Free website accessibility check

It runs axe-core, the open-source accessibility engine by Deque, against one page of your site and reports problems such as images with no text description, form fields with no label, buttons and links with no readable name, a missing page language or title, broken heading order, and invalid accessibility attributes. Each problem is explained in plain English and shown where it occurs.

No. Automated checks find only part of what affects people with disabilities. Colour contrast, keyboard-only use, screen-reader behaviour and your other pages need a person to test. Treat a clean result as a good start, not a certificate. No tool or company can honestly guarantee a site won't be sued.

No. Overlay widgets add a toolbar on top of the page but don't fix the site's own code. They are widely criticised by disabled users and accessibility experts, one major vendor paid a settlement to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its claims, and many sites sued for inaccessibility already had a widget installed. This check flags common overlay widgets if your page loads one.

U.S. courts have applied the Americans with Disabilities Act to many business websites, and thousands of website accessibility lawsuits are filed each year, most often against online stores, restaurants and healthcare providers. A separate U.S. Justice Department rule sets accessibility deadlines for state and local government websites. This page is general information, not legal advice.

No. The page is fetched once to run the check, and neither the page nor your results are stored. Only public websites can be checked.

Testing of your key pages in a real browser with keyboard-only and screen-reader checks, colour contrast, forms and checkout or booking flows, then a written, prioritised list of fixes. Phulax LLC can also make the fixes. You get a written scope and price before any work starts.