Accessibility testing explained
A free automated scan gives you a fast baseline on your storefront. A manual audit tests how real people experience your site with keyboards and assistive technology. Most teams need both at different stages.
Already ran a scan? See audit and monitoring plans.
Use this to decide whether you need a quick baseline, a full audit, or both.
| Topic | Automated scan | Manual audit |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Results in about 15 to 30 minutes after you confirm your email. | Typically 1 to 3 weeks for manual testing of critical flows and Shopify Checkout. |
| Page coverage | Template-aware sample of your public storefront (up to 1000 pages on paid plans, 100 on free): home, cart, search, contact, one collection, and one product page, plus other templates. Cart UI on scanned pages is included; Shopify Checkout is not. | Every flow that matters for conversion and compliance, including /cart and Shopify Checkout. |
| Keyboard testing | Flags some focus and tabindex issues automatically. | A person walks every menu, modal, drawer, and form with keyboard only. |
| Screen readers | Limited; cannot judge announcement quality or reading order in complex DOMs. | VoiceOver and NVDA testing on real tasks: nav, search, cart, checkout, account. |
| Browsers | Headless Chromium via Playwright (1280 by 800 viewport). Automated scans do not run in Chrome, Safari, or Firefox. | Chrome with NVDA on Windows; Safari with VoiceOver on macOS, plus the automated Chromium pass. |
| Dynamic UI | Misses or misreads modals, mega menus, tabs, and live regions that change after load. | Tests open/close behavior, focus traps, Escape, and state announcements. |
| Deliverables | Violation report grouped by template vs page-specific findings, health score, PDF export. | Severity-ranked findings, fix guidance, remediation plan, and conformance documentation. |
Automated tools catch roughly 30 to 50 percent of WCAG 2.x AA issues. The rest requires human judgment.
Each page scan runs automated axe-core checks for WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and selected WCAG 2.2 Level AA rules.
Start with automation for speed. Add manual review when you need checkout coverage or documentation for stakeholders.
Get a fast baseline on your public storefront. Findings are grouped so you can fix shared theme issues once.
We test keyboard, screen reader, cart, and checkout flows that crawlers cannot reach. You get a prioritized fix list.
We apply code-level fixes on a development branch with Loom walkthroughs so your team understands each change.
Optional monthly re-scans and remediation hours catch regressions after theme updates or new apps.
Paste your store URL on our accessibility services page. Your report groups findings by template so you can fix theme-wide issues once.
The free scan samples up to 100 storefront pages, not every URL in your catalog. We always try to open home, cart, search, contact, one collection, and one product page, then fill the rest of the budget across other templates (blog, account, landing pages). Findings are grouped as template-level (theme-wide) vs page-specific so you can fix shared Liquid once. A manual audit adds human testing with keyboards and screen readers on real user flows, including cart, checkout, and dynamic UI that tools miss.
Run a free scan for a baseline, or book a strategy call to scope a manual audit for your storefront and checkout.
Scans and audits are technical assessments, not legal advice or compliance guarantees.