Squarespace accessibility testing
A polished website isn't necessarily an accessible one. Zylyn helps you find accessibility barriers across your Squarespace site, understand what needs attention and give your team a practical way to fix them. You don't have to figure out accessibility on your own.
Why accessibility matters
The site can look exactly how you intended and still be difficult for someone else to use.
That's why accessibility shouldn't be something you check once and forget.
What we test
Can visitors move through your navigation, links, buttons, forms and interactive elements without a mouse?
Can people using NVDA, JAWS or VoiceOver understand your content, navigation and controls?
Does the page structure make sense to someone navigating through headings and other semantic elements?
Are interactive elements clear, identifiable and usable?
Can visitors understand fields, labels, instructions and error messages?
Is important information available to visitors who can't see the screen?
Do menus, accordions, galleries, popups and other interactive elements work with assistive technology?
Have connected widgets, forms, booking tools or other integrations introduced accessibility barriers?
Squarespace has its own accessibility challenges
It's the template, page sections, content, forms, navigation, images, integrations and changes your team makes over time. They all contribute to the final experience.
A template provides the foundation, but the way your team builds and edits pages can change the accessibility of the finished site.
Headings, text blocks, buttons, images and other sections need to work together in a logical way.
Visitors should be able to understand and move through your site's navigation without relying on a mouse.
Contact and signup forms need clear labels, instructions, focus and useful error messages.
Interactive media should remain usable for people navigating with keyboards or assistive technology.
Third-party tools can introduce accessibility problems that aren't obvious when looking at the rest of the page.
New pages, images, links and other updates can introduce problems after the original site has been tested.
Automated and expert testing
Automated testing is a useful starting point. It can identify many common accessibility issues and help show where problems may exist.
But accessibility isn't just about finding technical errors.
Someone still needs to use the website.
That's why Zylyn combines automated checks with expert testing using:
We don't just count errors. We look at the experience behind them.
Schedule a discovery callThe process
Six steps. The first three give you a clear starting point. The last three help you keep improving.
We identify the important pages and journeys across your Squarespace site, including navigation, key content, forms and interactive elements.
Automated checks and expert testing give you a clearer picture of where accessibility barriers exist.
We review the results and focus on the issues that have a meaningful effect on people using your website.
Your team gets practical guidance on what needs to change and where to start.
Once fixes are made, we check them again using the appropriate testing methods and assistive technologies.
Your Squarespace site will continue to change.
Regular testing helps catch new accessibility problems as your content and website evolve.
A week in practice
The new form looks fine visually, but one field doesn't have a useful label when accessed with a screen reader.
Testing identifies the issue and documents where it occurs.
Your team gets clear guidance on what needs to change.
The form is updated and tested again using keyboard and screen reader testing.
Without that check, the form could have stayed difficult to use until someone reported the problem.
What you get
You get something your team can actually work with.
Who it's for
For teams that want their Squarespace site to work for more people.
Who does the testing
Technical expertise meets real-world experience.
CPACC: IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies
WAS: IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist
Trusted Tester: DHS Section 508 conformance testing
Backed by people with lived experience of disability. Screen reader, keyboard, switch and magnification testing is performed by people who understand how these tools are used in the real world.
FAQ
It is a review of how accessible your Squarespace website is for people with different disabilities and assistive technology needs. Testing can include automated checks, manual review, keyboard testing and screen reader testing.
Your site can change as your team adds pages, updates content, changes layouts or connects new functionality. Those changes can introduce accessibility barriers that aren't obvious visually.
Automated tools can identify many common issues, but they cannot evaluate everything. Manual testing is important for keyboard interaction, focus, screen reader output and important visitor journeys.
Yes. The review can include navigation, headings, buttons, links, forms, page sections and other elements that make up the visitor experience.
Yes. Forms can be reviewed for labels, instructions, keyboard access, focus, error handling and screen reader usability.
Yes. Interactive elements such as galleries, accordions, menus and other dynamic components can be included in the testing scope.
Yes. Third-party tools and widgets can affect accessibility, particularly when they introduce new interactive elements or content.
WCAG 2.2 AA is the working standard for Zylyn's accessibility testing.
You receive documented findings with practical information about what needs attention. Your team can then make the changes, followed by retesting where required.
It depends on how frequently your website changes. If your team regularly adds pages, content, integrations or functionality, regular testing can help catch accessibility problems sooner.
