Make your Wix website accessible with accessiBe
Trusted by over 100,000 websites worldwide, accessiBe’s Web Accessibility app for Wix helps you comply with laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the European Accessibility Act (EAA) to reduce legal risk. Easy to install and always on, accessiBe’s AI automatically scans and fixes accessibility issues every 24 hours, helping your site conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA - the standard referenced in most international accessibility regulations.
We handle the heavy lifting of accessibility so you can focus on what you do best - building and growing your Wix site. Your design stays intact while you get the benefits of an accessible website: better SEO, expanded reach, stronger reputation, and an optimal experience for every visitor.
Web accessibility compliance simplified for your Wix site
Accessibility isn’t just good practice - it’s the law. Regulations like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the U.S. and the European Accessibility Act (EAA) in the EU (as well as a number of additional international laws) require websites to be accessible to people with disabilities.
The standard used to measure accessibility is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Under these guidelines, websites need to be made compatible with screen readers and be operated fully via keyboard command alone, among other requirements.
accessiBe’s app for Wix is built to help your site meet critical WCAG guidelines in as little as 48 hours.
Once installed, it works behind the scenes to scan and fix accessibility issues every 24 hours, swiftly bridging accessibility gaps.
Follow these instructions to install the accessiBe app for Wix.
Provide a customized experience to every visitor
accessiBe for Wix also offers website visitors a dynamic interface through which they can tailor their browsing experience to their needs. People with vision impairments, for example, can adjust color contrasts or select more legible fonts to make text easier to read.
Additional adjustments include stopping some or all animations, enabling read-only mode for easier focus, and other options that give visitors greater control over how they interact with your site. Importantly, the interface appears seamlessly within your site and can be customized to match your brand design.
Get additional enhancements to support complex sites
For larger or more complex Wix websites, such as ecommerce stores with multi-step checkout flows, membership platforms, or sites with highly interactive elements, accessiBe also offers Manual Testing & Custom Remediation (MTCR).
MTCR combines automation with expert-led accessibility testing to address more advanced needs. Our specialists manually review your site’s critical user flows - like navigation menus, forms, pop-ups, and checkout processes, using assistive technologies to uncover issues automation alone may not catch. Based on these insights, the app can be fine-tuned with custom enhancements that improve areas like semantic structure, labeling, skip links, and focus indicators.
This hybrid approach ensures that even larger, more dynamic Wix sites achieve a higher level of accessibility coverage, reduced legal risk, and greater confidence in ongoing compliance.
Press here to learn more about Manual Testing & Custom Remediation (MTCR).
Wix’s built-in accessibility limitations
Wix is one of the most popular website builders in the world, powering millions of websites around the world. Known for its ease of use, Wix also provides strong guidance around web accessibility. Its templates and apps are developed with accessibility in mind, and it offers detailed resources to help users create more inclusive websites.
That said, there are limits to what Wix alone can do. In their accessibility statement, Wix reminds users that “We are aware of some areas on the website where we could improve accessibility.”
Even if you start with an accessible template, the second you add non-accessible content (images without alt text, videos without captions, inaccessible design choices), accessibility gaps open up.
Because Wix doesn’t allow you to directly access your website’s code, you may find it difficult to remediate those gaps manually.
The challenges of creating an accessible Wix site manually
Even with Wix’s accessible templates and resources, the responsibility for legal compliance ultimately falls on you. Every meaningful image, video, and design choice must meet accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1 AA—and that’s easier said than done.
Manually reviewing and fixing accessibility issues can take months and requires specialized expertise. If you outsource the work, remediation often costs thousands of dollars, which is unrealistic for most small businesses that choose Wix for its affordability and ease of use.
The result? Many Wix websites remain partially accessible at best, exposing their owners to lost traffic, frustrated users, and even potential legal risk.
The importance of an accessible Wix website
Making your Wix website accessible isn’t just about compliance - it’s a powerful way to grow your business. By opening your site to the more than 1.3 billion people worldwide living with disabilities, you tap into a vast and often overlooked market.
People with disabilities collectively wield billions of dollars in annual disposable income, and businesses that prioritize accessibility are better positioned to earn their trust and loyalty. In addition to significantly expanding your customer base, accessibility improves your website’s overall performance - enhancing SEO, increasing engagement, and driving stronger conversion rates.
