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Is your Shopify store ADA compliant?
Most Shopify stores are not. The default themes ship with accessibility failures baked in — and every third-party app you install can introduce more. AccessiGuard scans your storefront against 39 WCAG checks and tells you exactly what to fix, in under a minute.
Why Shopify stores face ADA risk
ADA Title III requires that places of public accommodation — including online stores — be accessible to people with disabilities. US courts have consistently ruled that e-commerce websites are covered. In 2023 and 2024, thousands of accessibility lawsuits were filed against online retailers, many of them small-to-mid-size Shopify merchants.
The good news: Shopify's platform is relatively clean HTML. Most accessibility failures come from themes, customisations, and third-party apps. That means they're fixable — once you know where they are.
The 6 most common Shopify accessibility issues
Missing image alt text
Product images, banners, and promotional graphics without descriptive alt text are the most common Shopify accessibility failure. Screen readers announce them as "image" — useless to a visually impaired shopper.
Unlabelled form inputs
Email capture fields, search bars, and checkout inputs without visible labels or aria-label attributes break keyboard and screen reader navigation. Customers using assistive tech can't complete purchases.
Color contrast failures
Many Shopify themes use light grey text on white backgrounds. WCAG 2.1 AA requires a minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio for normal text — most default themes fail this on at least one element.
Keyboard trap in overlays
Cart drawers, cookie banners, and newsletter popups that can't be dismissed with the keyboard strand keyboard-only users. This is a critical WCAG failure (2.1.2).
Broken heading hierarchy
Theme templates often jump from an H1 to an H4 to improve visual styling. This breaks how screen readers navigate the page structure, making it hard for assistive tech users to understand the content.
Focus indicator removed
Many Shopify themes remove the browser's default blue outline with `outline: none` in CSS. This makes it impossible for keyboard users to see where they are on the page.
How AccessiGuard works
Enter your store URL
Paste your Shopify storefront URL — no app install, no Shopify account connection needed.
We run 39 checks
Our scanner checks WCAG 2.1 A and AA criteria across images, forms, navigation, colour contrast, and more.
Get a prioritised report
Critical issues first. Each issue includes what's broken, where it is, and the code-level fix. Hand it to your developer.
No subscription. Pay per scan.
A full accessibility report is $15. After your developer applies the fixes, rescan to verify for $5. That's the entire cost — no monthly fees, no annual plans.
Compare that to accessibility overlay products charging $490–$3,990/year that don't actually fix your code.
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