ADA & WCAG Website Accessibility Scanner

The Accessibility Scanner That Helps YouAvoid $50,000+ ADA Lawsuits

Scan any URL for WCAG 2.2 violations in seconds — see exactly what's broken and how to fix it. Free scan, no signup required.

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Scans logged-in pages too — dashboards, checkouts, and member areas

Also available as a GitHub App — scan any URL on every PR

5,000+
accessibility lawsuits filed last year — still rising
$60K–$200K+
avg. total legal exposure per case
~15 sec
avg. per page scan
43 of 55 WCAG 2.2 AA criteria covered — vs 37 for AudioEye, ~31 for axe-core, ~23 for Lighthouse.
The 22% we don't automate are genuinely un-automatable — focus order, motion actuation, multi-page context. We tell you that honestly. Competitors don't.
April 2025 — FTC fined accessiBe $1,000,000

ADAGuard finds issues.
Overlays hide them.
Courts know the difference.

Overlay widgets inject JavaScript that attempts to compensate for accessibility failures at runtime — without ever fixing your code. The FTC called this misleading. Courts have rejected overlay-only compliance strategies in lawsuit after lawsuit.

ADAGuard is a scanner — it shows you the real violations in your actual code so your developers can fix them permanently. That's what "good-faith effort" looks like to a court.

What overlays do

Inject a widget that attempts runtime compensation — no code changes, no real fixes

What courts want

Evidence of genuine remediation: fixed code, documented testing, ongoing monitoring

What ADAGuard gives you

Real WCAG violations mapped to exact elements, with before/after fix guidance and a compliance paper trail

Why 200+ TeamsChoose ADAGuard

The fastest way to find ADA violations and fix them before they cost you

Fast Scans

Single pages scan in seconds. 100-page sites finish in minutes — vs 2+ hours of manual testing.

Scan Authenticated Pages

Authenticate once, scan all dashboards automatically. Tests login-protected pages, member portals, and SaaS dashboards. Schedule daily scans to stay ahead of regressions.

Unique to ADAGuard

Avoid Lawsuits

Find violations before they become $50,000+ settlements or DOJ demand letters.

Simple Process,Powerful Results

Get started in minutes and see results immediately

1

Enter Your URL

Simply paste your website URL. We support single pages or full site scans with authentication.

2

Automated Scan

Our Playwright-powered scanner tests 21 accessibility categories with real-time progress updates.

3

Get Results & Fix

View detailed reports, get fix guidance with code examples, and track compliance over time.

See What a Real Scan Finds

Real output from scanning a typical e-commerce homepage

adaguard.io/free-accessibility-scanner

Accessibility Score

34/100

example-store.com — scanned just now

8
Critical
Lawsuit risk
14
Warnings
UX impact
6
Info
Minor fixes
CRITICALMissing Alt Text
23 found
<img src="hero.jpg">
CRITICALLow Color Contrast
11 found
ratio: 2.1:1 (needs 4.5:1)
WARNINGUnlabeled Form Fields
4 found
<input type="email" placeholder="Email">
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Web Agencies
Audit all client sites in one dashboard
Stay compliant as your product evolves
#1 targeted industry in ADA lawsuits
Healthcare
HHS accessibility deadline: May 2026 — now active
Legal & Finance
SEC & DOJ require accessible investor sites
Government
ADA Title II deadline passed April 2026 — now enforceable
Now Enforced

US Law Isn't the Only Risk

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) has been enforced since June 28, 2025. Regulators in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Ireland are already conducting active audits. If your site reaches users in Europe, you're legally exposed right now.

June 28, 2025
EAA enforcement live
€900,000+
Max fine per violation (varies by country)
Any EU user
triggers coverage

The EAA requires WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance (EN 301 549). ADAGuard checks for EAA compliance in the same scan — no extra setup needed.

Warning

Accessibility Overlays Won't Save You

1 in 4 ADA lawsuits in 2025 targeted sites already running an accessibility widget. The FTC fined AccessiBe $1 million in January 2025 for falsely claiming their AI tool made websites compliant. Overlays mask problems — they don't fix them.

🔴 456 lawsuits hit widget-enabled sites in H1 2025🔴 UserWay hit with class-action lawsuit🔴 FTC: AccessiBe claims were false & misleading

Real compliance requires real fixes. ADAGuard shows you exactly what to fix — with code examples.

Source: FTC press release, January 2025

Compliance Coverage

Every Standard. One Scan.

ADAGuard tests against all 6 major accessibility laws simultaneously — no extra configuration, no separate scans.

W3C global standard

WCAG 2.2 Level AA

43 / 55

criteria covered automatically — more than any tool on the market

The current global standard for web accessibility, published by the W3C in 2023. All major accessibility laws — ADA, EAA, Section 508, EN 301 549 — converge on WCAG as the technical benchmark. ADAGuard covers 43 of 55 Level A and AA success criteria automatically, versus 37 for AudioEye and approximately 31 for axe-core alone.
US federal law

ADA Title III

5,000+

lawsuits last year — 40% now filed using AI, near-zero legal barrier to sue

Title III of the ADA requires public accommodations to be accessible. Courts and the DOJ have consistently ruled this applies to websites. Any US business with a public website can be sued — no safe harbor, no grace period. Over 5,000 digital accessibility lawsuits were filed in the most recent full year, with 40% filed pro se using AI tools. Total legal exposure averages $60,000–$200,000+ per case.
EU directive — enforced

European Accessibility Act

€1.26M

max penalty or 5% of annual turnover — first lawsuits already filed

Enforced since June 28, 2025, the EAA requires businesses selling to EU customers to meet EN 301 549 (equivalent to WCAG 2.1 Level AA). Non-EU companies are fully in scope if they serve EU users. France filed the first EAA lawsuits in late 2025 against Auchan, Carrefour, and E.Leclerc. Maximum penalties reach €1.26M or 5% of annual turnover depending on the member state.
US gov procurement

Section 508

VPAT

required for every US federal contract bid — no exceptions for vendors

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies and their contractors to make ICT products and services accessible. A VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) or ACR (Accessibility Conformance Report) is required for all federal procurement bids. All federal agencies and their vendors must comply.
EU technical standard

EN 301 549

27

EU member states — explicitly cited in enterprise procurement contracts

EN 301 549 is the European harmonised standard for ICT accessibility, published by ETSI. It is the technical backbone behind both the EAA and public sector accessibility directives across all 27 EU member states. Enterprise procurement contracts and public tenders explicitly require EN 301 549 conformance, not just EAA compliance.
Canadian law

AODA (Canada)

$100K/day

max fine for corporations — enforcement deadlines already passed

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act requires Ontario businesses and public sector organisations to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Maximum fines for corporations reach CAD $100,000 per day. Large organisation deadlines passed in January 2021, meaning enforcement is fully active. Ontario's approach is being adopted by other Canadian provinces.
The engine behind every scan

43 / 55

Most WCAG 2.2 criteria of any automated tool

Verified criterion by criterion in our public engine audit — not a marketing claim.

ADAGuard
43
AudioEye
37
axe-core
~31
Lighthouse
~23

23

Checkers run in a real browser, in parallel

Custom Python/Playwright + axe-core 4.7.2. Renders your JavaScript, CSS, and dynamic content — not raw HTML. We call focus() on every interactive element to catch what static scanners miss. ~15 seconds per page.

12

Criteria we tell you need a human review

Focus order, motion actuation, multi-page context — genuinely not automatable by any tool. We document exactly which 12 and why. Every competitor pretends this gap doesn't exist. We don't.

All six standards checked in a single 15-second scan.

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