3,117
federal website accessibility lawsuits in 2025
Up 27% from 2,452 in 2024. That count leaves out state-court cases and demand letters that settle before anything is filed. Source: Seyfarth Shaw
ADA & WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY TESTING
Can every customer use your website?
Find out free.
We test your website against the WCAG accessibility guidelines that ADA website cases are judged by, then show you what to fix first.
You’ll see an initial accessibility grade in under a minute. Within 24 hours, you’ll have a full report by email, with suggested improvements and what it would cost for us to make them.
Free. No obligation.Initial grade in under a minute.Full report within 24 hours.
WHY IT MATTERS
Website accessibility lawsuits
are rising.
For many small-business owners, a demand letter is the first time they hear that a website can be “inaccessible.” Most of the problems behind those letters are basic and fixable.
36%
of all ADA Title III federal lawsuits were about websites
In 2025, website cases made up more than a third of all Title III federal filings. Source: Seyfarth Shaw
95.9%
of the top million home pages had detectable failures
An average of 56 errors per page. Low-contrast text alone showed up on 83.9% of them. Source: WebAIM Million 2026
The full story, with charts and a fix-first checklist: Website Accessibility Lawsuits: What to Fix First
FREE, WHERE OTHERS CHARGE THOUSANDS
A professional accessibility check,
without the four-figure invoice.
Published rates for a manual accessibility audit of a small website run about $1,000 to $3,000, often $100 to $250 a page. Ours is free, so you can see where your site stands before you spend anything.
Rates from Accessible.org and FrontKit, 2026.
Typical paid audit, small site$1,000–$3,000
Dells Websites accessibility test$0
Photo: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash
WHAT THE FREE TEST COVERS
A sample of your site,
focused on the biggest problems.
The free test doesn’t check every page of your website. We check up to 4 of your most important pages, starting with your home page, to find the most prominent accessibility issues. On most small-business sites, the same problems repeat from page to page, so a sample shows you where you stand and what to fix first.
Need every page checked, or have a large or complex site? Ask us about a full audit.
- Accessibility first, using automated checks and a person’s review
- Mobile: whether it works on small screens and is easy to tap
- Speed: how fast your page appears on a phone
- Suggested improvements, and what it would cost for us to make them
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
The everyday problems
that lock customers out.
These aren’t exotic issues. They affect someone using a screen reader, someone with low vision, someone who can’t use a mouse, or an older customer squinting at light gray text on a phone.
Color contrast
Light gray text on white, or white text on a pale photo, is the most common failure on the web.
Image descriptions
Meaningful photos need alt text that screen readers read aloud. “IMG_4482.jpg” doesn’t help anyone.
Form labels and errors
Every field in your contact form needs a real label, and errors should say how to fix them.
Keyboard access
Every link, button and field should be reachable with the Tab key, with a visible focus outline.
Links and buttons that make sense
“Get a free estimate” beats “Click here.” Icon-only buttons need a hidden text label.
Headings, text in images and captions
Real headings in order, no phone numbers hidden in graphics, and captions on videos that explain something important.
HOW IT WORKS
From your web address
to a clear plan.
Enter your website address and email. That’s all we need to get started.
Start my free accessibility test- 01
Enter your website address
It takes about a minute on our free site review page.
- 02
See an initial grade right away
An automated scan of your home page gives you a first look while you wait, with the top problems it found.
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Get your full report within 24 hours
A person at Dells Websites checks up to 4 pages and emails you the results, with suggested improvements and what they would cost.
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You decide what happens next
Fix things yourself, hand the list to your current web developer, or ask us to do it. There’s no obligation.
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
When we find problems,
we can fix them properly.
We fix accessibility problems in the website itself: better contrast, real alt text, labeled forms, keyboard access, clear link and button names, and pages that work on a small phone screen. You’ll see the cost in your report before any work starts, and we re-test when the fixes are done.
We don’t sell accessibility widgets or overlays. In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ordered accessiBe to pay $1 million over claims that its AI tool could make any website compliant. A widget can’t write your image descriptions or fix a form that doesn’t work with a keyboard.
Building a new website? Accessibility is part of how we build every site, not an extra charge. See our websites for service businesses.
QUESTIONS
Good to know
before you start.
Is the test really free?
Yes. The initial grade and the full report are both free, and there’s no obligation to buy anything. When you sign up, you can choose to get occasional website tips by email, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Why up to 4 pages, not my whole site?
The free test is a sample meant to find your most prominent issues. On most small sites, the same templates and problems repeat across pages, so 4 well-chosen pages usually reveal the biggest fixes. Paid audits commonly work the same way, testing representative pages rather than every URL. If you need every page checked, ask us about a full audit.
Will this make my website ADA compliant?
No test can promise that, and we’d be wary of anyone who does. Our review is an assessment of what could be improved, not legal advice or an ADA compliance determination. Automated checks catch only part of what makes a site accessible, which is why a person reviews every report.
I’ve received a demand letter. Can you help?
Talk with an attorney first, and don’t ignore the deadlines in the letter. Then we can test your site and help with the website fixes.
Will a free accessibility plugin or widget solve this?
Usually not. Overlays can’t rewrite unclear link text, describe your photos or fix forms that don’t work with a keyboard. Those fixes belong in the website itself.
FROM THE BLOG
Keep reading.
- ACCESSIBILITYWebsite Accessibility Lawsuits: What to Fix FirstHow common the lawsuits are, the most common failures, and a checklist to start on today.
- MOBILEYour Customers Are on Their Phones. Is Your Website Ready for Them?Readable text, buttons big enough to tap, and a phone number that calls in one tap.
- DESIGNWhy a Website Feels Polished: The Decisions Behind the DesignThe design decisions, including contrast and clear headings, that make a site easier for everyone.
FREE ACCESSIBILITY TEST
Find out where your website stands.
It’s free.
Initial grade in under a minute. Full report on up to 4 pages within 24 hours.
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