Accessibility audits
Meaningful WCAG compliance through accessibility audits
What is accessibility auditing - and why it matters
Accessibility audits show you how people with disabilities experience your website, mobile app, or digital service, using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a benchmark. They highlight barriers that might make it difficult for users to navigate, read, or interact with your content.
Our audits go beyond identifying issues - we provide a clear, practical road map for improvement, helping you create digital experiences that are inclusive, easy-to-use, and welcoming for everyone. From navigation and readability to interactive features, accessibility auditing ensures your digital services work for every user.
How we can help
Our accessibility audit services help you understand what disabled users need, create inclusive digital experiences, and meet WCAG standards with confidence.
Understand your compliance level against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 standards, at Level A, AA or AAA.
While an accessibility audit isn’t legally required, there are laws that set out accessibility expectations for UK public sector organisations and private companies operating in the EU.
An accessibility compliance audit helps you understand what’s required to meet WCAG standards and key accessibility regulations, including PSBAR 2018 The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018), the Equality Act 2010, Section 508, EN 301 549, the Web Accessibility Directive, the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
We translate these requirements into actionable guidance, helping you identify where improvements are needed and reduce compliance risk.
Make your website easier for everyone to navigate and interact with.
Our website audits include testing with assistive technologies, helping you uncover real-world barriers and and prioritise improvements that enhance accessibility across your site.
We review your website against WCAG standards, focusing on page structure, menus, content hierarchy, forms, and multimedia. We test how users experience your website with assistive technologies like screen readers and magnifiers, helping uncover real-world barriers and improve key web interactions.
Ensure your mobile apps are accessible and intuitive on any device.
We test native and hybrid apps on iOS and Android, focusing on app-specific interactions such as gestures, touch targets, voice commands, and platform navigation.
Our audits highlight mobile-specific barriers and provide guidance on making apps inclusive and functional across devices.
Create digital documents that everyone can use.
We review PDFs, Word files, and other digital documents for issues like missing headings, inaccessible tables, poor contrast, or forms that don’t work with assistive technologies.
Using WCAG and PDF/UA standards, we provide clear recommendations so your documents meet accessibility requirements. Following the audit, we can also assist with document remediation to resolve identified issues.
WCAG compliance audits
Understand your compliance level against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 standards, at Level A, AA or AAA.
While an accessibility audit isn’t legally required, there are laws that set out accessibility expectations for UK public sector organisations and private companies operating in the EU.
An accessibility compliance audit helps you understand what’s required to meet WCAG standards and key accessibility regulations, including PSBAR 2018 The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018), the Equality Act 2010, Section 508, EN 301 549, the Web Accessibility Directive, the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
We translate these requirements into actionable guidance, helping you identify where improvements are needed and reduce compliance risk.
Website accessibility audits
Make your website easier for everyone to navigate and interact with.
Our website audits include testing with assistive technologies, helping you uncover real-world barriers and and prioritise improvements that enhance accessibility across your site.
We review your website against WCAG standards, focusing on page structure, menus, content hierarchy, forms, and multimedia. We test how users experience your website with assistive technologies like screen readers and magnifiers, helping uncover real-world barriers and improve key web interactions.
Mobile app accessibility audits
Ensure your mobile apps are accessible and intuitive on any device.
We test native and hybrid apps on iOS and Android, focusing on app-specific interactions such as gestures, touch targets, voice commands, and platform navigation.
Our audits highlight mobile-specific barriers and provide guidance on making apps inclusive and functional across devices.
Document accessibility audits
Create digital documents that everyone can use.
We review PDFs, Word files, and other digital documents for issues like missing headings, inaccessible tables, poor contrast, or forms that don’t work with assistive technologies.
Using WCAG and PDF/UA standards, we provide clear recommendations so your documents meet accessibility requirements. Following the audit, we can also assist with document remediation to resolve identified issues.
If you’re ready to understand how accessible your digital services are, our team can help you get started with an accessibility audit - get in touch.
An accessible publication management system for one of the UK's most important regulatory organisations
We partnered with The Electoral Commission and Numiko to ensure the new publication management system was aligned with accessibility standards.
Our approach to accessibility testing
Our accessibility audits go beyond identifying issues; we'll show you how they impact users, help you prioritise fixes and provide practical recommendations on how accessibility can be improved.
We manually review templates, components, and content against the WCAG success criteria. Our manual testing is supplemented by automated scanning to increase speed and coverage and complemented by testing user journeys on assistive technologies.
Issues will be logged in your preferred issue tracker; you'll receive a comprehensive report that summarises the results and actionable recommendations in plain language.
Throughout the process, we're on hand to discuss findings and provide support to development teams. We also recommend retesting after fixes have been implemented to ensure your accessibility goals have been met.
A compliant accessibility statement is included in the cost of an accessibility audit. We offer accreditation for applications and services meeting AA or AAA standards.
If you'd like to know about our accessibility testing service, get in touch.
Our in-house accessibility testing experts
Our dedicated team of accessibility test analysts are certified Professionals in Web Accessibility (CPWA) with the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) and Section 508 Trusted Testers.
They're experts in testing against WCAG standards and have delivered projects for a range of clients across the private, public and third sectors.
Take a look at some of accessibility case studies.
We're an objective and honest partner
As an independent QA partner, we bring a bring a fresh perspective, uncovering accessibility issues that may be missed internally. Our team audit websites and mobile apps without the influence of internal biases, helping you to deliver inclusive digital experiences.
Our flexible approach ensures that we seamlessly integrate with you no matter when we join a project. We hit the ground running - adding value from day one.
Every great partnership starts with a conversation, get in touch.
Supporting your accessibility journey
Everyone's accessibility journey has a beginning but not an end. Your digital estate should adapt to evolving technology and changing user needs. We have a range of web accessibility services to support your goals - no matter where you are on the path.
Our services include strategy, disabled user testing, accessibility training and document remediation.
Unlocking digital accessibility through collaboration
Our accessibility testing services are focused on improving access to digital services and products, creating a genuine impact on the lives of disabled and older people.
To provide our clients with access to a broader range of complimentary accessibility expertise we have strategic partnerships with:
Royal National Institute of Blind People - the UK's leading sight loss charity.
Purple Goat Agency - the first and only disability-led, disability-focused marketing agency.
'Another year to be grateful for Will and the team guiding us on accessibility best practice. A pleasure to work with!'
- Charlotte McDonald, Web Manager at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Some of our accessibility testing projects
Giving voters confidence through an accessible digital service
Making it easier and more accessible for users to access energy services online
Accessibility testing for the best public sector project at the national technology awards
Ready to start your accessibility journey?
Get in touch to discuss how we can partner and achieve the best outcomes together.