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Free Website Accessibility Checker

Check a page of your website for accessibility issues and understand what needs attention.

Real-browser testing. Full report, no signup, usually ready in a few minutes.

  • Images
  • Forms
  • Links and buttons
  • Headings and structure
  • Color contrast
  • ARIA
  • Keyboard access

Each page is rendered in a real browser and tested with axe-core against the machine-testable WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA success criteria. Automated testing does not replace a manual accessibility review.

What is website accessibility testing?

Accessibility testing checks whether people can actually use a website when they browse differently from the way its designers did: with a screen reader, with a keyboard instead of a mouse, with a screen magnifier, with color blindness, on a phone in bright sunlight, or with a temporary injury.

The checks in this tool are based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG is the most widely used technical standard for web accessibility. You enter a page address, we load the page in a real browser, run automated checks against it with axe-core, and turn the results into a report that explains each finding in plain language.

Each finding tells you what was detected, why it matters to visitors, which elements are affected and what to do about it, with the WCAG success criterion it relates to. A scan usually takes a few minutes, and the report link keeps working if you close the tab.

What automated testing can and cannot find

Automated checks are fast and consistent, and they catch the most common technical barriers. They are a starting point, not a verdict.

What this checker finds

  • Images without a text alternative
  • Form fields, buttons and links with no accessible name
  • Text colors that do not contrast enough with their background
  • Heading levels that skip or are empty
  • Missing page landmarks such as a main region
  • ARIA attributes that are misused or incomplete
  • Scrolling regions and controls that keyboard users cannot reach
  • Focus indicators removed with CSS

What needs a person

  • Whether alt text actually describes the image well
  • Whether the reading order and the visual order make sense together
  • Whether every task can be completed using only a keyboard, from start to finish
  • Whether content is written clearly enough for the audience
  • Problems inside videos, PDFs and other documents
  • Pages behind logins, cookie walls, menus or multi-step flows

Automated testing does not replace a manual accessibility review. A person who tests with assistive technology is the other half.

Why website accessibility matters

People

Accessibility barriers lock out visitors who are blind or have low vision, who cannot use a mouse, who have cognitive or motor impairments, and anyone whose situation makes the page harder to use that day. Many of them are customers.

Everyone else

The same fixes help people on small screens, slow connections, in noisy or bright environments, or who are simply in a hurry. Good structure, clear labels and readable contrast make a site easier for all of its visitors.

Risk

Accessibility is referenced by laws and standards in many countries, including the ADA and Section 508 in the United States, the European Accessibility Act, and WCAG-based public sector rules elsewhere. Barriers that are easy to find are also easy to complain about.

Is this an ADA or WCAG compliance checker?

It is an accessibility checker. It runs automated checks derived from WCAG success criteria and reports what it observed on the page at the time. No automated tool can determine whether a website complies with the ADA, Section 508, the European Accessibility Act, WCAG as a whole, or any other law or standard, because much of what those require needs human judgment.

Use the report to find and fix real barriers. Pair it with a manual review when you need a fuller picture. If you came here with a specific question, the ADA and WCAG pages explain what the scan can and cannot tell you about each.

One-time scan or continuous monitoring?

A website is never finished. Each new page, template change, plugin update or marketing campaign can reintroduce a problem you already fixed.

This free check

A snapshot of one page, right now. Ideal for finding out where you stand, prioritizing fixes, or checking a page before it goes live.

  • One page, one moment in time
  • Full report, free, no account
  • Run another free check whenever you need one

Monitoring with TagPipes

The same checks, run on a schedule across the pages you choose, with an alert when something new appears. You fix problems once and find out immediately if they come back.

  • Scheduled re-checks of your key pages
  • Alerts when new problems appear
  • History, so you can show progress

Run a free check first. The option to monitor is on the report. See the TagPipes platform and pricing.

Frequently asked questions

TagPipes monitors, configures and reports. It does not determine legal compliance and does not provide legal advice. Output is informational and reflects observed state at the time of observation. Rawsoft's expertise is technology, not law; please confirm any regulatory interpretation with your own counsel.

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