ADAReadyHQ takes a Shopify store from unknown risk to documented conformance. The first week produces a full WCAG 2.2 audit of every template. Weeks two through four are a guided fix sprint with your developer. From then on, continuous monitoring plus monthly evidence reports keep the store ready and provable.
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A full-store audit: every page template, every app embed, the cart and the account area. You get a prioritized issue list ranked by lawsuit risk, with the WCAG criterion, the failing component, and the theme file for each item. Most stores see the same twenty patterns repeat, so the list is shorter than it looks.
Issues are grouped into weekly sprints by severity: navigation and screen reader blockers first, then forms and cart, then contrast and content polish. Your developer works from concrete fix steps, and every completed item is verified by rescan and stamped with a date. That stamp is the evidence.
Ready means two things: the store passes automated WCAG 2.2 AA checks on every template, and you hold a signed report proving the work happened. Monitoring continues after the sprint, because the next theme update or app install can reopen closed issues, and the monthly report keeps your file current.
| Capability | ADAReadyHQ | One-time audit |
|---|---|---|
| Guided 30-day remediation sprint | Yes | No |
| Continuous monitoring after fixes | Yes | No |
| Dated evidence for every fix | Yes | No |
| Rescan verification included | Yes | No |
| Monthly compliance reports | Yes | No |
| New-app regression detection | Yes | No |
For a typical DTC store, the audit takes days and the remediation sprint about 30 days of part-time developer work. Complex themes with heavy app stacks can take longer. What matters legally is not a finish line but a documented, ongoing effort: courts treat a live remediation program far better than a claim of perfection.
Automated scanning catches the majority of the issues plaintiffs cite: missing alt text, unlabeled fields, contrast failures, missing focus states, broken ARIA. Some criteria, like whether alt text is meaningful, need human judgment. ADAReadyHQ flags those for a manual pass and records who reviewed them and when.
Almost never. Most Shopify accessibility fixes are component-level: labels, roles, focus order, contrast tokens, alt text coverage. The audit names the exact theme file for each issue, so your developer patches the existing theme instead of replacing it. A rebuild only makes sense when the theme is already scheduled for retirement.
They often are. Reviews apps, upsell widgets, and chat tools inject their own markup, and it is frequently the worst offender on the page. The audit attributes issues to the responsible app so you can fix, reconfigure, or replace it. When an app cannot be fixed, the report documents the escalation sent to the app vendor.
There is no official ADA certification for websites, and anyone selling one is selling a sticker. What exists is documented conformance: scan history, dated fixes, and current status. That is what attorneys and insurers actually ask for, and it is exactly what the monthly report provides month after month.
Every engagement starts with a free accessibility audit of your store, with a severity-ranked fix plan you keep whether or not we work together. Ongoing monitoring is quoted per storefront after the audit, based on store count and scan cadence. No long-term contract.