ADA Compliance Guardian

ADA Compliance Guardian provides a robust, AI-driven framework to streamline the complex process of achieving and maintaining web accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1, ADA Title III, and Section 508. Our solution is engineered to mitigate legal risk, enhance user experience for all individuals, and integrate seamlessly into your existing WordPress workflow. 
This plugin leverages state-of-the-art AI models from Google and OpenAI to automate critical compliance tasks that are traditionally manual, time-consuming, and error-prone.
<h3>Core Technology & Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>AI-Powered Image Alt Text Generation (Google Gemini) 
Leverages Google’s advanced Gemini multimodal AI model to analyze image content and context, generating highly descriptive and accurate alternative text. 
The system supports multiple generation modes:
<ul>
<li>Individual Generation: Create alt text for single images directly from the media library interface.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Bulk Generation: Automatically identify all images missing alt text and generate descriptions for them in a single, managed operation.</li>
<li>SEO & ADA Enhanced Regeneration: A specialized mode to regenerate alt text for all library images, focusing on a dual-mandate of comprehensive ADA compliance and semantic SEO enrichment.</li>
<li>Automated Video Captioning & Subtitles (OpenAI Whisper) 
Integrates seamlessly with OpenAI’s Whisper API, a leading automatic speech recognition (ASR) system, to generate precise, time-coded captions for your video assets.</li>
<li>WebVTT Generation: Automatically produces W3C standard WebVTT (.vtt) caption files from your video’s audio track.</li>
<li>Automatic Display: The plugin intelligently modifies your website’s front-end video players (both shortcode and block-based) to include the necessary <code><track></code> tags, ensuring captions are available to your users without manual theme editing.</li>
<li>Enhanced Focus Management & Keyboard Navigation 
Provides a consistent and highly-visible focus indicator for all interactive elements, a critical component for users who rely on keyboard navigation. 
This feature can be toggled in the plugin settings.</li>
<li>AI Tabindex Manager (Experimental): An optional, experimental feature that uses an AI model to analyze the DOM and identify non-interactive elements that have been scripted to be interactive but lack focusability. 
When enabled, it programmatically applies <code>tabindex="0"</code> to these elements.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin utilizes third-party services to provide its AI-powered features. 
Your use of these features is subject to the terms and policies of these services. 
* Google Gemini 
 * Purpose: Used for generating descriptive alt text for images. 
* Data Sent: Image data (the image file itself) is transmitted to the Google Cloud Vision or Gemini API for analysis. 
No other user or site data is included in this request. 
* Terms of Service: <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/terms</a> 
 * Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/privacy</a>
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<li>OpenAI Whisper
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Used for generating transcriptions and captions for video files.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Data Sent: The video file is transmitted to the OpenAI Whisper API for transcription. 
No other user or site data is included in this request.</li>
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Terms of Use: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use</a>
<ul>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
ADA Compliance Guardian Validation Service
<ul>
<li>Purpose: To validate your subscription plan and track API usage against your plan’s limits.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Data Sent: Your Plan API Key, your WordPress admin email, and the specific service being requested (e.g., ‘image_alt’) are sent to our secure validation server at <code>adacomplianceguardian.com</code>.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://adacomplianceguardian.com/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">https://adacomplianceguardian.com/terms-of-service</a>
<ul>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://adacomplianceguardian.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://adacomplianceguardian.com/privacy-policy</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Code</h3>
This plugin uses the following third-party library:
<ul>
<li>Captionator.js
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Provides a cross-browser compatibility layer for caption rendering.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Source: <a href="https://github.com/captionator/captionator" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/captionator/captionator</a>
<ul>
<li>License: Licensed under the MIT license.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Legal Disclaimers</h3>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
This plugin’s functionality is dependent on third-party services provided by Google LLC and OpenAI, L.L.C. 
Your use of the AI-powered features is subject to the terms of service and privacy policies of these respective companies.
<h3>No Guarantee of Compliance</h3>
ADA Compliance Guardian is a tool intended to assist you in your efforts to make your website more accessible. 
Use of this plugin does not constitute a legal guarantee of compliance with any accessibility laws. 
Responsibility for legal compliance remains solely with the website owner.
<h3>Trademark Notice</h3>
WordPress and the WordPress logo are registered trademarks of the WordPress Foundation. 
Google, Gemini, OpenAI, and Whisper are trademarks of their respective owners. 
Use of these names does not imply endorsement or affiliation.

