Law firm website accessibility: a practical checklist
Accessibility essentials for law firm websites: consultation forms, attorney bios, PDFs, contrast and chat widgets.
Law firm websites often combine elegant low-contrast design, PDF resources and live-chat widgets, all common sources of barriers.
Checklist
- Consultation forms: visible labels, clear error messages, no puzzle CAPTCHAs. See accessible forms.
- Contrast: thin grey serif text on white often fails 4.5:1.
- Attorney bios: headings per attorney, and alt text with their name.
- PDF guides and articles: publish as HTML pages, or as tagged PDFs.
- Live chat widgets: check they open with the keyboard, have labelled buttons, and don't cover focused content (WCAG 2.2 Focus Not Obscured).
- Link text: replace "click here" and "read more". See links and buttons.
- Keyboard test the whole site: 5-minute method.
This is technical guidance only, not legal advice.
Related guides
- Accessibility statement template (free) and how to write one
- How much does a website accessibility audit cost? (2026 small-business guide)
- Hiring someone to fix your website's accessibility: what to expect
- White-label accessibility audits for web design agencies
This guide is general technical information, not legal advice. Following it does not certify ADA or any legal compliance. Automated checks find only part of accessibility barriers.
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