Website accessibility audit
WCAG 2.2 AA testing with automated scans, keyboard checks and NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver. Every issue mapped to the criterion and the fix.
ADA · WCAG 2.2 AA · Section 508 · PDF/UA
Accessible websites and PDFs, proven compliant.
We audit and fix websites and documents so people using screen readers, keyboards and magnifiers can use them — and so you have written evidence of WCAG conformance if a demand letter or regulator ever arrives.
- Tested by people with screen readers
- No overlays or quick-fix widgets
- Written conformance report
The stakes in numbers
- federal website accessibility lawsuits in 2025, up 27% on 2024Source: Seyfarth Shaw
- 3,117
- maximum DOJ civil penalty for a first ADA Title III violationSource: 28 CFR 85.5
- $118,225
- US adults live with a disabilitySource: CDC
- 1 in 4
- FTC penalty against an overlay vendor for false compliance claimsSource: FTC, April 2025
- $1M
What we do
Everything you need to get compliant and stay compliant
One accountable team for your website, your web apps and the thousands of PDFs behind them.
Website remediation
We fix the code, components and content — or pair with your developers — then retest until every issue is closed.
PDF & document remediation
Tagging, reading order, alt text, tables and fillable forms to PDF/UA and WCAG. Word, PowerPoint and Excel too.
ADA compliance program
Policy, prioritized roadmap, procurement rules and the documentation that shows good-faith effort to regulators and courts.
VPAT® & ACR reports
Independent Accessibility Conformance Reports for Section 508, WCAG and EN 301 549, written from real test evidence.
Monitoring & training
Monthly scans, quarterly manual spot-checks and practical training so new pages and PDFs are born accessible.
Why manual testing
Automated checkers miss most of what gets you sued
Free scanners are a good start, but they can only check what a machine can measure: missing alt attributes, low contrast, empty links. They cannot tell whether alt text is accurate, whether a checkout can be finished with a keyboard, or whether a screen reader reads a PDF table in the right order.
Those are exactly the barriers plaintiffs' testers find. That's why every xsibility audit and remediation ends with a person completing your key tasks using assistive technology:
- Keyboard-only navigation of every template and flow
- Screen reader testing with NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver (desktop and iOS)
- Zoom to 400%, text spacing and reflow checks for low-vision users
- PDF tag-tree and reading-order review, not just a green checker result
How it works
From first scan to signed-off report
Assess
Free snapshot of your highest-risk pages and documents, with a fixed-price scope.
Audit
Manual and automated WCAG 2.2 AA testing. Every issue logged with severity, location and fix.
Remediate
We fix it, or coach your team through it. PDFs are rebuilt and tagged by specialists.
Verify & document
Full retest, conformance report or ACR, and an accessibility statement you can publish.
Who we work with
Built for organizations with real legal exposure
Public sector & education
Cities, counties, transit agencies, school districts, community colleges and public universities facing the ADA Title II deadlines — including years of agendas, minutes, budgets and course materials in PDF.
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, health plans and anyone receiving HHS funding under the Section 504 rule: patient portals, forms, billing statements and notices.
Businesses & ecommerce
Retail, hospitality, banking and insurance — the industries most targeted by ADA Title III website lawsuits in New York, Florida and Illinois.
Software & federal vendors
SaaS and IT vendors that need a credible VPAT/ACR to win government and enterprise deals, or to sell into the EU under the European Accessibility Act.
Lessons from the courtroom
What inaccessibility has actually cost
Target paid $6 million to settle a class action
Blind shoppers couldn't buy from Target.com. The case established that a website connected to physical stores is covered by the ADA.
Domino's took its case to the Supreme Court — and lost
After the Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal, Domino's spent three more years in litigation over a pizza-ordering app.
UC Berkeley removed 20,000 public videos
Rather than caption them after a DOJ finding, Berkeley took its free lectures offline — a cautionary tale about deferred accessibility.
Do it yourself
Free guides from our specialists
The website accessibility checklist
44 checks, in plain English, that you can run yourself this afternoon.
How to make an accessible PDF
Step by step: from the source Word file to tags, reading order and a PDF/UA check.
How to test with a screen reader
A 30-minute NVDA and VoiceOver routine for people who have never used one.
Frequently asked questions
Is my website legally required to be ADA compliant?
If you are a state or local government, yes: the DOJ’s ADA Title II rule requires WCAG 2.1 Level AA for web content and documents, with deadlines of April 26, 2027 (populations of 50,000+) and April 26, 2028 (smaller entities). If you are a business open to the public, courts in most US circuits treat websites tied to goods and services as covered by ADA Title III, and the DOJ uses WCAG as its benchmark in settlements. Healthcare organizations funded by HHS have their own Section 504 deadlines starting May 11, 2027.
What standard should we follow: WCAG 2.1 or WCAG 2.2?
Regulations in the US cite WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We test and remediate to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, which includes all of 2.1 plus six more A/AA criteria (such as focus not obscured and accessible authentication). Meeting 2.2 satisfies 2.1, and it’s the version most procurement teams now ask for.
Can an accessibility overlay or widget make us compliant?
No. In April 2025 the FTC finalized a $1 million order against accessiBe and barred it from claiming its overlay makes websites WCAG-compliant. Hundreds of websites using overlays have been sued. Compliance comes from fixing your code, content and documents. See our guide, why accessibility overlays fail.
How much does PDF remediation cost?
Pricing depends on page count and complexity: a simple text document costs far less per page than a 200-page report with complex tables, forms and charts. We quote per document after reviewing samples, offer volume pricing for large back-catalogues, and help you decide which files to fix, archive or replace with HTML.
How long does an accessibility audit take?
A typical website audit covering 15–30 representative page templates takes two to three weeks, including manual testing with screen readers and a written report. A document audit of a PDF sample can be done in one to two weeks.
Find out where you stand, in writing.
Send us a few URLs or sample PDFs. Within two business days you get a free, plain-English snapshot of your biggest accessibility risks and what it takes to fix them.