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Nonprofit website accessibility audits and fixes

WCAG 2.2 AA audits, remediation and monitoring for nonprofit websites. We test with real screen readers, fix the components behind every page and leave you with evidence a funder, board or lawyer can read.

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Short answer

How do nonprofits make their websites accessible?

DoodleWeb audits nonprofit websites against WCAG 2.2 AA with automated scans and manual keyboard and screen reader testing, then fixes the shared components, donation forms and templates behind every page. The result is a remediated site, a public accessibility statement and monitoring that catches regressions before they go live.

Standard: WCAG 2.2 AA
Testing: NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, keyboard
Focused audit: 2 to 4 weeks
Platforms: WordPress, Drupal, Webflow, custom

What is included

What an accessibility engagement includes

Automated and manual audit

Whole site scans plus manual testing on the pages that matter most, so you get the issues tools miss: focus order, unclear labels and confusing announcements.

Accessible donation forms

Labeled fields, clear errors, keyboard friendly amount pickers and accessible payment embeds, because a gift a screen reader user cannot finish is a gift lost.

Component level remediation

We fix the header, menus, cards, forms and templates once, so every page built from them is fixed too. No overlays or widgets.

PDFs, video and media

Remediated annual reports and program guides, captions and transcripts for videos, and alt text guidance your team can follow.

Accessibility statement

A public statement describing your standard, known limitations and how to request help, reviewed as your site changes.

Monitoring and training

Automated regression checks on every release, quarterly spot checks and short training so editors keep new content accessible.

Comparison

Overlay, scan or real remediation?

Comparison of accessibility approaches for nonprofit websites
Approach	What it finds	What it fixes	Evidence you get
Overlay widget	Little beyond what it changes on the fly	Surface changes only, the underlying code stays the same	A vendor badge. In 2025 the FTC ordered overlay vendor accessiBe to pay $1 million over misleading claims
Automated scan only	Code patterns tools can detect, a subset of WCAG	Nothing on its own	A report that needs a developer to act on
DoodleWeb audit and remediation	Automated findings plus manual keyboard and screen reader issues	Components, forms and templates in your CMS	Remediated site, issue log, accessibility statement and monitoring

Source: FTC decision and order, accessiBe, docket C-4817

Accessibility and compliance

The rules nonprofits work under

ADA guidance for organizations open to the public

The Department of Justice says the ADA requires organizations open to the public to make their web content accessible, and programs that receive federal funding also fall under Section 504.

Source: ADA.gov: Guidance on web accessibility and the ADA

WCAG 2.2 AA is our default

WCAG 2.2 is the current W3C recommendation and includes every WCAG 2.1 AA criterion, so building to it covers standards that still reference 2.1.

Source: W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

This is general information, not legal advice. Sources checked 2026-11-08.

Data we design around

Benchmarks that shape our work

WebAIM's automated test of the top one million home pages, February 2026. Automated tools detect only part of WCAG, so real figures are higher.
Finding	2026
Home pages with detected WCAG failures	95.9%
Average detected errors per home page	56.1
Pages with low contrast text	83.9%
Pages with missing image alt text	53.1%
Pages with missing form input labels	51.0%

Source: WebAIM Million 2026 report

Case studies

Mission driven work we can show you

Published scope from our case studies. Results depend on each organization, so we walk through what applies to you on a call.

WordPress on WP Engine · 18 weeks

Young Americans Center

A scalable Drupal/WordPress platform that unifies a youth financial education nonprofit and its youth-focused bank into one clear story.

Repositioning and rebuild: 18 weeks
Every template: WCAG 2.2 AA

Read the Young Americans Center case study

Drupal · 18 weeks

Trinity Western University

WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audit and remediation on a cinematic Drupal recruitment site. 287 issues closed, Lighthouse a11y 71 to 97, VPAT delivered.

WCAG issues closed: 287
Lighthouse a11y score: 71 → 97
Videos captioned: 60+
Delivered: VPAT 2.5

Read the Trinity Western University case study

How we work

Four steps, one senior team

DoodleWeb nonprofit website illustration

Step 1 · 1 week
Baseline
Automated scans across the whole site plus a list of the pages that matter most: home, donate, programs, events, volunteer and contact.
Step 2 · 1 to 3 weeks
Manual audit
Keyboard, NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver testing against WCAG 2.2 AA on priority pages and every reusable template.
Step 3 · 2 to 8 weeks
Remediation
We fix components, forms and templates in your CMS, or hand your developers ticket ready findings with code examples.
Step 4 · Ongoing
Monitor
Automated regression checks on each release, quarterly manual spot checks and an updated accessibility statement.

FAQ

Nonprofit Website Accessibility: questions, answered

Does the ADA apply to nonprofit websites?

The Department of Justice says the ADA requires organizations open to the public to make their web content accessible, and programs that receive federal funding also fall under Section 504. If you deliver services on behalf of a state or local government, ask your counsel whether that agency's ADA Title II obligations reach your site.

Should we build to WCAG 2.1 or WCAG 2.2?

Build to WCAG 2.2 AA. It is the current W3C recommendation and includes every WCAG 2.1 AA criterion, so it covers standards that still reference 2.1, including the ADA Title II rule for public entities.

Do accessibility overlays or widgets make a site compliant?

No. Overlays change the page in the browser but leave the underlying code unchanged, and in 2025 the FTC ordered overlay vendor accessiBe to pay $1 million over misleading claims that its product could make websites compliant. We fix the code itself.

How long does a nonprofit accessibility audit take?

A focused audit of priority pages and templates usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. Remediation runs 2 to 8 weeks depending on how many components need work and whether your team or ours makes the fixes.

Can you fix accessibility on a site you did not build?

Yes. Most accessibility work is on existing sites. We work in WordPress, Drupal, Webflow and custom code, and either fix issues directly or hand your developers ticket ready findings with code examples.

How much does accessibility remediation cost?

It depends on page count, templates, PDFs and media. We work with any budget, start with the pages that carry the most risk and quote a fixed fee after a short review.

Do you remediate PDFs and videos?

Yes. We tag and fix reading order in PDFs such as annual reports, add captions and transcripts to video, and recommend publishing key content as accessible HTML first.