Accessibility Laws, Guidelines & Compliance Basics

WCAG provides technical guidelines for accessible web content. The EAA is EU legislation covering specified products and services, while the ADA is a US civil rights law prohibiting disability discrimination. They are not interchangeable checklists. allyWay helps turn accessibility work into action with AI scans, supported automatic fixes and ongoing monitoring. The legal requirements for your website still depend on its context.

That depends on where you operate, what you offer and who uses your website. Public-sector sites, online shops and other services can have different obligations and exemptions. allyWay gives you a practical starting point: identify automatically detectable barriers, apply supported fixes and monitor changes. Confirm the applicable legal requirements separately with a qualified adviser.

The EAA and Germany’s BFSG set accessibility requirements for covered products and services, including certain online services. allyWay reduces repetitive website accessibility work through AI scans, supported automatic fixes and monitoring. This helps you act on barriers and keep improvements in view. Meeting the applicable requirements also involves checking your content, user journeys and any relevant service obligations; installing allyWay alone does not establish legal compliance.

Visitor controls are useful, but they do not replace accessible content and functioning user journeys. The allyWay widget lets visitors adapt their experience, while allyWay scans, supported automatic fixes and monitoring help you work on the website itself. Combine these tools with targeted manual checks, including keyboard navigation, forms and checkout, to address barriers that a widget cannot resolve.

allyWay automatically fixes supported issues, reducing repetitive work and helping you make improvements faster. Some barriers require human judgement, content changes or development work, and automated scans cannot detect every issue. Use allyWay for the work it can automate, alongside manual testing and targeted fixes for the rest.

New pages, images, forms and design changes can introduce new barriers. allyWay provides ongoing monitoring and supported automatic fixes so accessibility stays part of your website’s routine. Pair this with manual checks of important user journeys after significant changes. Monitoring supports continued improvement; it is not a certification of legal compliance.

The right tool depends on your platform, the size of your team and how much ongoing work you want to hand off. allyWay works across platforms — WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow and custom websites — and combines AI scans, supported automatic fixes and ongoing monitoring in one place. Start with the 7-day free trial to see what allyWay finds on your website before you decide.

allyWay scans your website right after installation and shows the detected issues in your dashboard. Supported fixes can be applied immediately, so the first improvements are visible the same day. Remaining barriers that need manual work are listed with clear steps, and ongoing monitoring keeps new issues in view as your website grows.

Yes. You add allyWay with a single code snippet, and the dashboard guides you from detected issue to supported fix without touching code. For developers and agencies, detailed reports make it easy to hand the remaining work to the right person. This is how many small teams keep their websites accessible without a dedicated developer.

allyWay offers plans for single websites as well as agency packages, all including the 7-day free trial. You can test scans, supported fixes and monitoring on your own website before paying anything. See the full pricing overview to find the plan that fits your setup.