Free website accessibility test

What does the test check?

The free accessibility test automatically checks a single page of your website against the WCAG 2.2 AA criteria — the internationally recognized standard for accessible websites. Behind the scenes, AllyProof combines several checking engines (axe-core, HTML_CodeSniffer, and an APCA contrast calculator) to catch common problems like missing alt text, low color contrast, unlabeled form fields, and broken heading structure. You get an instant 0-100 score, a severity breakdown, and — for unlocked results — the exact elements involved, with a screenshot and a fix suggestion for each.

Worth knowing: automated testing catches roughly 57-70% of WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria. A full conformance review still needs manual testing — for things like keyboard operability, a sensible reading order, and real usability with a screen reader.

What is the EAA (and Germany's BFSG) — and who does it affect?

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) has applied since June 2025, and requires many products and services sold to EU consumers — e-commerce, banking, passenger transport, and a wide range of digital services — to be accessible. Germany transposed it into national law as the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG). Coverage centers on businesses selling to EU consumers; very small businesses (fewer than 10 employees, under €2M annual turnover) are largely exempt. Falling under the EAA/BFSG and not complying can mean formal warnings, fines, and exclusion from public contracts in a dispute.

The most common errors — and how to fix them

Across thousands of scanned pages, the same WCAG 2.2 violations show up again and again: images without alt text (screen readers can't convey the content), text with too little contrast against its background, form fields with no associated label, buttons or links that can't be reached by keyboard, and heading structures that skip levels. Most of these are fixable with small, targeted code changes — a meaningful alt attribute, a darker shade of gray, a properly linked form label, an extra tabindex. AllyProof shows the exact element behind every violation found, plus a concrete fix suggestion.

Whether you want to test your website for accessibility, check an existing page against WCAG 2.2 AA, or just see what an accessible website actually looks like in practice, the test above gives you an honest first read in under a minute.