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# Accessibility Issues Are Legal Risk. Find Them While You're Already Crawling.

Federal website accessibility lawsuits hit 3,117 in 2025, up 27% from 2024, and website cases now make up more than a third of all ADA Title III filings ([Seyfarth Shaw](https://www.adatitleiii.com/2026/03/federal-court-website-accessibility-lawsuit-filings-bounce-back-in-2025/)). bseoa checks for the structural WCAG violations plaintiffs' firms cite most often - as part of the same crawl you already run for technical SEO.

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## Small Businesses Are the Majority of Defendants

5,000+

Digital accessibility lawsuits filed in the U.S. in 2025 across federal and state courts ([Level Access](https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/2024-u-s-web-accessibility-litigation-key-trends-and-strategies-for-mitigating-risk/)).

27%

Year-over-year increase in federal website accessibility filings from 2024 to 2025 ([Seyfarth Shaw](https://www.adatitleiii.com/2026/03/federal-court-website-accessibility-lawsuit-filings-bounce-back-in-2025/)).

Alt text

Missing or incorrect image alt text remains one of the most commonly cited barriers in demand letters and complaints ([Darrow Everett](https://darroweverett.com/ada-website-accessibility-litigation-insights-legal-analysis/)).

This isn't only a big-brand problem - most defendants in these cases are small and midsize businesses, and roughly half of all federal filings target companies that have already been sued once before.

## What bseoa Checks Automatically

Every crawl runs a built-in accessibility pass alongside your technical SEO audit, flagging structural WCAG violations with the exact element and guideline reference.

### Missing Image Alt Text (WCAG 1.1.1)

Flags every image without an accessible text alternative - the single most common issue cited in ADA demand letters.

### Unlabeled Links (WCAG 2.4.4)

Catches links with no accessible text - "click here" icons, image links with no alt, empty anchors - that screen readers can't announce.

### Unnamed Buttons (WCAG 4.1.2)

Flags interactive buttons with no accessible name, a frequent cause of "inaccessible checkout" complaints in e-commerce cases.

### Unlabeled Form Fields (WCAG 3.3.2)

Finds inputs without an associated label - the difference between a form a screen reader user can fill out and one they can't.

### Missing/Invalid Page Language (WCAG 3.1.1)

Checks that every page declares its language correctly so assistive technology pronounces content properly.

### Broken Heading Structure (WCAG 1.3.1)

Flags skipped or out-of-order heading levels that break the page outline screen-reader users rely on to navigate.

### Exact locations, not vague warnings

Every violation includes the specific element, the WCAG guideline it maps to, and where it lives in the page - the same raw detail bseoa gives you for every other technical SEO issue. No black box, no "82/100 score" with nothing actionable behind it.

## What This Is - and Isn't

This is automated structural testing for common, high-frequency WCAG violations - the kind most often cited in litigation. It is not a full WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA conformance certification, and it doesn't replace a manual accessibility review or legal advice. Automated tools generally catch a meaningful subset of real-world issues, not everything a human audit or assistive-technology testing would find (color contrast, keyboard-only navigation, and complex ARIA patterns need manual review too). Use bseoa to catch the common structural issues fast and cheaply, then bring in a specialist for anything client-facing or legally sensitive.

## Add Accessibility Checks to Your Next Audit

It's already built into bseoa - no separate tool, no extra subscription. Run your first crawl free for 14 days, no card required.

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