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Web accessibility, remediated

96% of websites fail accessibility standards. Is yours one of them?

Federal website accessibility lawsuits jumped 27% last year. We fix the code itself, at a fixed price. Start with a free scan.

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3,117

federal website lawsuits filed in 2025

+27%

year over year, reversing two years of decline

$1M

FTC order against the overlay vendor accessiBe

№ 01 — The problem

The lawsuits are real, and most businesses find out when a demand letter arrives.

If your business has a physical location, courts have repeatedly applied the ADA to its website. When someone with a disability can't use that site, they're shut out, and more of them are suing over it every year.

3,117 ADA website lawsuits were filed in federal court in 2025, up 27% from the year before and 36% of all ADA Title III cases filed in federal court that year. They've hit e-commerce, restaurants, hotels, financial services, and nonprofits. No industry is exempt.

Most owners don't find out until the demand letter shows up. By then you're hiring a lawyer, the plaintiff already has their documentation, and the fix you could have scheduled on your own terms is happening under court order instead.

№ 02 — The economics

Fixing your site costs less than fighting over it.

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Fig. 2 — The cost of waiting. ink on paper

A lawsuit doesn't get you out of the repair. Making the site accessible is exactly what a court orders you to do, so getting sued just adds a legal bill, a plaintiff's deadline, and months of disruption on top of the work you were going to do anyway.

Do it now and you skip all of that. You pay for the work once, at a price you can see before you commit, with no defense fees or settlement stacked on top. It's the same repair either way. The only question is whether you pay for it on your schedule or a plaintiff's.

That price is the one number in this market you don't have to guess at. Put in your URL and the report comes back in about a minute with the number on it. No call required.

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№ 03 — The overlay problem

Accessibility overlays don't protect you. They make you easier to sue.

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Fig. 3 — An overlay is a cracked shield. ink on paper

Overlays are toolbar plugins that promise compliance for a monthly fee. In 2025, 983 of the 3,948 website accessibility suits tracked across federal and state courts targeted sites that already had one installed. That's close to a quarter of them.

They don't help

An overlay doesn't change your code, so whatever a screen reader couldn't do before, it still can't.

Regulators have acted

The FTC fined AccessiBe $1 million, and barred it from claiming its automated product can make any website WCAG-compliant. The DOJ has warned against overlays too.

It's not your fault

If your developer or agency installed one, they probably didn't know better. Most didn't. The law has moved since then.

What does work: fixing the code itself. The structure, navigation, forms, and design underneath are what a screen reader has to work with, and an overlay never touches them. That's what Guava does.

№ 04 — How it works

Real remediation, in four steps.

We're not software, and we're not a consulting retainer. We fix your website's code so the site works for everyone, including the one in four American adults living with a disability (CDC, 2018 BRFSS). The target is WCAG 2.1 AA, the standard courts reference in ADA cases.

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Scan

Enter your URL and get a report in about a minute, in plain language instead of developer jargon.

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Price

An itemized remediation scope with the price attached, generated automatically. No sales rep sets the number, and no call is required.

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Fix

We remediate the code: structure, navigation, forms, media, design. Every fix maps to a specific WCAG requirement.

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Proof

You get a remediated site and a report documenting every fix. Share it with your lawyer, insurer, or anyone who asks.

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№ 05 — The comparison

Three ways to handle website accessibility. One of them works.

What you get
Overlay widgets JavaScript toolbar on top of your existing site
Large firms Consulting engagement with a large scope
Guava Code-level remediation, scoped to your site
Fixes your code?
Overlay widgets No
Large firms Eventually
Guava Yes
Typical timeline
Overlay widgets Instant (but ineffective)
Large firms Months
Guava Weeks
Pricing
Overlay widgets Monthly fee that never ends, and your code is unchanged
Large firms Enterprise engagement
Guava Fixed price, scoped and itemized up front
Requires your own developer?
Overlay widgets No
Large firms Usually
Guava No

Guava sits between the shortcut that doesn't work and the enterprise engagement most businesses can't justify. You get real remediation at a fixed price, usually in a few weeks.

№ 06 — Questions

Questions we hear most

Is my website legally required to be ADA compliant?
If your business has a physical location, almost certainly. Courts have repeatedly applied Title III of the ADA to the websites of businesses with a physical presence, and the DOJ has issued guidance reinforcing it. For web-only businesses it's less settled. Federal courts are split, and some circuits have held the ADA doesn't reach them. That matters less than it sounds, though. In California, for example, plaintiffs just sue under state law instead, which is why the state sees far more website accessibility cases in state court than in federal court.
What is WCAG 2.1 AA?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, at the AA conformance level. It's the standard courts and regulators reference in ADA web accessibility cases. It covers things like color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and form usability.
I already have an overlay installed. Am I covered?
Probably not. In 2025, 983 of the 3,948 website accessibility lawsuits tracked across federal and state courts targeted sites that already had an overlay installed. That's close to a quarter of them. The DOJ has warned against overlays, and in April 2025 the FTC finalized a $1 million order against AccessiBe, barring it from claiming its automated product can make any website WCAG-compliant. Overlays don't modify your code, and modifying the code is what remediation takes.
How is Guava different from an overlay?
We fix your website's source code: structure, navigation, forms, media. An overlay sits on top of a broken site. We fix the site.
How long does remediation take?
Most projects complete in weeks, not months. Your quote includes a timeline.
Do I need to involve my developer?
No. We handle everything. If you have a developer or agency we can coordinate with them, but it's not required.
What do I get when it's done?
A remediated website and a report documenting every fix. Share it with your lawyer, insurer, or anyone who needs to see it.
What does it cost?
Pricing is scoped to your site and itemized, so you can see exactly what you're paying for. Enter your URL to get a free report and the price comes with it, automatically. There are no hidden fees and no sales call.
What's the new DOJ rule I keep hearing about?
There's a DOJ rule requiring state and local government websites to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. It was originally set to take effect for larger entities in April 2026, but the DOJ pushed the compliance dates back: April 26, 2027 for populations of 50,000+, and April 26, 2028 for smaller entities. It applies to government entities, not private businesses, and there's no equivalent rule pending for private businesses right now.

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