AI-Powered Accessibility Testing for ADA Compliance

Website accessibility is both a legal requirement and good business practice. Over 25% of American adults have some form of disability. If your website is not accessible, you are excluding potential customers and exposing yourself to legal risk.

What AI Accessibility Testing Catches

• Missing alt text: Images without descriptions for screen readers
• Color contrast issues: Text that is hard to read against its background
• Heading structure: Incorrect heading hierarchy that confuses screen readers
• Form labels: Input fields without proper labels
• Link text: Links that say "click here" instead of descriptive text
• Keyboard navigation: Elements that cannot be reached without a mouse

AI Testing Tools

• WAVE (free): Browser extension that highlights accessibility errors on any page
• axe DevTools (free): Developer-focused tool with detailed issue reports
• Lighthouse (free): Built into Chrome, includes accessibility scoring
• accessiBe: $49-$490/month. AI-powered overlay that adds accessibility features. Note: overlays are not a substitute for proper accessibility coding.

Beyond Automated Testing

AI finds the obvious issues. Manual testing finds the subtle ones. After running automated scans, test these manually:

• Navigate the entire site using only a keyboard
• Use a screen reader (NVDA is free for Windows, VoiceOver is built into Mac)
• Test all forms and interactive elements with assistive technology
• Verify that video content has captions and transcripts

Need an accessibility audit? Check our accessibility services or contact us.