ADA Compliance for Duda Websites
Duda is used by agencies to build and manage many client sites, which changes how ADA risk looks: one agency template decision can be repeated across dozens of clients. An accessibility mistake in your agency’s standard layout is a mistake delivered many times.
This Duda ADA compliance checker runs the same engine as the Duda 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 Duda site.
Duda ADA Compliance Risks to Check First
These are the barriers most often behind accessibility complaints on Duda sites. Each one maps to a WCAG success criterion that the scan reports.
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Hero text over photos
Standard hero sections that put light text on images.
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Gallery and slider images
Widgets filled with images without descriptions, or unchecked AI-written ones.
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Different mobile and desktop order
Mobile layouts that reorder content so the reading order no longer makes sense.
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Form widgets
Forms using placeholders and success messages that are not announced.
How the ADA Applies to Your Duda 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.
Duda ADA Compliance Steps
- Run the ADA check above on your homepage, and then on a page of each type you publish.
- Test your agency’s base template once, fix it, and use the corrected version for new clients.
- Scan each client site before handover, and keep the dated results as part of the delivery.
- Check desktop and mobile layouts separately with a keyboard, since they are built separately in Duda.
- 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 Duda 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 Duda 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.
Free scan and 3-day free trial
- 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.
Publishing an Accessibility Statement on Duda
Add a statement page to each client site and link it from the footer, with the client’s own contact details. 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.
Duda ADA Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions
Are my clients’ Duda sites ADA compliant?
Only a scan and manual testing of each site can tell you. Duda provides accessibility tools, but each client’s content and settings vary.
Can agencies be held responsible for client site accessibility?
Claims are usually made against the business that owns the site, but clients increasingly expect agencies to deliver accessible work. Dated records help both sides.
How do agencies monitor many Duda sites?
Add each client domain to AccessBell, which rescans on a schedule and keeps a record for each.
What standard does the Duda ADA compliance check use?
WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the technical standard the Department of Justice has adopted for state and local government websites and the one courts and settlements most often cite for businesses. The ADA itself does not name a technical standard for private business websites.
Sources
- ADA.gov: Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (opens in a new tab)
- W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 (opens in a new tab)
- Seyfarth Shaw, ADA Title III blog (opens in a new tab)
- UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
- UsableNet 2025 midyear report (opens in a new tab)
This page explains general ADA and accessibility patterns for Duda sites and is not legal advice. AccessBell is not affiliated with Duda. Duda and its logo are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the platform. See our disclaimer.
