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Scan your website against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 success criteria. Get scores across Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust principles.
A WCAG audit evaluates a website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the W3C. These guidelines define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
WCAG 2.1 (published June 2018) added 17 new success criteria to WCAG 2.0, focusing on mobile accessibility, people with low vision, and people with cognitive disabilities. WCAG 2.2 (published October 2023) added 9 additional criteria including focus appearance, dragging movements, and accessible authentication.
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WCAG compliance is required by multiple laws worldwide. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) became enforceable in June 2025 across all EU member states. In the US, ADA Title II requires government websites to meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2026. Many countries including Canada, Australia, and the UK have similar requirements.
A WCAG compliance checker is a tool that scans a web page and evaluates it against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) success criteria. FixMyWeb's WCAG checker runs automated rules mapped to WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level A and AA, citing the exact criterion for each finding (for example, 1.4.3 Contrast Minimum) and grouping results by the four POUR principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust.
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the level most laws require, including the European Accessibility Act and ADA Title II. Level A covers the most basic accessibility, Level AA addresses the most common barriers and is the practical compliance target for nearly all organizations, and Level AAA is the strictest level but is rarely required for an entire site. The FixMyWeb WCAG audit reports against Level A and AA by default.
WCAG 2.1 (June 2018) added 17 success criteria to WCAG 2.0, focused on mobile accessibility, low vision, and cognitive disabilities. WCAG 2.2 (October 2023) added 9 more criteria, including focus appearance, dragging movements, and accessible authentication, while keeping all of 2.1. Meeting WCAG 2.2 AA means you also meet 2.1 AA, so it is the recommended target for new audits.
No automated tool can guarantee full WCAG compliance. Industry research shows automated scanners detect roughly 30-50% of accessibility barriers. Machine-verifiable issues such as missing alt text, low color contrast, and invalid ARIA are caught reliably, but judgment-based criteria such as meaningful alt text, logical reading order, and screen-reader experience still require manual review. The WCAG audit gives you the fastest path to fix the automated portion and a clear roadmap for the rest.