topic Re: ArcGIS Online - Accessibility Checker/Tool/Report to Audit All Apps? in Accessibility Questions

ArcGIS Online - Accessibility Checker/Tool/Report to Audit All Apps?

Amanda__Huber — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:16:20 GMT

Hi Accessibility Team,

It was suggested that I cross post this question here as well- https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-accessibility-checker-tool-report-to/m-p/1695480#M68374

As we're working towards the Federal accessibility requirements for 2026 we were wondering if anyone is aware of any tools that provide an audit of all maps/apps across an organization to identify apps with missing image alt text, app alt text, etc? Alternatively, does anyone know if this is possible via the API?

Thanks so much in advance,
Amanda Huber

Re: ArcGIS Online - Accessibility Checker/Tool/Report to Audit All Apps?

KlaraSchmitt — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:40:49 GMT

Hi @Amanda__Huber,

While I believe these require paid licenses, both Site Improve and Evinced have automated accessibility scanning software that allows you to audit multiple URLs at once:

Re: ArcGIS Online - Accessibility Checker/Tool/Report to Audit All Apps?

Amanda__Huber — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:42:00 GMT

Hi @KlaraSchmitt,

Thanks for these resources! Do you know if these tools look at the backend JSON of the apps and can pull detailed information like underlying map popups and such or if they just scan the overall HTML framework of the app? Curious to learn more!

Thanks,

Amanda Huber

Re: ArcGIS Online - Accessibility Checker/Tool/Report to Audit All Apps?

KlaraSchmitt — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:14:25 GMT

@Amanda__Huber

You may need to reach out to the companies themselves for specifics on how they'd work, but it appears most of them do workflow analysis, which would allow for a documented set of interactions that includes state changes, like opening a popup on a map to scan its HTML and content.

- Evinced Web Flow Analyzer
- Cross Browser Testing Workflow Analyzer

However, most automated accessibility scanning tools are front-end tools that work in the browser—they aren't going to be scanning the underlying data JSON as that's more of a backend piece.