Website Maintenance & Support

Web Accessibility Audits

Name: WebElev8
Rating: 4.9

Make your website inclusive and legally compliant

Web accessibility ensures that people with disabilities, including those with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive impairments, can use your website effectively. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 requires websites to make reasonable adjustments for disabled users, and public sector bodies must meet specific WCAG standards. Beyond compliance, accessibility improves usability for everyone and positively impacts your SEO. WebElev8 audits your website against WCAG 2.1 standards and implements the fixes you need.

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Why Choose Our Web Accessibility Audits Service?

We deliver measurable results that grow your business

Inclusive for All Users

Approximately 16 million people in the UK have a disability. An accessible website ensures you are not excluding a significant portion of your potential customers.

Legal Risk Reduction

The Equality Act 2010 and, for public sector bodies, the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations require accessible websites. Compliance reduces your legal risk.

SEO Benefits

Many accessibility best practices, such as descriptive alt text, clear heading structures, and meaningful link text, directly improve how search engines understand and rank your content.

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

We audit against WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines, the most widely referenced accessibility standard and the level required by UK public sector accessibility regulations.

Improved Usability for Everyone

Accessibility improvements such as clear navigation, sufficient colour contrast, and resizable text benefit all users, not just those with disabilities.

Accessibility Statement

We help you produce an accurate accessibility statement, required for public sector websites and increasingly expected as a trust signal by all organisations.

What's Included

Everything you need in one comprehensive package

Automated Accessibility Scanning

We run your website through industry-leading automated accessibility tools including Axe, Lighthouse, and WAVE to identify common WCAG violations quickly and systematically.

Manual Expert Review

Automated tools catch only about 30% of accessibility issues. Our experts manually test your website using keyboard navigation and screen readers to identify issues that automated tools miss.

WCAG 2.1 AA Audit Report

We produce a detailed audit report mapping every identified issue to the specific WCAG success criterion it violates, with severity ratings and clear remediation guidance.

Colour Contrast Analysis

We check all text and interactive elements against WCAG colour contrast requirements, identifying combinations that fail to provide sufficient contrast for visually impaired users.

Keyboard Navigation Testing

We verify that all interactive elements including menus, forms, modals, and custom widgets can be accessed and operated using keyboard alone, without requiring a mouse.

Screen Reader Compatibility

We test your website with leading screen readers including NVDA and JAWS to ensure content is presented meaningfully and controls are correctly labelled for visually impaired users.

Form Accessibility Review

We review all forms for accessibility issues including missing labels, unclear error messages, absence of ARIA attributes, and keyboard trap vulnerabilities.

Accessibility Remediation

Beyond auditing, we fix accessibility issues in your website's HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, implementing ARIA attributes, semantic markup, and other technical solutions.

Our Process

A proven, structured approach to delivering results

Automated Scan

We run automated accessibility testing tools across your key pages to build an initial inventory of violations and prioritise areas for deeper manual review.

Manual Expert Testing

Our accessibility specialists test your website with keyboard navigation and screen readers, checking WCAG 2.1 AA criteria that cannot be detected automatically.

Audit Report Delivery

We deliver a comprehensive accessibility audit report detailing every issue found, its severity, the WCAG criterion violated, and specific remediation recommendations.

Remediation & Verification

We implement fixes for the identified issues, verify that all resolved items are functioning correctly, and provide a post-remediation summary confirming your improved compliance status.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my website legally required to be accessible?

For UK public sector bodies, accessibility is a legal requirement under the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018, with mandatory WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. For private sector businesses, the Equality Act 2010 requires reasonable adjustments to avoid discriminating against disabled users, which courts have interpreted as requiring accessible digital services. The legal risk for private sector websites has grown significantly as awareness increases.

What is WCAG and what do the different levels mean?

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is the internationally recognised standard for web accessibility, produced by the W3C. Level A is the minimum, covering critical barriers. Level AA is the widely accepted standard addressing the most significant barriers. Level AAA is aspirational and not required in most contexts. Our audits focus on WCAG 2.1 AA, the most commonly required standard.

Can automated tools alone make my website accessible?

No. Automated tools can detect approximately 30–40% of accessibility issues, primarily technical violations that can be checked algorithmically. The remaining 60–70% of issues, including those affecting screen reader usability, keyboard navigation, and cognitive accessibility, require expert manual testing. A thorough accessibility audit requires both.

How long does an accessibility audit take?

A typical audit for a small-to-medium business website takes three to five business days for the audit itself, with a further one to two weeks for remediation depending on the number and complexity of issues found. We provide a timeline estimate after reviewing your website's size and complexity.

Do you provide ongoing accessibility support?

Yes. Accessibility can regress as your website is updated, new content is added, and new features are built. We offer periodic accessibility re-audits and can include accessibility checks as part of our monthly maintenance service.

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