How to use the checklist ADA compliance testing requires several tools to test different areas of your website. There are a variety of free tools like WAVE that can test for the most important compliance factors, but human review is needed for things like closed captions and outliers that the tool can't detect, like reflow issues and images with alt text that doesn't describe what's in frame. Go down our checklist and test for each item. If you pass level AA, congratulations! Your business is accessible to most people with disabilities. If you fail an article, you expose yourself to a lawsuit.
If you fail several criteria, buying a new website will likely be cheaper than hiring a developer to troubleshoot what you currently have. View the checklist online below or download a PDF of the checklist to print or view offline. Click here to download a printable checklist Control List Level A Compliance All non-textual content has a textual alternative that serves the individual email list same purpose. All time-based media, including audio-only and video-only presentations, have an easily accessible alternative. All pre-recorded synced media has closed captions.
The playback order of any content can be determined programmatically. Content is presented in a logical order, and keyboard navigation follows that order. Instructions do not rely solely on sensory characteristics, such as color, sound, or visual orientation, to explain how to use website content. Color is never used as the sole means of communicating the presence of prompts, links, or other visual elements. If the audio is programmed to play automatically for more than 3 seconds, a mechanism is available to pause the audio or lower the volume independently of the system volume.