Make your charity website accessible for everyone
Free basic audit
Included in our charity partner benefits - a WCAG 2.2 accessibility benchmark with an overview of the issues holding your website back and where to start.
Detailed audit
A step above the free basic audit - the full picture. Every critical page and template benchmarked against WCAG 2.2 AA (and AAA where relevant), with a written report and follow-up session.
Manual testing
Real testing by real people - keyboard-only navigation, screen readers and assistive technology checks that automated tools simply can't do.
Compliance guidance
Support meeting the Equality Act 2010 and European Accessibility Act, including an accessibility statement you can stand behind.
Fixes & improvements
We don't just find accessibility issues - we can work with you to resolve them, as a one-off project or through our website support packages.
Show and tell
See how accessibility takes a front seat in our charity website designs.
An accessibility audit is not just running your website through a free online checker.
With years of charity accessibility experience, we use a a blend of automated tools and expert manual testing.
It’s an audit’s job to not only find the barriers on your website, but to give you a clear, prioritised path to removing them – so every supporter can donate, sign up and get support without frustration.
- First we agree the scope - which pages, templates and supporter journeys matter most to your charity
- We run automated scans to catch the technical basics like contrast failures and missing alt text
- Our team then manually tests your website against the latest WCAG 2.2 standards
- We check critical elements like keyboard-only navigation and compatibility with assistive technologies
- We evaluate usability across a wide spectrum of needs including visual, auditory, physical and cognitive
- We compile your findings into a prioritised report based on impact, urgency and effort to fix
- We talk you through the results and, if you'd like, work with you to resolve the findings
Words from our lovely clients
Are you ready to welcome every supporter?
Let’s chat through your website and see where the barriers are hiding!
impact@atelier-studios.com
02380 227117
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All you need to know about our accessibility testing service
What’s the difference between the free audit and the detailed one?
The free basic audit – part of our charity partner benefits – benchmarks your website against WCAG 2.2 and highlights the key issues and where to start. Think of it as your accessibility health check.
The detailed audit goes much deeper: every critical page and template, manual assistive technology testing throughout, a full written report for trustees and funders, and a follow-up session to talk it all through.
Why can’t I just use a free online accessibility checker?
You can – and it’s a decent place to start! But automated tools only catch a portion of issues, mostly technical ones like contrast failures or missing alt text.
They can’t tell you whether your alt text is meaningful, whether your donation form works with a screen reader from start to finish, or whether your error messages actually help. That takes expert manual testing.
My website was built by another agency – can you still audit it?
Absolutely. Most of the websites we audit were built elsewhere. We just ask for an opportunity to review the site first so we can understand any custom features.
What happens after the audit?
No walls of jargon – you’ll get a prioritised list of recommendations based on impact, urgency and the effort required to fix them, so your team knows exactly what to tackle first.
You can make the fixes in-house, or we can implement them for you through a one-off project or one of our website support packages.