Drupal ADA Compliance Checker

ADA Compliance for Drupal Websites

Drupal is popular with universities, nonprofits and government agencies, the organizations most likely to be held to formal accessibility standards such as Section 508 and the ADA Title II rule for state and local governments. Drupal core is built for accessibility, so the gaps usually come from custom themes and editors.

This Drupal ADA compliance checker runs the same engine as the Drupal accessibility checker with the ADA preset selected, so the results are measured against WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Paste a page address above to see the issues on your own Drupal site.

Drupal ADA Compliance Risks to Check First

These are the barriers most often behind accessibility complaints on Drupal sites. Each one maps to a WCAG success criterion that the scan reports.

• Tables and Views without headers

  Views tables and data lists built without header cells.

  WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

• Custom themes without skip links

  Twig themes that drop the skip link and landmarks core provides.

  WCAG 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

• Media without alt text

  Media library items and editor-inserted images with blank alt text.

  WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content

• Webform labels and errors

  Complex multi-step Webforms with hidden labels and silent errors.

  WCAG 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

How the ADA Applies to Your Drupal Site

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires businesses open to the public to give people with disabilities equal access to their goods and services. The Department of Justice states that this covers a business's web content as well as its physical locations ({ADA.gov web guidance (opens in a new tab)}). The law does not name a technical standard for private websites, so courts, settlements and demand letters tend to point to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, which is why this checker uses it.

• 3,117 website accessibility lawsuits filed in U.S. federal court in 2025, up 27% from 2024 Seyfarth Shaw, ADA Title III blog (opens in a new tab)
• 5,000+ digital accessibility lawsuits filed across federal and state courts in 2025 UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
• 1,427 of those 2025 lawsuits were against companies that had already been sued UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
• 64% of companies sued in the first half of 2025 had annual revenue under $25 million UsableNet 2025 midyear report (opens in a new tab)

None of this depends on which platform you use: a claim names the barrier on the page, not the software behind it. Read more in our ADA website compliance guide and the general ADA compliance checker.

Drupal ADA Compliance Steps

1. Run the ADA check above on your homepage, and then on a page of each type you publish.
2. If you are a public entity, check which standard applies to you, and note the compliance dates for state and local governments.
3. Set image fields to require alt text and train editors on headings and link text.
4. Scan after module and core updates, and keep records of results for your accessibility file.
5. Rescan to confirm each fix, and keep dated records. AccessBell Pro monitors up to 500 URLs per domain every day and emails you when something new fails.

What an Automated Drupal ADA Check Can and Cannot Do

Automated testing finds a large share of the machine-detectable WCAG failures, such as missing alt text, unlabeled fields, low contrast and broken ARIA. It cannot judge whether alt text is accurate, whether a keyboard path makes sense or whether a screen reader user can complete a purchase. Test your key journeys by hand as well, and read our methodology for exactly what runs.

No tool, including this one, can certify that a Drupal site is ADA compliant or protect you from a claim. Treat a scan as evidence of ongoing effort, and speak to a lawyer if you receive a demand letter.

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• Free, with no account: every issue found on the page, ranked by severity, with the WCAG criteria each one fails.
• With the trial: the failing HTML, how to fix each issue, scans of up to 500 pages per domain, daily monitoring and a dated record of your fixes.

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Publishing an Accessibility Statement on Drupal

Publish an accessibility statement as a basic page linked in the footer menu, with the standard you follow, known gaps and a contact for feedback. Our free accessibility statement generator writes the text, and it should name the standard you follow, any known gaps and a way to contact you.

Drupal ADA Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions