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ADA & WCAG Compliance for Financial Advisors

Prospects judge trust in seconds — an inaccessible contact or risk-assessment form signals the opposite.

Why financial advisors and planners get targeted

Financial services combine regulatory scrutiny with frequent accessibility complaints. A single inaccessible page is enough to trigger a demand letter — and serial filers scan hundreds of small-business sites looking for the easy signals below.

The most common accessibility issues we find on financial advisors and planners sites

How to check your financial advisors and planners website

Paste your URL above for a free, instant scan against real WCAG 2.1 criteria. You'll get a 0–100 score, a grade, and a plain-English list of exactly what to fix — with the offending code for each issue.

Keep your financial advisors and planners site compliant — automatically

Sites change weekly. SiteProof monitoring re-scans on a schedule, checks contrast and keyboard access the free tool can't, and emails you a dated report you can keep on file.

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FAQ

What is ADA / WCAG website compliance?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been interpreted by US courts to cover websites as “places of public accommodation.” The practical standard courts and the DOJ point to is WCAG 2.1 Level AA — a technical checklist for making web content usable by people with disabilities. SiteProof checks your site against these criteria.

Can a website really get sued over accessibility?

Yes. Over 4,000 ADA website lawsuits are filed in US federal court each year, plus many more demand letters that settle privately for typically $5,000–$20,000. Small and mid-sized businesses are common targets because they’re less likely to have audited their sites.

Is the free scan enough to make me compliant?

No automated tool makes you “compliant” on its own — automation reliably catches roughly a third of WCAG issues. Our free scan finds the structural problems (missing alt text, unlabeled forms, etc.). Full conformance also needs checks our paid monitoring adds (color contrast, JavaScript-rendered content, keyboard traps) plus some manual review. We’re upfront about this.

How is SiteProof different from accessibility overlay widgets?

Overlay widgets (the “accessibility button” products) try to patch your site at runtime and have themselves been sued — courts and accessibility advocates widely criticize them. SiteProof doesn’t inject anything into your site. We audit and monitor, then tell you exactly what to fix in your own code, which is what actually reduces legal risk.