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.
In the Accesserty system, Signal helps make public accessibility signals easier to notice during everyday browsing, without treating those signals as proof that a site is accessible.
When a barrier actually happens, you can report it from the current page. The maintainer with the active Pulse claim can review reports associated with that claim 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.
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 account-level maintenance status displayed only by that account’s current verified Pulse claims.
- 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.
Read the guide to public accessibility signals
How to read an accessibility statement
Accessibility statement example: what to include before publishing
What an accessibility reporting channel should include
How to respond to accessibility reports
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 a domain must hold its current active Pulse claim.
- Register and install Pulse
Register the domain in Console, install the static Pulse script, and verify the server-returned homepage installation. This operational claim is not legal proof of ownership.
- Review Signal reports in Console
While the claim remains active, Signal reports associated with that claim appear in Console. Removing the domain releases the claim and ends access to those reports. A later claimant does not inherit them.
- 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.
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 maintainers with an active Pulse claim. 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. The maintainer with the current active Pulse claim can review reports associated with that claim in Console; reports for unclaimed domains may not be made available to a website maintainer. Signal reports are not formal legal complaints or official support requests to the website owner, and they do not guarantee a response or resolution.