What AccessBellFix Can Automatically Fix
AccessBellFix handles the fixes that can be made safely in the browser from a short piece of text. Each one is scoped to the element you chose with a CSS selector, and nothing else on your page changes.
- Image alt text: sets the alt text of an image, or an accessible name for an SVG or role="img" element (WCAG 1.1.1).
- Accessible names: sets the aria-label of an icon-only button, link or control (WCAG 4.1.2).
- Page language: sets the lang attribute of the page (WCAG 3.1.1).
Why Automatic Fixes Are Not an Accessibility Overlay
Overlays promise to make a whole site compliant with one script. In 2025 the FTC finalized an order requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million over claims that its product could make any website WCAG compliant (FTC (opens in a new tab)). AccessBell makes no such claim.
AccessBellFix applies only fixes that you added and approved, to the specific elements you named, and it does not redesign your pages. Fixing the source code is still the most robust option, and AccessBell gives you the corrected code for that. AccessBellFix is for when you cannot change the code quickly, such as on a hosted platform or a theme you do not control.
A Workflow to Fix Website Accessibility Issues Faster
Most sites reuse templates, so one broken component repeats on hundreds of pages. AccessBell groups failing elements by component, so you can fix the shared header, form or card once. Issues are ranked by severity, and each comes with an explanation, correct and incorrect markup examples and instructions for the specific page.
AI-assisted suggestions help with wording, such as alt text and labels, but nothing changes on your site until a person approves it. Combined with continuous monitoring, new issues are found daily and the same workflow fixes them.
Proof That Each Accessibility Fix Worked
Every issue a later scan confirms as fixed is added to your fix log with the date it was last seen and the date it was confirmed gone. Fixes applied with AccessBellFix are included in the evidence package you can export from the Compliance Vault.
What Automated Fixes Can and Cannot Do
AccessBellFix does not fix everything. Color contrast, keyboard traps, heading structure, captions and layout problems need a design, content or code change, and AccessBell shows you what to change. Treat AccessBellFix as a quick way to close specific gaps while you fix the source, and do not rely on it to make a site conform to WCAG on its own. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Automated Fixes: Frequently Asked Questions
Can accessibility issues be fixed automatically?
Some can. Missing alt text, unnamed buttons and links and a missing page language can be corrected from a short piece of text, so AccessBellFix can apply them. Contrast, keyboard behavior and content structure need human decisions and code or design changes.
What is AccessBellFix?
An optional one-line script. Once it is on your site, it applies the fixes you add and approve in AccessBell in your visitors’ browsers. It only applies the fixes you have approved and does not change your design.
Is AccessBellFix an accessibility overlay?
No. It does not claim to make a site compliant and does not add a general fix-everything layer. It applies specific fixes you approve, and your scans show whether each one resolved its issue. An optional PageAssist toolbar is separate and only appears if you turn it on.
Will AccessBellFix slow down my site?
The script loads asynchronously, so it does not block the page from loading.
Do I still need to fix the underlying code?
Where you can, yes. Fixing the source works everywhere, including for tools that do not run scripts. AccessBell gives you the corrected code for each element so you can do it.