Real compliance. Real code.
Real growth.
Overlay tools dress up your website and call it accessible. We do it at the code level. Real fixes that hold up in court and open your business to 20 percent more customers.
Shield+ active on example.com
- 23 violations found
- 4 lawsuit triggers
- No badge earned
- No real protection
- 2 minor items remain
- Risk score cleared
- GO Badge active
- Code fixed, not masked
What is Abliven, in 30 seconds?
- Abliven is an ADA compliance SaaS for SMBs. It scans your website's actual HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for accessibility violations that trigger lawsuits, then delivers real fixes at the code level.
- Two tiers. Shield at $149/mo covers monthly scans and email support. Shield+ at $299/mo adds weekly scans, phone support, quarterly review, and 18 hours of expert remediation.
- Patent-pending Litigation Risk Score. A single number quantifies how likely your site is to face an ADA lawsuit based on the specific violations plaintiff attorneys target.
- Publicly verifiable GO Badge. Sites scoring 70 or above earn a badge that customers can click to verify. Cannot be purchased. Only earned through real compliance.
What are the numbers behind real ADA compliance?
Web accessibility compliance is measured across dozens of specific WCAG criteria, and the financial exposure from non-compliance is substantial. Abliven monitors 78 individual WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria continuously, tracking the same violations that plaintiff firms cite in demand letters and settlement negotiations. Here is the landscape at a glance.
Why does web accessibility matter for SMBs?
Web accessibility affects SMBs on two fronts. First, federal ADA lawsuits target small and medium businesses more than any other segment, and overlay tools do not stop them. Second, the same fixes that protect you legally also open your site to millions of customers who cannot use it today. Here are three things every SMB should understand.
Overlays mask, they don't fix.
Overlay widgets inject JavaScript that toggles ARIA labels at runtime. The underlying HTML stays broken. Screen reader users hit the same walls. Plaintiff attorneys document every failure, then file the demand letter.
The National Federation of the Blind has formally opposed overlay accessibility tools, describing them as ineffective and discriminatory toward the users they claim to help.
SMBs are the target, by design.
Plaintiff firms file thousands of federal ADA website lawsuits each year. Most never make headlines. Settlements average $5,000 to $50,000 plus attorney fees. The volume is what hurts. A single demand letter can pull a small business into six-figure exposure.
Seyfarth Shaw's annual ADA Title III report tracks thousands of federal website accessibility lawsuits filed each year. State court filings push the real number significantly higher.
Businesses that get it right are winning.
Sites built with real accessibility rank higher in search, convert better across all users, and reach the 61 million Americans with disabilities. What starts as legal defense becomes competitive advantage.
Google's Search Central guidance identifies semantic HTML, alt text, and clear headings, the same signals accessibility standards require, as core ranking factors. Documented conversion lifts on accessibility-improved sites range from 5 to 30 percent.
How does accessibility drive business growth?
Accessibility done at the code level does more than keep you out of court. It expands your customer base to include 61 million Americans with disabilities, improves conversion rates for all users through better UX, and strengthens your search rankings because semantic HTML is what search engines actually read. The numbers speak for themselves.
Americans with a disability
Roughly 1 in 4 US adults live with a disability that affects how they use the web. That is a segment of your addressable market you may not currently reach.
Source: CDC Disability Impacts All of Us
Annual purchasing power
The US disability community controls roughly half a trillion dollars in discretionary spending each year. Paired with friends and family, that number multiplies significantly.
Source: American Institutes for Research
Leave for a competitor
Users with disabilities who encounter a barrier on your site typically do not report it. They leave and shop with someone whose site works. That is direct revenue lost to a fixable problem.
Source: Click-Away Pound Report
Search rankings benefit too
Semantic HTML, alt text, clear headings, and keyboard navigation are the same signals search engines use to understand your content. Accessibility improvements often lift organic rankings.
Source: Google Search Central guidance
Real compliance protects you. Real accessibility grows you.
Abliven does both. The same fixes that keep you out of court also improve conversion, expand your reach, and strengthen your search presence. It is not either or. It is both, done right.
How do you earn the
GO Badge?
