ADA Website Risk Scanner — WCAG 2.2 AA
The scan plaintiffs run — before you do.
In 2025, over 5,000 ADA accessibility lawsuits were filed in the US. Between 35,000 and 50,000 demand letters were sent. 64% targeted businesses under $25M in revenue.
Most of those cases started the same way: an automated scanner flagged a website, and a law firm sent a letter. The site owner had never checked.
This agent runs that scan first.
What it does
You give it a URL. It returns a risk exposure report covering the WCAG 2.2 AA criteria that drive the vast majority of real-world lawsuits:
- Color contrast — text and interactive elements below the 4.5:1 / 3:1 thresholds
- Missing alt text — images without descriptions, the #1 cited defect in complaints
- Form labels — inputs without associated labels, a top trigger for screen reader failures
- ARIA misuse — roles, states, and properties that break assistive technology
- Focus order & keyboard traps — navigation that locks keyboard-only users
- Touch target size — interactive elements below the 24×24 px minimum
Each finding includes the element location, the WCAG criterion, the lawsuit likelihood ranking, and the exact fix.
What you get
A structured diagnostic report. Not a wall of generic warnings — a prioritized list ranked by how likely each defect is to appear in a demand letter, based on patterns from real US filings.
The report tells you:
- Your overall exposure score
- The critical issues a plaintiff's scanner would flag today
- The standard remediation for each, specific enough to hand to a developer
Who this is for
- Ecommerce operators — 70% of ADA web lawsuits target online retail
- Restaurant and hospitality sites — the second most-targeted vertical
- Agencies and freelancers — run it across your client portfolio before someone else does
- SaaS founders — especially if you serve US customers
What this is NOT
This agent does not certify compliance. No automated tool can.
It does not replace a qualified accessibility consultant or legal counsel. It gives you the same visibility a plaintiff's firm already has — so you can fix the gaps before they become a demand letter.
Why weekly
Every content update, product addition, or page change can introduce new accessibility defects. The sites that got sued in 2025 weren't broken from day one — they drifted.
A weekly scan keeps your exposure score current.
Built by ZALTEN — diagnostic agents that find every gap before it finds you.
