ADAGuardHQ turns your Shopify store's accessibility work into a legal defense file. Continuous WCAG scanning finds issues, your team fixes them, and every fix lands in a dated evidence log. The monthly report reads like the document a defense attorney wishes every client had: proactive, dated, and boring.
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Demand letters are priced against your expected response. A store with no documentation settles fast and high. A store holding twelve months of scan history and dated fixes is a bad target, because the filer's own complaint would document your good-faith program. The file changes the economics before anyone calls a lawyer.
Every scan with its full results, every issue with its WCAG criterion and component, every fix with a verification rescan and a timestamp, and every manual review with a reviewer and date. Entries are append-only. When counsel asks what you knew and when you knew it, the log answers precisely.
You export the defense pack: current conformance status, twelve months of history, and the open-issue plan with dates. Your attorney responds from documentation instead of improvisation. ADAGuardHQ is not a law firm and gives no legal advice; it makes sure your lawyer starts with evidence.
| Capability | ADAGuardHQ | Overlay widget |
|---|---|---|
| Fixes underlying code issues | Yes | No |
| Dated, append-only evidence log | Yes | No |
| Monthly defense-ready reports | Yes | No |
| Verification rescans for every fix | Yes | No |
| Documents a good-faith program | Yes | No |
| Exportable defense pack | Yes | No |
No, and the evidence is public: businesses running overlays keep getting sued, and some complaints cite the overlay itself as proof the owner knew the site was inaccessible. An overlay changes presentation in the browser while the underlying markup stays broken. Documentation of real fixes is what a defense stands on.
Yes. Filings are driven by plaintiff economics, not brand size, and Shopify stores are easy to find and easy to scan. Serial filers work through verticals systematically, and DTC fashion, apparel, and food brands are among the most common targets. Revenue size changes the settlement number, not the targeting.
Whether people with disabilities can use the site, and whether the business is making a genuine, documented effort. Perfection is not the standard; a credible program is. Scan history, dated fixes, and a current remediation plan are the artifacts that demonstrate it, which is exactly what ADAGuardHQ maintains for you.
Increasingly, yes. Insurers writing cyber and employment-practices policies ask about accessibility posture, and some demand letters land in insurance claims. A standing evidence file supports both underwriting and claims conversations. Several brands also use the monthly report to satisfy investors and acquirers during diligence.
Start now and be honest about dates. The program you begin today becomes the remediation narrative your attorney presents: engaged immediately, fixing on a schedule, monitoring continuously. The log cannot be backdated and never pretends otherwise. The first 90 days of documented remediation matter the most.
Every engagement starts with a free accessibility audit that shows what your defense file would contain: scan history, dated fixes, current status. Ongoing monitoring is quoted per storefront after the audit, based on store count and scan cadence. No long-term contract.