An AI-driven accessibility framework to help meet and exceed digital compliance standards.

Aman

Accessibility Guard is a free WordPress plugin that scans your pages for WCAG 2.2 accessibility issues and helps you fix them. Unlike overlay widgets that mask problems without fixing them, this plugin identifies issues at the source code level.
Whether you need to comply with ADA, Section 508, EAA (European Accessibility Act), or simply want to make your website accessible to everyone, Accessibility Guard gives you a clear picture of what needs to be fixed.
<h4>Free Features</h4>
20+ WCAG 2.2 Checks Including:
<ul>
<li>Missing image alt text (WCAG 1.1.1)</li>
<li>Empty links and buttons (WCAG 2.4.4)</li>
<li>Color contrast ratio (WCAG 1.4.3)</li>
<li>Heading hierarchy (WCAG 1.3.1)</li>
<li>Missing form labels (WCAG 1.3.1)</li>
<li>Missing document language (WCAG 3.1.1)</li>
<li>Removed focus indicators (WCAG 2.4.7)</li>
<li>Missing ARIA landmarks (WCAG 1.3.1)</li>
<li>Empty table headers (WCAG 1.3.1)</li>
<li>Missing skip navigation (WCAG 2.4.1)</li>
<li>Duplicate element IDs (WCAG 4.1.1)</li>
<li>Auto-playing media (WCAG 1.4.2)</li>
<li>Restrictive viewport meta (WCAG 1.4.4)</li>
<li>And more…</li>
</ul>
Auto-Fix Features:
<ul>
<li>Inject skip navigation link</li>
<li>Ensure HTML lang attribute</li>
<li>Remove empty headings</li>
<li>Add missing form labels (screen-reader friendly)</li>
</ul>
Accessibility Statement Generator:
Generate a complete accessibility statement page with your organization details, WCAG conformance target, and known limitations.
Dashboard:
<ul>
<li>Summary cards showing total issues, pages scanned, and compliance percentage</li>
<li>Per-page issue details with severity, WCAG reference, and element snippets</li>
<li>A11y status column in Posts/Pages list tables</li>
<li>Bulk scan all pages with progress indicator</li>
</ul>
Works With Any Theme & Page Builder:
Accessibility Guard scans the rendered HTML output, so it works with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Gutenberg, and any other page builder or theme.
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
Upgrade to Accessibility Guard Pro for advanced tools to manage accessibility at scale:
Bulk Auto-Fix – Fix multiple accessibility issues across all your pages with one click. Automatically adds missing alt text placeholders, fixes empty links, adds form labels, and corrects heading hierarchy.
Audit History – Track your accessibility progress over time with visual charts. See how your issue count changes after each scan and prove compliance improvements to stakeholders.
Color Contrast Checker – Test any color combination against WCAG AA and AAA contrast requirements. Enter foreground and background colors to instantly see pass/fail results with exact contrast ratios.
Scheduled Scans – Set up automatic daily, weekly, or monthly scans. Receive email notifications when new accessibility issues are detected so you can fix them before they become a problem.
Export Reports (CSV & PDF) – Generate professional accessibility reports for clients, auditors, or internal teams. Export detailed issue lists as CSV for spreadsheets or formatted PDF reports.
PDF Accessibility Scanner – Scan uploaded PDF files for accessibility issues including missing tags, document title, language, bookmarks, and text content. Ensure your downloadable documents are accessible too.
Custom Rules – Create your own accessibility checks with custom rules. Define patterns to detect (like “click here” links or empty table headers) with custom severity levels and WCAG references.

Accessibility Guard

Free WCAG 2.2 accessibility scanner for WordPress. Detect Level A & AA issues, auto-fix common problems, and generate accessibility statements.

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