Website Audits

Get a Website Audit to Match Your Needs

A web accessibility audit is an expert evaluation of your website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0), ensuring that it meets the website compliance requirements. A web accessibility audit report details:

1. The overall conformance rating of the website with WCAG;
2. A prioritized list of issues that need to be addressed;
3. Solutions to remedy the issues;
4. Details on the website’s conformance with each of the accessibility checkpoints.

Accessibility Services Canada offers four types of audits to match your web strategy needs and budget.

1. Starter Website Accessibility Audit
   This audit evaluates your website against the top recommendations of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) for website design and development to help meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Remediation suggestions will be offered.

   Outcome: The Starter Audit highlights the best ways to greatly improve the accessibility of your site, giving you a good overview of the types of accessibility barriers present and what areas need improvement.

2. Small Website Accessibility Audit
   This audit evaluates the site template and three (3) pages, representative of various types of web content, against WCAG 2.0 A and AA criteria. Remediation suggestions will be offered for how to fix identified issues.

   Outcome: The Small Website Audit allows for organizing site-wide improvements, with a focus on fixing the website template. It also supports beginning to address some of the general content accessibility issues. 

3. Large Website Accessibility Audit
   This audit evaluates the site template and thirteen (13) pages, representative of various types of web content, against WCAG 2.0 A and AA criteria. Remediation suggestions will be offered for how to fix identified issues.

   Outcome: The Large Website Audit supports efforts in thoroughly fixing website accessibility issues both in the site template and throughout the content. Detailed remediation suggestions will provide a solid basis for reaching WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.

4. PDF Accessibility Audit
   This audit evaluates up to three (3) different PDFs against WCAG 2.0 A and AA criteria and offers suggestions on how to fixed identified issues

   Outcome: The PDF Audit assists in ensuring that documents on your website are made accessible and compliant with the requirements of the AODA.

If you would like a free website accessibility audit quotes email us your website address and we’d be happy to send you a a detailed proposal.

“We have been working with Accessibility Services Canada for several years as part of our process to maintain our corporate website in compliance with the AODA. We have appreciated their vast expertise, keen eye for detail, and clear, comprehensive explanations during our annual website accessibility audits. Their guidance has been instrumental in ensuring our website and PDFs are accessible and user-friendly. Many of our staff have also attended their training courses, which are always well-run and informative.”

“I’d like to thank you for doing a great job on our website audit. The report has been very helpful for our development team.”

“I just wanted to say that the quality of work and willingness to support us in meeting our goals are immensely appreciated.  You guys really came through for us, thank you.”

“It was great working with you and your team and I hope to work again with you in the future!