A source for every issue
Each issue links to the WCAG success criterion or law it’s based on, with the date we last reviewed it.
NewA public tracker of web accessibility lawsuits →
Find your site’s accessibility problems before a lawyer does.
BearScan is a free ADA and WCAG website scanner for small businesses. It finds the problems demand letters point to and tells you, in plain English, where each one is and how to fix it.
An example report
14 rules failing on 48 pages
1 blocker. Start there.
3
to review
22
need a person
0
not checked
- BlockerCheckout button has no accessible name1 page
- HighForm fields without labels3 pages · 9 elements
- HighImages without alternative text12 pages · 31 elements
- MediumText below 4.5:1 contrast6 pages · 14 elements
What gets cited
Most lawsuits are about small things that are easy to fix.
Usually it’s a few buttons, images or forms nobody tried with a keyboard or a screen reader. The letter lists them and asks for money.
- A checkout button with no name.
- Product photos with no alt text.
- Button text too faint to read.
- A search box with no label.
- Icon links with nothing to read out.
- A page with no language set.
- A form you can’t finish with a keyboard.
- A video with no captions.
- A menu that only opens on hover.
- A focus outline someone turned off.
- A pop-up that traps the keyboard.
- No way to skip past the menu.
- A slideshow that won’t stop moving.
- Form errors with no message to read.
- Headings that are just bold text.
- Product options with no names.
- A cookie banner that hides focus.
- A page you scroll sideways on a phone.
- Five links that all say “Read more”.
3,117
federal website accessibility lawsuits filed in 2025, up 27% on 2024
64%
of 2025 digital accessibility lawsuits were against companies with under $25 million in annual revenue
45%
of 2025 federal digital accessibility suits named a company that had been sued before
Scan, fix, then scan again for free.
Scanning is free. A report is $49 per site, paid once, and reruns are free for 48 hours so you can check your fixes.
Enter your URL
We find your pages and open the ones that matter most (checkout, sign-up, the cookie banner, one of each layout) in a real browser, the way a visitor would.
Fix the biggest problems first
The worst problems come first. Each one shows the pages it’s on, the exact spot on the page, how to fix it, and the rule behind it.
Rescan free for 48 hours
Deploy your fixes and run the scan as many times as you need. Each run shows what’s resolved and what’s still open.
Monitoring keeps it fixed
New pages and releases bring new problems. Monitoring scans the site every 7 days, emails you when something new fails, and checks each pull request on GitHub before it ships.
What’s in the report
Automated tools can only check part of WCAG. We tell you which parts we checked and which ones need a person.
Manual checks come as a checklist
Some things need a person. You get steps to follow, and we never count them as passed.
Fixes in your code, not a widget
Overlay widgets don’t change your code, and sites using them still get sued. We show you the change to make.
Worst problems first
Issues are sorted by how badly they block someone, so the first hour of work matters most.
A PDF and a fix prompt for every issue
Send the PDF to your web designer, or paste a fix into ChatGPT or your coding tool. Every issue comes with a prompt written for it.
Pricing
Scanning is free. Pay when you want to know exactly where each issue is and how to fix it. Priced per site, with every check and region included.
Free scan
For finding out where you stand.
$0no card needed
10 pages without an account
Scan your site- Up to 100 pages of one site with a free account
- Every issue we find, and the pages it’s on
- How severe each one is, and the rule behind it
One-time report
For fixing a site once, say after a demand letter.
$49per site, once
Unlimited reruns for 48 hours
Start with a free scan- Up to 1,000 pages scanned
- Exactly where each issue is, what’s wrong and how to fix it
- A fix prompt for each issue, ready for ChatGPT or a coding tool
- A PDF you can share
- A plain list of the checks that need a person, and how to do them
Monitoring
For a site that keeps changing.
$19per site, per month, billed yearly
$228 a year. Cancel any time.
- The full report on every scan
- A scan every 7 days, and an email when something new fails
- A check on every GitHub pull request
- Unlimited reruns
- A history of what you fixed
For comparison: accessibility overlay widget, $490 a year (UserWay); manual accessibility audit, $1,250 to $2,750 (Accessible.org). Why ours costs less
Every check and region is included
A report and Monitoring run all of these. Nothing is sold separately.
- Accessibility (ADA and WCAG)27 checks for WCAG 2.2 AA, including 7 you test by hand with our steps.Included
- Privacy and cookiesCCPA privacy policy contents, the Do Not Sell link, Global Privacy Control, and a cookie policy.Included
- Checkout and subscriptionsAuto-renewal terms, pre-selected extras, fees and cancellation wording.Included
- Legal pagesWhether your terms, refund policy and accessibility statement are published.Included
- European UnionGDPR and ePrivacy: cookies blocked until consent, rejecting as easy as accepting, and the privacy notice.Included
- United KingdomUK GDPR privacy notice requirements.Included
Coming soon: European Accessibility Act, Canada, more US states.
Questions
What is BearScan?
BearScan is a website scanner for ADA and WCAG 2.2 accessibility problems. Enter a URL and it checks the site in a real browser, then lists each issue with the page, the element, how to fix it and the rule it breaks. It also says what it couldn't check, and never claims a site is compliant. Scanning is free: 10 pages without an account, up to 100 pages of one site with a free account.
Is there a free ADA compliance checker?
Yes. BearScan scans 10 pages with no account and up to 100 pages of one site with a free account. WAVE and Lighthouse are also free for one page at a time. No automated checker can confirm ADA compliance: automated checks cover only part of WCAG, so the rest needs a person.
How is BearScan different from an accessibility overlay?
An overlay is a script added to your site that changes pages as they load. BearScan changes nothing: it reports what's wrong so you can fix it in your own code, which is what a demand letter or lawsuit examines. In 2025 the FTC ordered the overlay vendor accessiBe to pay $1 million over claims that its AI tool could make any website WCAG-compliant. See how we compare
Will this make my site ADA compliant?
No tool can promise that. Automated checks only cover some WCAG criteria, so we find what we can automatically and give you a checklist for the rest.
What's free, and what does the report add?
Scanning is free. Without an account you get a 10-page preview; with a free account, up to 100 pages of one site and the list of every issue and the pages it’s on. The report scans up to 1,000 pages and adds what you need to fix each issue: exactly where it is, what’s wrong, how to fix it, a prompt you can paste into ChatGPT or a coding tool, and a PDF for your web designer.
What happens after the 48 hours?
You keep the report and its fixes. Scans after that show the issue list again, and a new report opens another 48 hours. We also check the site once a week in the background and email you if something new fails. You can turn that off.
One report or Monitoring?
One report if you need to fix things once, say after a demand letter. Monitoring if the site keeps changing, because new pages and releases are where new problems come from. It costs less than a report a month.
Can I cancel Monitoring?
Any time: cancel or manage billing takes you to Stripe’s billing page. It runs to the end of the period you paid for, then stops. Nothing renews after you cancel.
Do I need an account?
Not for the 10-page preview. A free account scans up to 100 pages of one site.
What does the scan touch?
It only visits public pages, like a normal visitor. It follows robots.txt and limits how many pages it loads. To check that forms explain their errors, it may submit a simple form once with an obviously invalid value; it never signs in, signs up, pays or buys anything.
Is this legal advice?
No. Each issue links to the standard or law it’s based on, so you and your lawyer can review it.