WCAG Audit for E-commerce
WCAG Audit for Your Online Store.Check EAA and ADA Compliance.
The European Accessibility Act has been in force since June 2025 - first audits and administrative penalties are already underway. 95.9% of online stores still fail WCAG (source: WebAIM 2024). A professional audit tells you exactly what to fix and in what order.
- EAA in force since June 2025
- 95.9% of stores fail WCAG
- 3,948 ADA lawsuits in 2025
What is at risk?
Non-compliance with accessibility standards is not just a reputational issue. It carries concrete legal and financial consequences.
EAA Fines and Audits
In the EU, supervisory authorities can impose administrative penalties under Directive 2019/882. Each member state sets its own penalty rates — in some countries fines reach hundreds of thousands of euros.
Lost Revenue
15-20% of users have a disability or use assistive technology. An inaccessible checkout, form, or navigation menu is a measurable conversion loss in that segment.
ADA Lawsuits
Selling to the US? ADA Title III covers online stores. 3,948 lawsuits were filed in 2025 — a 23.84% increase year on year. Settlement costs start at several thousand dollars.
Who is this audit for?
I work with mid-size e-commerce businesses that need a concrete report — not generic recommendations.
- An online store serving customers in the EU or US
- A SaaS platform or marketplace with a purchasing module
- A company that just learned about EAA and needs a risk assessment
- A development team before shipping a new version of their store
- A store owner who received a complaint or accessibility inquiry
- A legal or compliance team looking for technical documentation
What do you get?
Failure Report Mapped to WCAG Criteria
Every finding is mapped to a specific WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion. You see exactly what is broken, where it is, and why it violates the standard.
Prioritised Fix List
Failures sorted by priority and implementation difficulty. Your team knows where to start and how much work each fix requires.
EAA and ADA Compliance Summary
A clear status: which requirements you meet, which you do not, and what the risk of non-compliance is. Suitable for use by your legal or compliance team.
Preventive Recommendations
A list of best practices to prevent accessibility regressions: CMS content guidelines, component patterns, and a QA checklist.
How does the audit work?
Contact and Scoping
You send your store URL and describe the scope: number of page templates, whether checkout and forms are included. I send a quote and timeline.
Technical Analysis
I run both automated and manual audit passes: axe DevTools, WAVE, Lighthouse, plus manual keyboard navigation and screen reader testing.
Report and Fix Estimate
You receive a report with failures mapped to WCAG criteria, priorities, and an optional estimate for implementing the fixes.
Post-Audit Support
I answer technical questions from your team. If you decide to implement the fixes, I can do that too.
Case Study
What does a real WCAG audit and fix look like?
I took over CeHDI.org — a global health diplomacy organisation — from a developer who could not finish the project. The site violated dozens of WCAG criteria: divs as buttons, missing semantic HTML, a broken heading tree, no keyboard navigation. I rebuilt the structural layer in a single sprint. Result: clean pass on Lighthouse, axe DevTools and WAVE. One set of fixes — EAA and ADA compliance covered simultaneously.Read the full technical breakdown →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a WCAG audit for e-commerce?
A WCAG audit is a detailed technical review of your online store against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. Every finding is mapped to a specific success criterion with a fix priority. You receive a report ready to hand to your development team.
Does my store need to comply with WCAG?
If you sell to customers in the EU, the European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive 2019/882) has been enforceable since June 28, 2025 - active enforcement has been underway for over a year. Non-compliance carries financial penalties set by each member state. In the US, ADA Title III is the basis for thousands of lawsuits each year - 3,948 were filed in 2025.
How long does an audit take?
A standard SME-sized store audit takes 3 to 5 business days from access being provided. You receive the final report by the agreed date.
What do I receive after the audit?
You receive: (1) a detailed report mapping every failure to a WCAG 2.2 success criterion, (2) a prioritised fix list with implementation difficulty ratings, (3) an EAA and ADA compliance summary, and (4) preventive recommendations to avoid regressions.
Does the audit include code fixes?
The audit deliverable is a report and a prioritised fix list. Implementation is a separate engagement we can scope after the report is delivered.
How much does the audit cost?
Audits start at €2,000. Final pricing depends on the size of your store, the number of page templates, and the audit scope (e.g. checkout, forms, customer dashboard). Get in touch for an exact quote within 24 hours.
Ready to find out where your store stands?
Send your URL and describe the scope. I will reply with a quote (from €2,000) and timeline within 24 hours.
Request an Audit