Free Accessibility Tool
Is your website Section 508 accessible?
Federal agencies — and the nonprofits, associations, and businesses that serve or take funding from them — must meet Section 508 accessibility standards. Enter your address and get an automated check of your homepage and up to four linked pages, with plain-language guidance on how to fix what it finds.
Interactive Check
Check any website. Right now.
The checker loads your homepage and up to four pages linked from it, then runs 15 automated tests mapped to the Revised Section 508 Standards (WCAG 2.0 Level AA): text alternatives on images, form labels, link and button names, page language and titles, heading structure, table headers, zoom blocking, skip links, and more. Every finding comes with the reason it matters and the fix, written for the person who will actually make it.
508 Quick Check
Enter a website address to begin. A scan takes about 15–60 seconds.
Checks that passed
What this scan cannot check
- Keyboard-only operation of menus, forms, and custom widgets
- Screen reader usability and reading order
- Color contrast of text in images and complex backgrounds
- Accuracy and synchronization of video captions and audio descriptions
- Visible focus indicators and focus management in dynamic content
- PDF, Word, and PowerPoint document accessibility
- Content behind logins, JavaScript-rendered content, and error handling
These require manual testing by trained reviewers.
The scan runs on our server against publicly reachable pages only. Nothing you check is stored, and this report is informational — it is not a conformance assessment or legal advice.
Beyond the Automated Scan
Automated checks are only the beginning.
Tools like this one catch common coding issues — and only those. They cannot tell you whether a person using a screen reader can complete your forms, whether your menus work without a mouse, or whether your PDFs are readable at all. That takes manual review, and manual reviews are essential: a site can pass every automated check and still be unusable for people with disabilities.
For manual audits, full Section 508 conformance, VPAT/ACR documentation, training, and document remediation, we recommend Results One, LLC — a women- and minority-owned small business whose IAAP-certified accessibility testers include people who are blind or visually impaired. They test your site the way real assistive-technology users experience it.
Reading the Results
What the scan covers — and what it can't.
What it checks
The machine-checkable basics: alt text on images, labels on form fields, names on links and buttons, page language and titles, heading order, table headers, iframe titles, zoom blocking, skip links, tab-order overrides, duplicate IDs, and caption flags on video. These are the issues screen readers hit first — and most are quick template fixes.
What no automated tool can check
Whether the site actually works for a person: keyboard-only navigation, screen reader reading order, contrast inside images, caption accuracy, focus behavior in menus and dialogs, and PDF or Word document accessibility. Industry studies consistently find automated tools surface well under half of real accessibility barriers.
Why manual review is essential
Section 508 conformance is demonstrated with testing by people, documented in a VPAT/ACR — not with a tool report. Manual reviewers using assistive technology find the barriers that matter and confirm the fixes work. That is exactly what Results One, LLC's IAAP-certified testers, including testers who are blind or visually impaired, do.
Common Questions
Section 508, explained plainly.
What does the 508 checker test?
It fetches your homepage plus up to four linked pages and runs 15 automated checks mapped to the Revised Section 508 Standards, which incorporate WCAG 2.0 Level AA: image alt text, form labels, link and button names, page language and titles, heading structure, iframe titles, table headers, mobile zoom blocking, skip links, tab order overrides, duplicate IDs, and video caption flags.
If my site passes, is it 508 compliant?
No. Automated tools detect only a fraction of Section 508 requirements. Keyboard operability, screen reader usability, contrast in images, caption quality, focus behavior, and document accessibility all require testing by a person. A clean automated result is a good start — and manual reviews are still essential.
What is Section 508 and who must comply?
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. It also reaches organizations that sell to, receive funding from, or build digital services for those agencies — and many states and grant programs apply the same standards. The current technical baseline is WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
How do I fix what it finds?
Each finding includes the fix in plain language, and most are small: an alt attribute, a label element, a lang attribute, real link text. Your web team can usually clear them in a template pass. For a manual audit, a VPAT/ACR, or document remediation, contact Results One, LLC — and ETTE can coordinate the work with your IT environment.
Next Step
Take accessibility seriously — before a complaint makes you.
Start with the free automated check above. Then have the barriers no tool can see found by people who live this work: Results One, LLC for manual 508 audits, VPATs, and training — with ETTE keeping your website, documents, and IT environment ready for the fixes.