Accesserty Signal
Signal shows matched accessibility statements, public certification and badge records, and ALLY maintenance signals beside Google and Bing results. If a page is hard to use, the extension also lets you send a report from that page.
See useful signals before you choose a result
A website accessibility statement, certification record, accessibility badge, or maintenance record is often hidden inside the site itself. Signal brings supported public matches into search results so those clues are easier to notice before you open the page.
Signal does not score a site, issue accessibility certification, or guarantee that every page is accessible. It shows traceable public clues so people have one more piece of context.
When a barrier actually happens, you can report it from the current page. Verified maintainers can review reports in Console, giving issues a clearer path to follow-up.
When Signal is useful
- Choosing which result to open
Before opening a result, check whether the site has a traceable accessibility statement, certification, badge, or ALLY signal.
- Reporting a barrier you experienced
Send the issue type and current URL so maintainers have a concrete clue to review.
How to Use Accesserty Signal
Install, understand the signals, and report when needed
- Install Extension
Visit the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons and install Accesserty Signal for free.
- Understand Statements, Certifications, and Badges
Look for ALLY, public accessibility certification or badge records, and website accessibility statements in search results. Use the tooltip or statement link when you need more context.
- Report a Barrier
When you encounter an accessibility or usability barrier, open the extension, choose issue types, and submit the current page.
Install Chrome / Edge
Install Firefox
What signals does Signal show?
Signal shows traceable public accessibility signals, but it does not present any signal as a full compliance guarantee.
- Accesserty ALLY: a reviewed active-maintenance signal for a verified domain.
- Certified / Recognized / Awarded: a public certification, recognition, award, or badge record from a government or trusted organization.
- Accessibility Statement: a public accessibility statement published by the website.
- No badge only means no supported record was matched. It does not prove the site is good or bad.
Understand accessibility signals
Read the guide to public accessibility signals
How to read an accessibility statement
Accessibility statement example: what to include before publishing
Why certification is not a permanent whole-site guarantee
What is an accessibility overlay?
How site maintainers can claim Signal reports
Signal helps general users notice accessibility signals and send reports to Accesserty. Site maintainers who want to review reports for their own domain need to verify the domain through Pulse first.
- Register and install Pulse
Register the domain in Console and install the Pulse script. After Pulse receives the first event from that domain, the domain can be treated as verified.
- Review Signal reports in Console
After verification, Signal user reports for that domain appear in Console. Reports for unclaimed domains may not be made available to website owners or resolved, and maintainers do not need to claim from the search result page.
- Apply for ALLY when ready
If the site is actively maintaining accessibility, apply for ALLY in Console. Approval adds a reviewed maintenance signal to Signal; maintainers must keep handling reports, and the status may be revoked if active maintenance does not continue.
Learn about Pulse domain verification
Learn what ALLY means and how applications work
Frequently asked questions
Accesserty Signal is a browser extension that shows traceable accessibility signals beside Google and Bing results, including website accessibility statements, public accessibility certification, recognition, award, or badge records, and Accesserty ALLY active-maintenance records.
It is completely free on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons, and works on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
Signal matches website accessibility statements, public accessibility certification, recognition, award, or badge records from supported sources, and currently approved Accesserty ALLY records for verified domains. ALLY represents an ongoing maintenance commitment and report-handling workflow, not an accessibility certification, and the status may be revoked when maintenance does not continue. These signals do not guarantee that an entire site or every page is accessible. No badge only means no supported record was matched.
Yes. Signal sends your user-initiated issue types, current page URL, browser information, and optional contact email to Accesserty. Maintainers who have claimed and verified that domain can review reports in Console; reports for unclaimed domains may not be made available to website owners or resolved. Signal reports are not formal legal complaints or official support requests to the website owner, and they do not guarantee a response or resolution.