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Is my website ADA compliant?

Last reviewed
2026-10-16

You need an accessibility assessment with a stated scope, methods and findings to understand the site's current barriers. Automated scans help, and human review is also needed. For a private business, the ADA sets no specific technical standard, and DOJ's guidance points to WCAG as the measure.

The longer version

DOJ's position is that Title III covers what a business open to the public offers on the web. DOJ has no regulation with detailed website standards for businesses, so WCAG is the usual measure. State and local governments differ: DOJ's 2024 Title II rule requires WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

WCAG provides technical criteria for reviewing accessibility. Testing should cover important tasks, representative page types, forms and relevant assistive-technology behavior.

Changes to content or functionality can introduce new issues, so review needs to continue after the initial assessment.

Next steps

  1. Get an assessment against WCAG 2.2 AA covering every page type, including the ones behind a form.
  2. Fix what it finds, starting with anything that blocks a task outright: forms, navigation and checkout.
  3. Publish an accessibility statement describing the assessment scope, target standard, known gaps and a way to report problems.
  4. Put testing on every change so the answer stays true next month.

Related guides

Sources

  1. Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (opens in a new tab)US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
  2. Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments (opens in a new tab)US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

This page provides general information. Your obligations depend on your business and jurisdiction. Consult a qualified adviser about your circumstances.