About the registry

Accessibility Registry is a public registry of website accessibility remediation records. It exists so that work done to make a website accessible can be shown, checked, and dated by anyone.

What the registry does

It publishes records filed by approved remediation partners. A record states which website was worked on, which standard the work was measured against, which partner did it, when it was audited, when it was retested, and what its current status is. Every change is logged and kept.

What the registry does not do

It does not audit websites, certify them, or approve them. It does not guarantee that a website with a record is free of accessibility defects. The record describes work performed by the filing partner at the dates shown; the filing partner is responsible for its accuracy.

Who files records

Remediation partners: firms that fix websites for accessibility and meet the partner criteria. Filing is open to any firm that meets the criteria and is free. The partner that filed a record is named on the record.

Why records expire

Websites change constantly. A record that never expired would say nothing about the site as it is today. A "Remediation on record" entry expires 120 days after filing unless a retest is filed; a "Verified" entry runs for a fixed term and must be re-verified to renew. Lapsed records stay public.

Standards

Records state the standard used as their scope. In practice that is nearly always a level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), published by the W3C, which is the standard referenced by accessibility law in most jurisdictions. The registry is not affiliated with the W3C.

Contact

Questions about a record, a badge, or partnership: contact the registry.