Accessibility Check

An accessible website can be used by everyone, including with a screen reader, by keyboard only or with low vision. For many businesses it has also been a legal requirement since June 2025. Our check automatically tests your page against the international WCAG 2.2 standard and shows you exactly where the problems are.

The page is loaded in a real browser and tested with axe-core, an established accessibility testing engine. This takes about 15 to 30 seconds.

How to read the result

Every violation found appears as a separate point, with its severity, the WCAG success criterion concerned and the elements on the page where it occurs. Red marks critical and serious problems that can actually deny people access, yellow marks moderate and minor ones.

OK
This point is implemented correctly.
Review
Not an acute error, but room for improvement.
Problem
Likely has a negative effect and should be fixed.
Info
For information, without rating.

01
Severity
Critical means, for example: a button has no name and a screen reader only announces “button”. Serious includes insufficient contrast or images without alternative text. Moderate and minor problems make use harder but rarely block it completely.
02
Affected elements
Under “Details” you will find up to ten affected elements with their HTML code, so you or your developers can find the spot quickly. Many hits often share a single cause, such as one colour in the theme.
03
Manual review
For some points a program cannot decide reliably, for example the contrast of text on photos. We list these points separately so you can review them yourself.
04
Limits of the test
Experience shows that automated tests only detect part of all barriers. Whether alt texts are meaningful, whether everything can be operated by keyboard or whether texts are understandable can only be judged by a person. A green result is therefore a good start, but not proof of accessibility.

Why accessibility is now both a duty and an opportunity

Since 28 June 2025, the requirements of the European Accessibility Act apply in the EU. Austria implemented them with the Accessibility Act (BaFG), Germany with the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG). Among others, online shops, booking portals and banking services are affected. Microenterprises are partly exempt for services. The technical basis is the standard EN 301 549, which builds on the WCAG.

Regardless of the obligation, accessibility pays off. According to the World Health Organization, about one in six people lives with a significant disability. Add to that older people, temporary impairments and situations such as a small screen in bright sunlight. Good contrast, clear structure and unambiguous labels help everyone.

Search engines benefit too: headings, alt texts and meaningful link texts are important SEO signals at the same time. Accessibility and search engine optimisation share the same goal in many respects: making content clearly understandable for people and machines.

Three common errors and how to fix them

<!-- Image without alternative text -->
<img src="team.jpg" alt="Our team during a project meeting">

<!-- Icon button without a name -->
<button aria-label="Open menu">
  <svg aria-hidden="true">…</svg>
</button>

<!-- Form field without a label -->
<label for="email">Email address</label>
<input id="email" type="email" autocomplete="email">

These three points are among the most common findings and can usually be fixed in a few minutes. For contrast, it helps to make the text colour in the theme slightly darker centrally.

Frequently asked questions about accessibility

Does my website have to be accessible?

That depends on your offering and company size. Since June 2025, the obligation mainly applies to providers of certain consumer services, such as online shops or booking portals. Public bodies have been obliged for longer. Whether your company is affected should be assessed individually.

What does WCAG 2.2 AA mean?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are the international standard for accessible websites. They have three levels: A, AA and AAA. Level AA is the requirement referenced by laws and standards in Europe.

My result is green. Is my website accessible?

It has no automatically detectable errors, which is a good basis. A reliable statement additionally requires a manual review, for example of keyboard operation and screen reader output.

Does an accessibility plugin or overlay help?

Overlays that add a toolbar with font size and contrast options do not fix the actual problems in the code and are viewed critically by many people with disabilities. The sustainable approach is to fix the errors directly in the theme and content.