Web Accessibility & Compliance Audit
Automated WCAG 2.2 accessibility, privacy, and internationalization compliance assessment
Accessibility lawsuits, GDPR fines, and regulatory audits are increasing every year. EdgeDNS automates compliance assessment across accessibility (WCAG 2.2), privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and internationalization — giving you a composite compliance score with actionable remediation steps.
The Challenge
Compliance requirements span multiple regulations: WCAG 2.2 for accessibility (mandated by the European Accessibility Act and ADA), GDPR and CCPA for privacy, and proper internationalization for global reach. Manual audits are expensive, inconsistent, and cannot scale across a portfolio of domains.
The Solution
Use EdgeDNS compliance APIs to run automated audits across all your public-facing domains. Check 24 WCAG accessibility criteria, analyze cookie and consent management for privacy compliance, verify hreflang and i18n configuration, and get a composite compliance score from 12 weighted factors for audit evidence.
Endpoints Used
Combine these EdgeDNS endpoints to build this solution.
/v1/domain/accessibilityTry in PlaygroundAccessibility Audit: WCAG 2.1/2.2 analysis across 24 accessibility checks with per-category scoring
/v1/domain/privacy-auditTry in PlaygroundPrivacy Audit: Cookie inventory, consent management, tracker detection, and GDPR/CCPA analysis
/v1/domain/i18nTry in PlaygroundInternationalization Check: Verify hreflang tags, lang attributes, charset, and RTL support
/v1/score/complianceTry in PlaygroundCompliance Score: Composite compliance grade from 12 weighted factors including GDPR and CCPA readiness
Results You Can Achieve
Meet EAA and ADA requirements
Automated WCAG 2.2 Level AA checks covering 24 success criteria help demonstrate compliance with the European Accessibility Act and ADA
GDPR and CCPA privacy readiness
Cookie inventory, consent management detection, and privacy policy analysis identify regulatory gaps before auditors do
Track compliance across your portfolio
Composite compliance scoring from 12 factors enables monitoring across all domains with consistent, repeatable methodology for audit evidence
Code Example
Run a compliance audit across multiple domains
const domains = ['example.com', 'app.example.com', 'shop.example.com'];
const headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' };
const results = await Promise.all(domains.map(async (domain) => {
const [accessibility, privacy, i18n, compliance] = await Promise.all([
fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/accessibility?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/privacy-audit?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/i18n?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/score/compliance?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
].map(p => p.then(r => r.json())));
return {
domain,
complianceGrade: compliance.data.grade,
accessibility: accessibility.data.grade,
privacy: privacy.data.grade,
i18n: i18n.data.grade,
};
}));
results.forEach(r => {
console.log(`${r.domain}: Compliance ${r.complianceGrade} | A11y ${r.accessibility} | Privacy ${r.privacy} | i18n ${r.i18n}`);
});Learn More
Explore industry standards and best practices related to this use case.
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
W3C Recommendation defining success criteria for making web content accessible to people with disabilities
European Accessibility Act (EAA)
EU Directive 2019/882 establishing accessibility requirements for products and services including websites
GDPR Official Text
Complete text of the EU General Data Protection Regulation with article-by-article commentary
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