Why accessibility matters for a law firm
People looking for legal help are often under stress, on a phone, and in a hurry. Some of them are blind, have low vision, can not use a mouse, or are older and find small, light text hard to read. Many firms also serve clients with disabilities directly, in injury, employment, elder law or benefits cases.
An accessible website lets all of them read about your practice areas, check an attorney's background and request a consultation without calling for help. It is also simply a better site: clearer forms, readable text and pages that work on any device.
Accessibility of business websites is a frequent topic in ADA discussions, and WCAG 2.1 or 2.2 level AA is the benchmark most often referenced. You know the legal landscape better than any checker. What a scan gives you is a practical list of issues on your own site, so you can decide what to fix.
The pages that matter most
- Consultation and contact forms. This is where a visitor becomes a lead. Missing labels, unlabeled required fields and errors shown only in red are the most common blockers.
- Practice area pages. Long text with low contrast, headings used only for styling, "Read more" links that all sound the same.
- Attorney bios. Photos without alt text, social icons without names, credentials in images.
- Phone and chat. Click to call links without a name, chat widgets that trap keyboard focus or can not be closed.
- PDFs. Intake forms, fee schedules and guides published as scanned PDFs that a screen reader can not read at all.
Issues we often find on law firm sites
- Form fields without labels, often from form plugins or embedded intake tools.
- Low contrast text: light gray body copy and white text on gold or light blue buttons.
- Icon links without names in the header and footer: phone, email, LinkedIn, Facebook.
- Images without alt text, especially the logo and attorney photos.
- Missing page language on landing pages built with page builders.
Each of these has a guide with code examples linked on this page.
What a free check covers
Our checker scans your home page on desktop and mobile against WCAG 2.2 level A and AA and emails you a private report: issues sorted by severity, the elements affected and who each issue affects. It does not log in, submit forms or change anything on your site.
Automated tools find only part of the issues. Keyboard flow through your intake form, how a screen reader announces it and whether your PDFs are usable need manual testing. That is what a full audit adds, and we can fix what it finds.
Last updated October 18, 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice.