Website Accessibility & WCAG Compliance Audits
I conduct technical accessibility audits and code remediation—ensuring your website complies with WCAG 2.1 AA standards and provides inclusive digital experiences.
The Technical Challenge
Web accessibility is both a legal requirement and an ethical necessity. Inaccessible websites face legal exposure under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and European Accessibility Act (EAA), while turning away millions of potential customers with disabilities. Cheap accessibility overlay widgets do not fix underlying code failures and have been widely rejected by accessibility advocates and courts.
Common Technical Symptoms & Breakdowns:
- ✕ Legal demand letters or compliance inquiries regarding website accessibility
- ✕ Interactive modals, checkout forms, and dropdown menus inaccessible via keyboard navigation
- ✕ Screen readers cannot properly interpret dynamic content updates or form validation errors
- ✕ Low color contrast ratios causing text to be unreadable for visually impaired users
- ✕ Missing or misleading alternative text (alt text) and missing ARIA landmarks
My Diagnostic & Engineering Methodology
I conduct rigorous manual and automated accessibility testing: evaluating pages against WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria, testing keyboard navigation (focus traps, tab order, skip links), verifying screen reader output (NVDA, VoiceOver), inspecting semantic HTML and ARIA attributes, and delivering code-level remediation patches directly to your repository.
All testing occurs in an isolated staging clone or container before touching production files or active databases.
Inspecting error logs, network payloads, and execution call stacks to isolate the exact failing hook or query.
Implementing standards-compliant code with PSR-4 namespaces, proper sanitization, and zero core overrides.
End-to-end device testing, performance benchmarking, Git commits, and full architectural documentation.
Technologies, APIs & Architectural Standards:
What I Deliver
Comprehensive WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility Audit Report categorizing issues by severity
Exact code remediation recommendations for your development team or direct code patches
Verification of keyboard navigability and screen reader compatibility across all core funnels
Accessibility Statement documentation for your website footer
Prerequisites
To ensure rapid kickoff and zero delays, the following items are required before we begin:
- ✓ List of key page templates and interactive flows to audit (Home, Products, Checkout, Forms)
- ✓ Staging environment or repository access to inspect code
- ✓ Compliance target specification (WCAG 2.1 Level A, AA, or Section 508)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Why shouldn't I just install an accessibility widget or overlay plugin?
Overlay widgets do not fix the underlying HTML, ARIA tags, or server-side markup. In fact, many users with screen readers actively block overlay widgets, and courts have repeatedly ruled that overlay widgets do not satisfy legal ADA compliance.
Q. What is the difference between WCAG Level A and Level AA?
Level A covers basic accessibility requirements (such as alt text for images). Level AA is the globally recognized legal standard required by most regulations, covering color contrast, keyboard navigation, and responsive accessibility.
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