18 guides
Answers: “Does the European Accessibility Act apply to my ecommerce store?”
Does the European Accessibility Act apply to a US-based ecommerce store? Who must comply, what it requires, and how it overlaps with ADA compliance.
Answers: “Does my product video need captions for ADA compliance?”
Does a product video need captions to meet WCAG 2.1 AA? Which criteria actually apply, what qualifies, and the fastest way to fix it.
Answers: “What is a VPAT and does my ecommerce store need one?”
What a VPAT is, who actually asks for one, and how it differs from an accessibility audit, for ecommerce stores selling into government or enterprise accounts.
Answers: “What are the 4 principles of WCAG?”
A plain-language explanation of WCAG's four core principles, Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust, with real ecommerce examples for each.
Answers: “How many websites are not ADA compliant?”
The current data on how many websites fail WCAG standards, where the number comes from, and why the real non-compliance rate is likely worse than it looks.
Answers: “What are the three types of accessibility testing?”
The three types of accessibility testing, automated, manual, and user testing, what each one actually catches, and why relying on just one leaves real issues undetected.
Answers: “How much does a WCAG audit cost?”
What a professional WCAG accessibility audit actually costs, what drives the price up or down, and how that compares to the cost of an ADA lawsuit.
Answers: “Who needs to be WCAG compliant?”
A breakdown of exactly which laws require WCAG compliance, from ADA Title III for private business to Title II, Section 508, and the EAA.
Answers: “What is the difference between WCAG 2.2 and 2.1 for online stores?”
What WCAG 2.2 added and removed compared to 2.1, which of the new criteria actually affect online stores, and which version you should target today.
Answers: “What are the ADA compliance requirements for US businesses?”
The pillar guide to ADA compliance for US businesses: what the law requires, who it covers, what standard applies to websites, how enforcement works, and where to start.
Answers: “What does a professional accessibility audit include?”
The anatomy of a professional accessibility audit: what gets tested, what a finding contains, and how to tell a real report from a rebranded scanner dump.
Answers: “What should be on a WCAG accessibility checklist for an online store?”
A plain-language walkthrough of the accessibility checks that matter most for ecommerce, why they map to ADA Title III risk, and how to prioritize fixes.
Answers: “What are the most common WCAG accessibility failures on Shopify stores?”
A short list of the accessibility problems that show up again and again on Shopify themes, why they happen, and the quickest way to fix each one.
Answers: “Why can't automated tools find all accessibility issues?”
Where the ~70% figure comes from, what automated scanners can and cannot detect, and why the undetectable share contains the issues that matter most.
Answers: “Do accessibility overlay widgets make my website ADA compliant?”
The technical reasons accessibility overlays cannot deliver WCAG compliance, what the FTC and the accessibility community have said, and what to do instead.
Answers: “What is WCAG 2.1 AA and how does it apply to my Shopify store?”
What WCAG 2.1 AA actually is, how the guidelines map to the parts of a Shopify store, and which criteria matter most for ecommerce.
Answers: “How do I make my Shopify store ADA compliant?”
A practical sequence for taking a Shopify store from unknown state to documented WCAG 2.1 AA compliance: assess, fix in priority order, verify, and maintain.
Answers: “How do I fix color contrast in my Shopify theme to meet WCAG?”
Low contrast is the most common accessibility failure on the web. Here is what the 4.5:1 rule really means, where Shopify themes tend to break it, and how to fix it.