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Is Your Website at Risk? ADA Compliance Quiz

Answer 10 quick questions and get your ADA lawsuit-risk score, the specific gaps driving it, and the fastest way to reduce exposure.

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ADA Risk Quiz

  1. 1 Does your website sell products, take bookings, or provide services to the public?
  2. 2 Has your site had a professional accessibility audit (manual, not just a scan) in the last 12 months?
  3. 3 Can someone use every part of your site — menus, forms, checkout — with only a keyboard?
  4. 4 Do all meaningful images have descriptive alt text?
  5. 5 Do your forms have visible labels and clear error messages?
  6. 6 Is your text contrast at least 4.5:1 against its background?
  7. 7 Are you relying on an accessibility overlay or widget (accessiBe, UserWay, AudioEye, etc.)?
  8. 8 Do you have videos or audio without captions or transcripts?
  9. 9 Have you received an ADA demand letter, complaint, or accessibility-related contact before?
  10. 10 Is your business in a high-litigation state (e.g., NY, CA, FL, PA) or industry (ecommerce, hospitality, food)?

How to use the ADA Risk Quiz

  1. Answer ten questions. Each question covers a factor that shows up in real ADA website lawsuits.
  2. Submit for your score. Get a 0–100 lawsuit-risk score and a risk band from Lower to Severe.
  3. Review what drives your risk. See exactly which answers raised your score and why each one matters.
  4. Act on the priorities. Fix the flagged gaps first, then get a full audit to confirm compliance.

What this quiz measures

These ten questions map to the factors that show up again and again in ADA website lawsuits: whether your site is public-facing commerce, whether it's been audited, and whether the most commonly-cited barriers — keyboard access, color contrast, missing alt text, unlabeled forms, uncaptioned media, and overlay reliance — are present. Your venue and any prior demand letters factor in too, because litigation is heavily concentrated by state and industry.

Why "we use an overlay" raises your score

A common surprise: relying on an accessibility overlay increases the risk weighting. Overlay-using sites have been sued in large numbers — the widget doesn't fix the underlying code, and disability advocates have publicly opposed them. Durable protection comes from remediating the actual HTML, ARIA, and content.

This is a starting point, not a verdict

The score is an educational estimate, not legal advice and not a compliance determination. The honest next step is the same one we recommend to every client: a manual audit against WCAG 2.1 AA, which both finds what automated checks miss and gives you documented evidence of good-faith remediation.

Frequently asked questions

Is this quiz legal advice?

No. It's an educational risk estimate based on the factors most commonly seen in ADA website lawsuits — it is not legal advice and doesn't determine your legal compliance. For your specific situation, talk to an attorney and get a professional audit.

How is my risk score calculated?

Each answer carries a weight reflecting how strongly that factor correlates with lawsuit exposure (public-facing commerce, no recent audit, keyboard and contrast failures, overlay reliance, prior demand letters, and high-litigation venue). The weights are summed and normalized to a 0–100 risk score with four bands.

I scored low — am I safe?

A low score is encouraging, but it's based on self-assessment. Automated and self-reported checks miss a lot. The only way to know is a manual audit against WCAG 2.1 AA — which is also your best legal documentation if a complaint ever arrives.

I scored high — what do I do first?

Triage the flagged gaps above, starting with keyboard access, contrast, alt text, and forms — the most-cited issues. Then get a full audit and remediation plan. If you have an active demand letter, see our demand-letter guide right away.

Turn your risk score into a plan

A free human-led scan confirms what this quiz suggests — and shows you exactly what to fix to lower your exposure.