Looking for an accessiBe alternative?
Short answer: the usual alternative to an overlay is not another overlay. It is finding the accessibility problems in your site’s code, fixing them, and checking regularly that they stay fixed, with a person testing what tools cannot.
Why people look for an alternative
accessiBe sells accessWidget, an overlay script that adds an accessibility toolbar and automated fixes on top of a website. In January 2025 the Federal Trade Commission alleged that accessiBe’s claims that the widget could make any website compliant with WCAG were false, misleading or unsubstantiated. The FTC approved a final order in April 2025 requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million and barring those claims unless backed by evidence.
Overlays also do not change the site’s own code, so the underlying problems remain for anyone whose browser or assistive technology does not run the widget as expected.
The alternatives
- Fix the code. Most common problems (low contrast, images without alt text, form fields without labels, buttons without names) are quick fixes in a template.
- Monitor it. Run an automated scan on a schedule so a new page, theme update or plugin does not quietly undo the fixes.
- Get a manual audit for the important paths. A person with a keyboard and a screen reader catches what scanners cannot.
- Publish an accessibility statement with a contact for reporting problems.
Removing an overlay
An overlay is usually one script tag or a plugin. Removing it changes nothing in your content, so scan the site before and after: the issues the scan finds were there all along, now you can see and fix them.
Where SiteGuard fits
SiteGuard covers the monitoring step: a weekly scan of up to 25 pages against WCAG 2.1 AA and a plain-English list of what broke and how to fix it, from $29 per site per month, or a one-time $99 audit report. It is not an overlay, it installs nothing on your site, and it is not a compliance certificate or legal protection.
Automated scans catch roughly a third to a half of WCAG criteria; the rest needs a person. SiteGuard is monitoring and a fix list, not a compliance certificate, legal advice or lawsuit protection.
See where your site stands.
Weekly scans for $29 per site per month, or a one-time audit for $99.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-14.