Website Accessibility Compliance & Auditing (ADA/WCAG)

Website Accessibility Compliance & Auditing (ADA/WCAG) from MicrositeOnline, done properly.

This service reviews a website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the practical expectations tied to ADA compliance. We look at keyboard navigation, color contrast, alt text, form labeling, heading structure, focus order, and how assistive technology interprets the page. The review covers both the visible experience and the underlying markup.

What Website Accessibility Compliance & Auditing Covers

The review covers both the visible experience and the underlying markup. We check how screen readers announce content, whether interactive elements work without a mouse, and whether media, PDFs, and embedded tools create barriers that automated scans alone would miss.

How the Audit Process Works

We start with a discovery conversation about your site's structure, platform, page count, and any prior accessibility work. This tells us where to focus manual testing and which templates or components are reused across pages, which matters most for multi-site portfolios.

Next comes a combination of automated scanning and hands-on testing, including navigation with a keyboard and a screen reader. Each finding is logged with its WCAG success criterion, the affected page or component, and a description of the real-world impact on a user.

You receive a written report organized by severity, with plain-language explanations rather than only technical codes. Where useful, we include screenshots and short notes on how a fix could be approached, so your developers or platform team have a clear starting point.

Common Issues This Process Uncovers

Across SMB sites, mid-sized company properties, and large domain portfolios, certain accessibility gaps appear repeatedly. These are the kinds of issues the audit is built to catch before they become visitor complaints or legal correspondence.

Images and icons missing descriptive alt text
Form fields without associated labels
Color contrast too low for readable text
Keyboard traps that prevent moving past a menu or modal
Heading levels that skip or are used only for styling
Video or audio content without captions or transcripts
Interactive elements that don't announce their state to screen readers

Problems This Service Solves

Accessibility gaps create exposure to demand letters and complaints, particularly for organizations with many pages or domains where one flawed template repeats across the entire portfolio. An audit identifies that root cause instead of treating each page as an isolated problem.

It also addresses a quieter cost: visitors who abandon a site because they cannot complete a form, read low-contrast text, or navigate a menu without a mouse. Fixing these issues can improve usability for every visitor, not only those using assistive technology.

Signs You May Need an Audit

An audit is worth scheduling if you've received a complaint or demand letter referencing accessibility, if you're planning a redesign or new microsite launch, or if you've inherited a domain portfolio without knowing its compliance history.

It's also relevant if your current site was built on a platform chosen for speed or design rather than accessibility, or if your agency manages client sites at a scale where manual checking of every page isn't realistic.

What to Expect From the Engagement

Expect a defined scope agreed upfront, covering specific pages, templates, or the full site, depending on size. Communication happens through a report and a follow-up conversation to walk through findings, so technical and non-technical stakeholders both understand the priorities.

After remediation guidance is delivered, many organizations ask about ongoing monitoring, since content updates and new pages can reintroduce issues. We can discuss what a periodic re-check would look like for your update schedule and team structure.

Platform Evaluation for Long-Term Compliance

Some site-building platforms generate cleaner, more accessible markup by default, while others require constant manual correction to meet WCAG criteria. For agencies and portfolio owners evaluating a platform switch, this difference affects how much ongoing audit work will be needed.

We offer guidance on what to look for when comparing platforms: how forms are built, whether templates support proper heading structure, and how the platform handles media captions. This helps you choose a foundation that reduces repeat accessibility work over time.