What Access Design Studio does

Access Design Studio is a privately held web accessibility agency founded in 2000 and headquartered in Camino, California. The company provides ADA-compliant and WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility services to businesses ranging from small family-owned operations to $1B+ e-commerce enterprises. Core offerings are organized around an ADA-method framework (Assess, Develop, Adjust) and span four service lines: comprehensive accessibility audits (AUDIT Your Site), full remediation (FIX Your Site), developer guidance with custom code direction (SHOW Your Developers), and customizable ongoing support subscriptions. A free self-serve Accessibility PageScan tool functions as a lead-generation entry point. The company holds CPWA certifications through IAAP, is a Certified B Corporation, and is a W3C Consortium member.

The underlying methodology combines automated scanning software (covering approximately 30% of violations) with expert manual testing by CPWA-certified auditors and an internal Accessibility Advisory Board composed of individuals with varying abilities. All packages include accessibility training for content creators and conclude with a proprietary Certified Accessible Website Badge. The business model is primarily project-based professional services with recurring revenue from monthly ongoing support plans. Pricing depends on website complexity, scope, and whether fixes are implemented by ADS developers or the client's internal team.

The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, beginning with a complimentary assessment call, followed by proposal and phased engagement. The firm emphasizes mission-driven and Certified B Corp clients, with named enterprise customers spanning hospitality, food and beverage, manufacturing, e-commerce, and nonprofit verticals. Marketing relies on thought leadership: CEO speaking engagements at industry conferences, podcast appearances, content marketing, and earned media coverage in major outlets. The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no external funding, operating with approximately 11 team members.

Name

Access Design Studio

Legal name

Access Design Studio

Website

https://accessdesignstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Access Design Studio is a bootstrapped, founder-led web accessibility agency providing ADA and WCAG 2.2 audits, remediation, developer guidance, and ongoing support to businesses from SMBs to $1B+ enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Camino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Website Accessibility Audit Services: Comprehensive accessibility audits utilizing both automated and manual testing to identify all accessibility violations on a client's website. This is the entry point for client engagements.
2. Accessibility Remediation Services: Fixing accessibility violations identified during the audit. The company either fixes violations directly (adding custom code guidance for each issue) or guides the client's development team through the fixes. Pricing is project-based and depends on complexity, size of website, and whether client developers or ADS developers perform the fixes.
3. Ongoing Support and Monitoring: Plans that are 100% customizable to client needs, helping maintain accessibility status for the long term. Accessibility is described as a practice, not a destination, requiring regular check-ups as content and the web evolve.
4. Accessibility Training: Training for designers, developers, and content creators on how to maintain accessibility so clients do not have to rely on outside help forever. Also trains customer support personnel on how to support people with disabilities.
5. Developer Guidance Services: Working with client developers to make websites ADA compliant by providing code guidance for each accessibility violation, enabling in-house teams to implement fixes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Access Design Studio is a website accessibility agency that audits, fixes, and maintains client websites to achieve ADA and WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. Core offerings include comprehensive accessibility audits (automated + manual testing), full remediation of violations, developer guidance with code-level fix instructions, ongoing monitoring plans, and accessibility training for in-house teams. Services target businesses ranging from SMBs to $1B+ eCommerce companies across mission-driven, B Corp, hospitality, nonprofit, and enterprise verticals.

Product overview

Access Design Studio is a website accessibility agency offering a comprehensive suite of services built around its ADA-method framework (Assess, Develop, Adjust). The core portfolio includes FIX Your Site (full remediation), SHOW Your Developers (guided developer support), AUDIT Your Site (comprehensive testing), and Ongoing Support (continuous monitoring). The company also provides a free Accessibility PageScan tool for preliminary checks, Accessibility Training for teams, and awards Certified Accessible Website Badges upon compliance. Services can be delivered all at once, phased, or over time, with options for the company's developers or the client's own team to implement fixes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FIX Your Site Full-service remediation offering in which Access Design Studio's team identifies and fixes accessibility violations on a client's website to achieve certified ADA and WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. Targets businesses of all sizes needing turnkey fixes.
• SHOW Your Developers Developer guidance service that provides custom code-level guidance for each accessibility violation, enabling the client's internal development team to implement fixes with expert direction. Designed for organizations that want to retain development in-house.
• AUDIT Your Site Comprehensive accessibility audit that combines automated scanning with expert manual testing to identify all WCAG 2.2 and ADA violations on a website, establishing the foundation for remediation. Typically the first paid engagement in a client relationship.
• Ongoing Support Customizable subscription plans providing continuous accessibility monitoring and support to maintain a website's WCAG 2.2 and ADA compliance over time, including regular check-ups and content management as the site evolves.
• Accessibility PageScan Free online website accessibility checker that scans a single page URL to identify common accessibility issues and returns an overall accessibility score out of 100, with counts of critical, serious, moderate, and minor issues. Serves as a self-serve lead-generation tool.
• Accessibility Training Training for designers, developers, content creators, and customer support staff on how to maintain website accessibility, enabling client teams to add accessible content and support disabled users without continued external help.
• Certified Accessible Website Badge Certification badge awarded to websites that successfully meet ADA and WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility standards through Access Design Studio's remediation services, providing public-facing proof of compliance and inclusion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 ADA digital accessibility lawsuits filed in 2025
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2Sbnj-zarvqSLFeng38vZw
• Facebookfacebook.com/accessdesignstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/access-design-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/access_design_studio
• Xx.com/access_design_

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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