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Accessibility Compliance Guides

Understanding accessibility standards is the first step toward building an inclusive web. These guides explain the requirements, the legal landscape, and the practical steps to improve your site's accessibility.

Standard

WCAG 2.2 Compliance Guide

Understand the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 standard, its four principles, conformance levels, and what changed from WCAG 2.1. Learn who needs to comply and how to check your site.

Legal

ADA Website Compliance Guide

Learn how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to websites, what courts have ruled, the growing trend of lawsuits, and the steps you need to take to comply. Includes statistics on enforcement trends.

How-To

How to Conduct a Web Accessibility Audit

A step-by-step guide to auditing your website for accessibility. Covers automated testing, manual testing, common issues, remediation priorities, and setting up ongoing monitoring.

Monitoring

Why Accessibility Needs Continuous Monitoring

Accessibility breaks as websites change. Learn why one-time audits fail, what causes regressions, and how continuous monitoring catches issues before they become legal risk.

Legal

Section 508 Compliance: The Complete Guide

What Section 508 requires, who must comply, how the Revised 508 Standards map to WCAG, the VPAT procurement process, and how to test your site.

How-To

Section 508 Compliance for Documents

How Section 508 applies to PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files: the E205 rules, WCAG applied to non-web documents, PDF tagging and OCR, built-in checkers and their limits, and when to remediate versus recreate.

Related Resources

Free WCAG Checker

Scan your website for WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility issues for free.

Accessibility Blog

Latest articles on ADA lawsuits, WCAG updates, and compliance strategies.

Free Accessibility Tools

Color contrast checker, WCAG 2.2 checklist, and statement generator.

CompliaScan vs Competitors

See how CompliaScan compares to other accessibility scanning tools.

View Plans

Compare Free, Starter, Pro, and Business plans for your team.

Accessibility Compliance Hub

ADA, WCAG, Section 508, and EAA requirements broken down by industry.

Accessibility Score Directory

Browse real WCAG audit scores for popular websites, or check your own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to be technical to follow these guides?
No. The guides are written for both technical and non-technical audiences. Legal and business concepts are explained in plain language. Code examples are included where relevant but aren't required to understand the material.
What's the difference between WCAG and ADA compliance?
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is a technical standard published by the W3C that defines how to make web content accessible. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is a US civil rights law that requires businesses to be accessible. Courts have increasingly referenced WCAG 2.2 Level AA as the benchmark for ADA website compliance.
Where should I start if I'm new to accessibility?
Start with the WCAG 2.2 Compliance Guide for an overview of the standard, then read How to Conduct a Web Accessibility Audit for practical next steps. If you're concerned about legal risk specifically, the ADA Website Compliance Guide covers the lawsuit landscape and what triggers enforcement.
How often are the guides updated?
Guides are updated whenever standards or legal precedents change. The WCAG 2.2 guide reflects the latest W3C standard (published October 2023). The ADA guide includes 2025 lawsuit statistics and recent court rulings.

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