Accessibility Resources

Checklists, certification study guides, a glossary and hands-on tools — all free, no sign-up required. The two products we build are listed at the end.

Free tools

Hands-on tools that run right in your browser.

Colour Contrast Checker

Check text and background colours against WCAG AA and AAA, with a live preview.

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Heading & Alt-Text Checker

Paste HTML to check heading structure and find images missing alt text.

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Accessibility Statement Generator

Generate a ready-to-use website accessibility statement in minutes.

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Bulk Accessible PDF Generator

Turn a CSV into a ZIP of tagged, accessible PDFs — one per row.

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All free tools

Browse the full set of A11ytek's free accessibility tools.

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Checklists & guides

Plain-English guides to the standards and the work.

Interactive WCAG 2.2 Checklist

What WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA ask for, in plain English: tick each item off, add notes and export a report. Filter by POUR principle or by what AODA requires.

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AODA Compliance Checklist

Who must comply in Ontario, the WCAG standard required, and how to meet it.

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PDF Accessibility Checklist

The 12 steps to a WCAG- and PDF/UA-compliant PDF.

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Accessible Documents Guide

Make accessible Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files and export clean PDFs.

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Accessibility Glossary

Key accessibility terms defined in plain English.

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Certification study guides

Preparing for an IAAP exam? Start here.

CPACC Study Guide

How to pass the foundational IAAP CPACC exam.

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CPACC Exam Countdown

What to do in the final month, the last week and the day before the exam.

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WAS Study Guide

How to prepare for the technical Web Accessibility Specialist exam.

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WAS Exam Countdown

What to do in the final month, the last week and the day before the exam.

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ADS Certification Guide

What the Accessible Document Specialist credential involves.

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ADS Exam Countdown

What to do in the final month, the last week and the day before the exam.

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CPACC vs WAS vs CPWA

Which IAAP certification to take, and how they fit together.

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Free course lessons

A complete lesson from each of our three exam preparation courses, published in full. No sign-in required.

CPACC: Models of Disability

Seven models, what each gets right and wrong, and how to spot one at work when nobody names it.

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WAS: The Standards Landscape

What WCAG, ARIA, ATAG and EN 301 549 each govern, and how to tell them apart.

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ADS: Document Standards

PDF/UA, ISO 32000-1, the Matterhorn Protocol, WCAG and the Marrakesh Treaty, and which answers what.

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Tools we build

Everything above is free. These two are paid products, and both let you try them before you pay.

A11ytek Monitor

Continuous accessibility monitoring, hosted and managed by us: your site crawled on a schedule, every page tested against WCAG, and your score tracked over time. Also available self-hosted for closed networks.

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A11ytek Exam Prep

A written course (57 lessons) and 17,000+ practice questions for CPACC, WAS and ADS, together in one subscription. Try 100 questions and the first lesson of each course free, no card needed.

Need expert help, not just resources?

A11ytek provides WCAG 2.1 and AODA audits, document remediation, and training. Start with a free accessibility report.