Digital accessibility, step by step
Plain-language guides, templates, and tools for every stage of the work - organized the way the work actually happens. Learn it yourself, then pass it along to your board, IT department, content team, or vendors.
Understand what your organization is responsible for
Before budgets, scans, or vendors: know what the law actually requires. ADA Title II covers state and local government (including public schools) with WCAG 2.1 AA deadlines of April 26, 2027 for larger entities and April 26, 2028 for smaller ones. Title III covers businesses serving the public. Section 508 covers federal agencies and flows into what they buy.
The laws, in plain language
Title II, Title III, WCAG 2.2, and Section 508: who each covers, what each requires, and the deadlines that matter.
Free guide ❓Accessibility FAQ
40+ direct answers on deadlines, standards, widgets, exceptions, and what auditors actually look for.
Free guide 🏛️TitleII.org
Our dedicated Title II resource: deadline tracker, explainers, and analysis for public entities.
Free siteInventory what you own - and what your vendors run for you
You cannot fix what you have not counted. List your websites, portals, PDFs, forms, videos, and mobile apps - including the ones vendors run on your behalf. Under Title II you are responsible for services provided "directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements." Then rank by risk: the workflows the public depends on most come first.
Interactive Title II Checklist
Walk through your obligations item by item and see where you stand. Free, no signup.
Free tool ⚠️Your vendor built it. You are still liable.
Why vendor platforms - the lunch portal, the LMS, the payment system - stay on your risk list.
ReadWebsite & document inventory template
A fill-in worksheet for cataloging sites, docs, vendors, owners, and deadlines. On its way - request an early copy.
Coming soon · request itPublish accessible content from day one
The cheapest accessibility issue is the one you never publish. Most new barriers come from everyday publishing: untagged PDFs, images without alt text, videos without captions, forms without labels. Fixing habits now shrinks the remediation pile forever.
PDF Accessibility Checker
Upload a PDF and see, in plain English, where it stands against WCAG 2.2 - before you post it.
Free tool 🧠You don't learn accessibility by reading the criteria
What actually builds publishing habits that stick - for content teams, not developers.
ReadAccessible documents cheat sheets
One-pagers for Word, PowerPoint, PDFs, forms, video, and social posts. On its way - request an early copy.
Coming soon · request itSee where you actually stand
Automated scans catch roughly a third of WCAG issues - a fast, honest starting point, not a finish line. Pair them with keyboard-only checks, screen-reader spot tests, and manual review of your highest-risk workflows. Testing tells you what to fix first, and it creates the record that shows you are acting.
Free website scan
A full-domain WCAG 2.1 AA analysis with a plain-language report of what we find. No cost, no obligation.
Free tool 📄PDF Accessibility Checker
Check board packets, forms, and public documents one file at a time. Files scanned securely, never stored.
Free tool 🛡️Expert manual audit
Human testers walk your real workflows - keyboard, screen reader, and assistive tech - and rank what matters.
AX4E serviceRemediate what matters most, first
Not every issue is equal. Fix the barriers blocking real tasks - paying a bill, enrolling a student, applying for a job - before chasing a perfect score. And fix the underlying code and documents: overlays that paint over problems do not remove liability, and DOJ guidance does not treat them as compliance.
From audit to actually fixed
How to turn a findings report into a prioritized, trackable remediation plan your team can execute.
Read 🤖AI remediation, human-verified
We scan, flag, and fix the underlying code - and a human verifies every change before it ships.
AX4E service 📄PDF & document remediation
Board packets, forms, and archives converted into tagged, screen-reader-ready files.
AX4E serviceDocument the work - and hold your vendors to it
When a complaint or renewal lands on your desk, the question becomes: can you show what you did? An accessibility statement, a written policy, testing records, remediation timelines, and accessibility language in your contracts turn good-faith effort into a defensible record. This is also where you review vendor claims - VPATs and ACRs - instead of filing them away unread.
Statements, policies & VPATs
We draft accessibility statements, policies, and conformance documentation that reflect your real program.
AX4E service ♿A live example: our statement
AX4E's own accessibility statement - a working model of what yours can look like.
ExampleProcurement & vendor language
Copy-ready accessibility clauses for RFPs and renewals, plus the questions to ask every web vendor. On its way - request an early copy.
Coming soon · request itMake it stick with role-based training
Accessibility fails when it lives with one person. Leadership needs the 15-minute version, communications needs publishing habits, IT needs testing routines, and procurement needs vendor questions. Train by role and the program survives staff turnover, redesigns, and deadline seasons.
Role-based training
On-demand and live courses for leadership, content, IT, and procurement teams - taught by people who remediate for a living.
AX4E service 📧Sector newsletters
Accessibility news and deadline updates for government, education, healthcare, and IT - forwardable by design.
Free 🧑🏫Team workshops
Live, role-based sessions for your leadership, content, and IT teams - practical, not preachy.
AX4E serviceDo it yourself, use our tools, or hand it to us
The guides above are free and always will be. When you want speed or certainty, the tools and our team are right behind them.
🧭 Do it yourself
Free guides, checklists, templates, and plain-language explainers - built to be shared inside your organization.
Start with the checklist🛠️ Use AX4E tools
Scan your website, check your PDFs, and monitor progress - free to start, no card required.
Run a free scan🤝 Get AX4E help
Audits, remediation, document conversion, documentation, training, and procurement review - human-verified, end to end.
Talk to our teamNot sure which step you're on?
Tell us what your organization runs and who it serves. We'll point you to the right starting place - even if the answer is "you don't need us yet."