You are not sure your website is accessible
Website accessibility complaints are in the news, and many owners do not know where their site stands. The first step is to find out what is wrong. The free check shows some of it in seconds.
Where to start
- WCAG is the standard to aim at
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, level AA, are the standard most rules and settlements point to. They cover text, images, color, keyboard use and more.
- Images need words
- Every image that carries meaning needs alt text, so a screen reader can say what it shows.
- Everything must work with a keyboard
- Some people cannot use a mouse. Every link, menu and form must work with the keyboard alone.
- An overlay is not a fix
- Plugins that add an accessibility button on top of a site do not repair the site underneath. Many disabled users ask sites to remove them.
What the free check looks for
The free check reads your front page in a few seconds. These are the results that matter most here.
- Images with no alt text, counted on your front page.
- Pinch-zoom switched off, which fails WCAG.
- No page language, so a screen reader may read the page in the wrong voice.
Run the free check. The full review goes through every page for $9.
What you get, and what it costs
- You pay what you think the site is worth, from $100. It is the same site at every price.
- Every account, from the domain to the hosting, is in your name.
- It loads fast, works on every phone, and works with a screen reader and a keyboard.
- No trackers, and nothing about your customers is sold.
- If you want me to keep it safe and current, the care plan is $9 a month. It is optional.
Questions
- Will fixing these stop a lawsuit?
- I cannot promise that, and I do not give legal advice. A site that meets WCAG AA is in a much better place, and a lawyer can tell you where you stand.
- Does a clean free check mean my site is accessible?
- No. The check sees a few things that a machine can see on one page. Color contrast, keyboard use and how a screen reader moves through the page need a person.
- Are your sites accessible?
- Every site I build is made to work with a screen reader and a keyboard. That is part of every site, at every price.
See what your site needs
Start with the free check of the site you have. If you have no site yet, tell me about your business and I will reply.