A technical snapshot. Not a certificate.
Find the accessibility problems on your Shopify store
A punch list a merchant can actually work, one markup change at a time.
Animation is off. Left: the product page with the usual accessibility issues. Right: the same page after the punch list is worked.
Before
After
Punch list
7 of 7 done
- Photo alt is a filename. Make it describe the earrings.
- Grey on grey. Darken the body text.
- No skip link. Keyboard users tab the whole header.
- Link says click here. Name the page it opens.
- Quantity box has no label.
- Footer has no Accessibility link.
- Focus ring is missing. You cannot see where you are.
Punch list
0 of 7 done
- Photo alt is a filename. Make it describe the earrings.
- Grey on grey. Darken the body text.
- No skip link. Keyboard users tab the whole header.
- Link says click here. Name the page it opens.
- Quantity box has no label.
- Footer has no Accessibility link.
- Focus ring is missing. You cannot see where you are.
- I test against WCAG 2.1 AA, the current legal standard
- I flag useless alt text (like filenames), not just missing alt
- Hosted checkout and login pages are marked separately since you can't edit them directly
The problem
Small online stores get accessibility demand letters too, not just big brands. Most shop owners have no idea where their site stands until someone points it out. The good news: once you know what the problems are, the fixes are usually small.
How it works
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You send your store URL
That's all I need to get started.
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I visit every page
A crawler opens each page and link of your store in a real browser, the same way a customer's browser would.
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You get a plain report
It lists each issue, which page it's on, and how to fix it.
An accessibility footer for your customers
The scanner also comes with an accessibility footer for your store. It gives customers a clear, simple way to tell you about a barrier they ran into or to ask for help.
This is not an overlay widget. Overlays sit on top of a site and don't fix the underlying code. The footer is just an honest way for people to reach you. The real fixes come from the report.
What this is and isn't
An automated scan catches a lot, but not everything. It's the best place to start, and it isn't a legal guarantee of ADA compliance.
For the fullest picture, pair the report with some hands-on testing:
- Try using your store with only a keyboard (Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter).
- Try it with a screen reader, such as VoiceOver on a Mac or iPhone, or NVDA on Windows.
Why I built it
I first built this for my mom's small Shopify store when she got worried about accessibility complaints. Now I'm offering it to other small shops that have the same worry.
Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. The report is a technical list of accessibility issues to fix. For legal questions, please talk to a lawyer.
What does it cost?
The first automated report is free. A full manual audit, where I go through the report with you and test with a screen reader, costs about $300–800 depending on your store's size. A re-audit after you've made fixes is $150–300. If you'd like me to rescan every month and flag new issues as you add products, that's $75 a month.
See where your store stands
Send me your store's web address and I'll send back a page-by-page list of what to fix.