SiteBrite StudioFree accessibility checker
Find the common problems that make a website hard to use with a screen reader, a keyboard or weaker eyesight, with how to fix each one.
Checking colors on their own? Try the contrast checker. This is an automated check of one page, not a legal review or a promise of compliance.
Free to use. Lifetime ($19, once) skips the wait before downloads and adds: An unbranded PDF of the report, to send to a client.
Questions
What does the accessibility checker look for?
Common problems a computer can find: pictures with no description, form fields with no label, links and buttons with no words, headings out of order, a missing page language, and text with too little contrast. It uses Google’s Lighthouse tests too.
Does a good score mean my website is ADA compliant?
No. Automated checks find only part of what makes a website hard to use, and no tool can say a site is compliant. Treat the report as a list of fixes to start with, then try your site with only a keyboard and with a screen reader.
Will an accessibility widget or overlay fix my website?
Usually not. Overlays add a toolbar but leave the problems in the page itself, and many websites with one have still been sued. Fixing the page, like adding picture descriptions and labels, is what helps people.
What is WCAG?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the checklist most laws and courts point to. Level AA is the usual goal. This checker covers some of its most common points.
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