The GO Badge is only issued when your site passes Abliven's compliance threshold. It signals to customers that your site works for everyone, and it links to a public verification page. Anyone can check it. It cannot be faked.
GO Badge Verified
How does Abliven compare to overlay widgets?
Overlay tools inject JavaScript that modifies your site at runtime without fixing the underlying HTML. Abliven analyzes your actual source code and delivers real fixes that hold up in court. Here is a direct comparison across the features that matter for real compliance.
Overlay pricing reflects real-plan tiers across AudioEye, accessiBe, and UserWay. Entry-level widget plans start at $49/mo but do not include meaningful compliance coverage. Court defensibility reflects public rulings on overlay accessibility tools.
Real compliance. Real growth. Real Abliven.
Abliven scans your actual code, scores your real litigation exposure, and delivers fixes that hold up in court AND drive business results. No widgets. No theater. Just accessibility, done right.
Which accessibility laws does Abliven cover? All of them.
Abliven monitors your site against every accessibility framework plaintiff attorneys reference in demand letters and lawsuits. That means WCAG 2.2 AA as the core standard, the ADA in the United States, Section 508 for federal contexts, the European Accessibility Act for EU market access, AODA for Ontario, and the California Unruh Act. One scan, every jurisdiction that matters.
Written and maintained by the Abliven team
Content on this site is written and maintained by the Abliven engineering and legal research team. Our staff includes accessibility engineers with hands-on WCAG remediation experience, ADA case-law researchers who track federal Title III filings weekly, and Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) practitioners. The Litigation Risk Score methodology is patent pending and has been validated against publicly filed ADA settlements.
Everything you need to know about Abliven.
Quick answers to the questions we hear most from SMBs evaluating real ADA compliance.
What is Abliven?
Abliven is an ADA compliance SaaS platform for small and medium businesses. It scans your website code, scores your litigation risk, and delivers real fixes that hold up in court. Unlike overlay tools that mask problems with JavaScript, Abliven fixes accessibility issues at the source code level.
How much does Abliven cost?
Abliven offers two tiers. Shield is $149 per month with a $330 setup fee, includes monthly scans and email support. Shield+ is $299 per month with a $630 setup fee, includes weekly scans, phone support, quarterly review, and 18 hours of expert remediation.
Why are overlay accessibility tools not enough?
Overlay widgets inject JavaScript that toggles ARIA labels at runtime, but the underlying HTML stays broken. Screen reader users hit the same barriers. The National Federation of the Blind has formally opposed overlays as ineffective. Courts have ruled that overlays do not shield businesses from ADA lawsuits.
How much does an ADA website lawsuit typically cost?
The average ADA website accessibility lawsuit costs $45,000 or more when factoring in settlement, attorney fees, and remediation costs. Settlements alone range from $5,000 to $50,000. A single demand letter can pull a small business into six-figure exposure.
What is the Litigation Risk Score?
The Litigation Risk Score is Abliven's patent-pending scoring system that quantifies your website's likelihood of facing an ADA accessibility lawsuit. It analyzes your actual HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the specific violations that plaintiff attorneys target, then reports a numerical risk score with clear remediation guidance.
What is the GO Badge?
The GO Badge is a publicly verifiable trust signal that appears on your website once you pass Abliven's compliance threshold, which requires a score of 70 or above. It links to a public verification page anyone can check. The badge cannot be purchased, only earned through real compliance.
How does accessibility help my business grow?
Approximately 61 million Americans have a disability that affects how they use the web, representing 20 percent of the US market with $490 billion in annual purchasing power. Sites with strong accessibility see conversion lifts of 5 to 30 percent across all users, plus improved SEO rankings because search engines use the same semantic signals that assistive technologies rely on.
How is Abliven different from AudioEye and accessiBe?
AudioEye and accessiBe are overlay vendors that inject JavaScript widgets to modify your site at runtime. Abliven analyzes your actual source code and delivers real fixes. Overlay vendors have been named in class-action lawsuits over deceptive accessibility marketing. Abliven takes the opposite approach: real code analysis, transparent scoring, and remediation you own.