Accessibility - Your website should work for everyone
Legal requirements are tightening. Customer expectations are rising. We help your website work toward WCAG compliance while expanding your market reach.
What is web accessibility? It means building websites that people with disabilities can use, whether they navigate with a keyboard, use a screen reader, or need larger text. It's about removing barriers that prevent people from accessing your content and services online.
Every website we build includes comprehensive accessibility monitoring and development practices at no extra cost. It's not an add-on. It's how we build websites.
- Automated WCAG testing
- Daily
- WAVE evaluations
- Weekly
- Disabled Americans
- 70M+(1)
- Spending power
- $490B(2)
Core Services - Included services for all of our websites
Comprehensive accessibility monitoring and development practices that help your website work toward WCAG compliance.
- Daily WCAG 2.2 Monitoring. Automated accessibility testing with axe-core, the industry-leading testing engine targeting WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. Issues are identified immediately and addressed proactively as part of your website maintenance.
- Weekly WAVE Analysis. Regular evaluation with WebAIM's WAVE tool provides additional insights and validation. WAVE and axe-core catch different things, so we use both to ensure comprehensive validation.
- Accessibility-First Development. We focus heavily on accessibility guidelines when actually coding the website. Semantic HTML, proper ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, and color contrast are built right from the start, not bolted on later.
Legal Requirements
The ADA applies to websites of businesses that serve the public. Courts have consistently ruled that websites must be accessible to customers with disabilities.
Municipalities face even stricter requirements. The DOJ's 2024 Web Accessibility Rule mandates WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance for all state and local government websites.
We help position your website to work toward these requirements through continuous monitoring and proactive improvements.
Business Benefits
Beyond legal considerations, accessible websites simply perform better. They rank higher in search results, provide better user experiences for everyone, and expand your customer base.
Americans with disabilities have over $490 billion in disposable income(2). One in four Americans lives with a disability(1). These are potential customers your business could be reaching with proper accessibility.
Accessibility isn't just compliance. It's good business that improves SEO, increases conversions, and demonstrates social responsibility.
Professional Audits - Manual accessibility audits for comprehensive coverage
While our included automated monitoring can catch up to 70% of issues, manual testing is essential for the remaining 30%. Some organizations also need comprehensive manual audits for legal documentation or grant requirements.
Partnership with AccessAbility Officer
We partner with AccessAbility Officer to provide professional manual audits that go beyond automated testing. Their certified experts test with actual assistive technologies to ensure real-world accessibility.
Manual audits may include:
- Screen reader testing with JAWS and NVDA
- Keyboard navigation verification
- Detailed remediation recommendations that we apply to your website after the audit
- Compliance documentation for legal requirements
Who needs manual audits?
Required for:
- Municipal and government websites
- Organizations receiving federal funding
- Educational institutions
Strongly recommended for:
- All businesses and organizations
Important considerations
Accessibility is an ongoing effort
Web accessibility isn't a one-time achievement. It's a continuous commitment. Content changes, standards evolve, and new features require ongoing attention. Our services provide the testing, monitoring, and development practices that support accessibility efforts, but cannot practically guarantee permanent or complete compliance.
Factors beyond our control
Several factors can impact accessibility that are outside our direct control: third-party integrations, content you add after development, browser compatibility, assistive technology variations, and evolving guidelines. We work proactively to address issues within our scope while helping you understand these limitations.
Our commitment to you
What we can promise: continuous monitoring to catch issues quickly, development practices that prioritize accessibility from the start, prompt remediation when problems are identified, and guidance on maintaining accessibility as your website evolves. We're your partner in working toward compliance, not just a one-time fix.