# Accessible websites built to WCAG AA standards.

> WCAG accessibility audits and ADA website compliance for businesses in Syracuse, Utica and Central New York. Screen-reader and keyboard testing, remediation and documentation.

Canonical page: https://digitalrocket.co/ada-wcag-accessibility

Accessibility requirements keep growing. We build and fix websites to WCAG standards so everyone can use them, including people using screen readers, keyboards and other assistive technology.

**In short:** We audit your site against WCAG, fix the issues we find, and build new sites to be accessible from the start, lowering legal risk and reaching more customers.

**Best for:** Businesses worried about ADA website claims, public-sector and education organizations, and anyone who wants a site that works for every visitor.

## What our accessibility work covers

- **WCAG audit:** Automated scanning plus manual testing, with each issue mapped to the WCAG success criterion it fails.
- **Screen-reader testing:** We test key pages and forms with screen readers to catch what automated tools miss.
- **Keyboard navigation:** Every link, menu, button and form reachable and usable without a mouse, with visible focus.
- **Color and contrast:** Text and controls that meet WCAG AA contrast ratios in every theme.
- **Accessible forms and media:** Labeled fields, clear error messages, alt text and captions.
- **Remediation and retesting:** We fix the issues, then retest to confirm, and document what changed.

## How we make a site accessible

1. **Audit:** We test your site against WCAG and list every issue by severity and impact.
2. **Prioritize:** We fix the barriers that block people first: forms, navigation and checkout.
3. **Remediate:** We fix the code, content and design, and train your team to keep new content accessible.
4. **Retest and document:** We confirm the fixes and give you a written record of the work.

**1 in 4** U.S. adults lives with some type of disability. (Source: CDC)

## Accessibility for Central New York organizations

We help businesses, nonprofits and institutions in Syracuse, Utica and across CNY make their websites work for every visitor. See [Syracuse](https://digitalrocket.co/web-design-syracuse/index.md) and [Utica](https://digitalrocket.co/web-design-utica/index.md).

## Accessibility questions

### What is WCAG?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are the international standard for web accessibility. Most organizations aim for WCAG level AA.

### Does the ADA apply to websites?

U.S. courts have increasingly applied the ADA to websites, and many organizations have received demand letters. Meeting WCAG AA is the most widely accepted way to reduce that risk. We’re not lawyers, so check with yours about your situation.

### Can accessibility plugins make my site compliant?

Overlay plugins don’t fix the underlying code and can make things worse for screen-reader users. Real compliance comes from fixing the site itself.

### Does accessibility help SEO?

Yes. Clear headings, alt text, descriptive links and semantic markup help search engines understand your content too.

## Related services

- [Web design & development](https://digitalrocket.co/web-design/index.md): Custom, secure websites built to convert.
- [Speed & Core Web Vitals](https://digitalrocket.co/website-speed/index.md): Fast pages that rank and convert.
- [Website security](https://digitalrocket.co/website-security/index.md): Zero-trust protection for every site.
- [SEO & digital marketing](https://digitalrocket.co/seo-digital-marketing/index.md): SEO, PPC, social and content.

Reviewed by [Jon Brockett](https://digitalrocket.co/about), founder and lead developer with 20+ years of experience. [Request a proposal](https://digitalrocket.co/contact) or get a [free website audit](https://digitalrocket.co/website-audit).