Free AI WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Audit Tool
Paste your student portal URL and HTML — AI analyses it against WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria, returns a severity-ranked issue list grouped by colour contrast, ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, and alt text, and generates code-level fix guidance with effort estimates for your developer sprint.
AI-generated output · Free account required · Results may vary
WCAG — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level AA — compliance is legally required for higher education institutions under the ADA, Section 508, and equivalent international standards. IT teams and accessibility officers enter their portal URL, select their platform, and optionally paste relevant HTML. The AI analyses inputs against axe-core-aligned issue categories, ranks findings by severity and legal risk, and outputs a prioritised remediation report with WCAG criterion references and corrected code snippets.
Paste the HTML source of the page or component you want audited. Include navigation, form elements, and dynamic controls. The AI will provide code-level fix guidance — without this, the audit will be based on URL context and platform knowledge only.
AI-generated content. Review before use — outputs may contain errors or require adjustments for your specific context.
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Free AI WCAG Accessibility Audit Tool — FAQ
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How AI WCAG Accessibility Audit Tool Compares
vs spreadsheets, manual processes, and paid platforms
| Feature | UniCloud360 AI WCAG Accessibility Audit Tool | Manual audit / spreadsheet | Accessibility consultant | WAVE / axe automated checker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCAG 2.1 AA issue identification | AI identifies issues with WCAG criterion references and severity ranking | Manual audit requires expert knowledge of all 78 WCAG 2.1 AA criteria | Consultant audits manually — at $150–$400/hr | WAVE/axe finds automated detectable issues only (~30% of WCAG criteria) |
| Code-level fix guidance | Provides corrected code snippets for each issue when HTML is pasted | Manual audit identifies issues but fix guidance must be researched separately | Consultant provides fix guidance — at additional hourly cost | WAVE/axe flags issues but provides reference links, not corrected code |
| Legal risk assessment | Flags ADA / Section 508 / OCR risk by issue severity | Manual audit notes legal risk but rarely quantifies it for leadership | Consultant includes legal risk assessment — at premium engagement rates | Automated checkers do not assess legal risk or provide compliance context |
| Effort estimates for remediation | Per-issue effort hours for developer sprint planning | No effort estimates — must be scoped separately | Consultant provides effort estimates — part of engagement deliverable | Automated checkers do not provide effort estimates |
| Prioritised remediation roadmap | Immediate, short-term, and long-term actions with rationale | Manual audit produces issues list — prioritisation requires separate work | Consultant delivers a roadmap — weeks to receive, at day rate | Automated checkers produce issue lists, not prioritised roadmaps |
| Free to use | Free account, 12 credits per audit | Significant internal time — full manual WCAG audit takes 20–80 hours | Accessibility consultant: $2,000–$15,000+ per engagement | WAVE is free; axe DevTools Pro is $40–$400/mo — neither provides fix code |
What Higher Ed IT & Accessibility Teams Say
Trusted by lecturers and students across Sri Lankan universities
"We used this to pre-audit our new student portal before our official VPAT review and the AI flagged 14 issues our developer had missed — including a keyboard trap on the course registration modal and missing ARIA labels on our dynamic filter controls. Having the WCAG criterion number and the corrected code snippet for each issue saved our developer roughly two days of research. Absolutely essential for any HE IT team launching or updating a portal."
"I've used WAVE, axe DevTools, and paid accessibility consultants. This tool sits between a basic automated checker and a full manual audit — it catches what automated tools miss because it understands the context of higher education portals specifically. The legal risk note was particularly useful for framing the urgency with our VP. We used the PDF report directly in our OCR response documentation."
"We pasted our login page HTML and the AI identified three colour contrast failures we had inherited from our vendor's default theme. The suggested CSS fixes with exact hex values were immediately actionable. I sent the report straight to our front-end contractor with no translation needed — it was written at exactly the right level of technical detail for a developer who isn't an accessibility specialist."
"After receiving a complaint under Section 508, our legal team needed a documented remediation plan within 48 hours. I ran our financial aid portal through this tool, got a prioritised issue list with WCAG references and fix estimates, and had a credible remediation document for counsel in under two hours. The estimated effort hours per issue were accurate enough to build a developer sprint plan directly from the report."