your website and service.

The Accessible Canada Act is a federal law to enhance full and equal participation of all persons, especially persons with disabilities, in society. ACA came into force in 2019.

AODA is a law in Ontario, Canada that aims to create a more accessible and inclusive society for people with disabilities.

AODA became law in 2005, far before ACA. According to AODA, all public websites must be accessible by 2021.

According to AODA, organizations must comply with WCAG 2.0 if you are either:

a public sector organization or
a business or non-profit organization with 50 or more employees.

The AODA website compliance checker scans your entire website for accessibility issues. Checkout the full guide to AODA compliance.

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into force in all member states on 28 June 2025. The EAA aims to improve the accessibility of products and services for people with disabilities, including those with vision, hearing, or mobility impairments, across the European Union.

Websites that can be categorized as e-commerce or travel related must be accessible by 28 June 2025.

The definition of E-commerce is broad. EAA refers to the Directive 2000/31/EC - electronic commerce in the EU for the definition of "e-commerce".

Content created before 28 June 2025 is not required to be made accessible, unless it is updated or modified after that date.

Checkout the full guide to EAA compliance.

EN 301 549

EN 301 549 is a European Accessibility standard for website accessibility, and it requires websites to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at the AA level.

The Disability Discrimination Act is a law in Australia that was passed in 1992.

While the DDA does not explicitly mention web accessibility, it does require that businesses and organizations take reasonable steps to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to their goods and services. This includes ensuring that their websites are accessible.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has issued guidelines on website accessibility that provide more detail on what is required to comply with the DDA. These guidelines recommend that websites comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, which are international standards for web accessibility.

RPD stands for Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, which is an Indian law aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of people with disabilities.

The Act requires that all information and communication technology (ICT) must be made accessible for people with disabilities. This includes websites, software applications, and other digital tools.

RPD applies to both public- and private sector.

IS 5568, also known as the "Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law", is Israel's Standard for Web Accessibility. The IS 5568 standard aims to remove barriers for people with disabilities.

The Israeli Standard for Accessibility applies to all public services.

IS 5568 uses WCAG 2.0 Level AA as the benchmark for compliance.

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Benefits of the Accessibility Platform

The accessibility scanner does the hard and tedious work for you, verifying every page to make sure it is accessible to everyone. By using the accessibility scanner, you save hours of manual checking.

Categorize similar issues

Exactly know where issues are on your page. Manual accessibility audits are time-consuming. The automated accessibility scanner saves hours of manual work.

Fix accessibility issues faster

A screenshot helps to identify the location of an issue. This speeds up the process of resolving accessibility issues.

Low cost solution

With extensive documentation, fixing accessibility issues is easy with ExcellentWebCheck.

ExcellentWebCheck categorizes accessibility issues based on the level of technical expertise required to fix them.

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Desktop & Mobile Accessibility

The majority of internet traffic comes from Mobile devices. Therefore it is important to use an accessibility checker that audits a website onDesktop, Mobile, and Tablet screen sizes.

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Accessibility Audit for every CMS

The accessibility scanner supports every CMS and website builder including WordPress, Shopify, HubSpot, Squarespace, Webflow, WIX, etc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Automated tools do not catch all accessibility issues. For instance, providing alternative text for images is essential for users relying on screen readers. An automated accessibility checker can verify the presence of alternative text, but it cannot guarantee that the text adequately describes the image. Given the current state of Artificial Intelligence, automatically resolving these types of accessibility issues is not feasible. Effectively describing an image requires a deep understanding of both the image itself and its context.

No, there are some significant drawbacks associated with an accessibility widget. Some accessibility vendors provide an accessibility widget. An accessibility widget is an integration, often marketed as a zero-effort accessibility solution that you add to your website. An accessibility widget provides:

Automatic fixes to some easy-to-fix accessibility issues
Adjust text size
Enhance color contrast
Add text-to-speech
etc.

An accessibility widget has a few downsides though:

A widget can slow down your website
Widgets are blocked by adblockers
Widgets are a privacy and security concern

An accessibility widget doesn't guarantee you can't get sued, neither can an accessibility checker. For organizations, it is a matter of preference how they approach their social or legal obligation for accessibility. There is no zero-effort way to achieve accessibility compliance. Our recommendation is:

Use an automated accessibility checker to fix the most pressing issues first
Depending on your company size, industry, applicable legislation, etc, hire an accessibility consultant
Keep monitoring your website with an automated accessibility monitor that warns you about violations for new and updated content on your website

You can read more about accessibility overlays in the accessibility overlay guide.

Implement the proposed solutions from the accessibility testing tool. Make sure to revalidate when you fixed an issue.

No, the accessibility report has no legal authority. It is meant to improve website accessibility and provides potential accessibility issues.

Yes, create an account and enter your website url. New content and new pages will be scanned automatically for accessibility issues. You don't have to remember to check new pages and new content for accessibility scores.

With an API (Application Programming Interface), you can automate the accessibility checker from ExcellentWebCheck. Send us an email if you want to use the Accessibility API.