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Accessibility Certification and Badge Sources

Accesserty Signal organizes public accessibility certification and badge records so people can notice trusted accessibility signals directly in search results.

What this dataset does

This is not a global website ranking or an endorsement by Accesserty. It is a traceable index of public certification records that can make search-result accessibility signals more concrete.

  • Prioritize public web accessibility badge data from governments, delegated authorities, or trusted organizations.
  • Keep source, issuer, standard, level, date, and original links available for review.
  • Let Accesserty Signal show trusted certification records before falling back to accessibility statements.

Limits to understand

Certification systems, standard versions, validity rules, and badge levels differ by country and organization. Signal treats these as published certification signals, not universal guarantees.

  • Different pages or services under the same domain may still vary in accessibility quality.
  • Some sources provide only a report date, not an explicit expiry date.
  • Some sources test only selected pages, not every flow across a whole website.
  • Machine scans, public badges, and accessibility statements do not replace manual review or assistive technology testing.

Current Data Sources

The sources below are public certification sources organized by Accesserty. Expand each source to review its source type, standard, levels, date rule, and original links.

TW · MODA Web Accessibility Service NetworkTaiwan · Government or public authority
Issuer or testing organization
數位發展部
Authority or related organization
數位發展部
Testing standard
網站無障礙規範 110.07
Badge levels
A / AA / AAA
Validity or date rule
Badges are typically valid for 3 years. Public data provides the testing date and badge status.
Report date source
檢測日期
Notes
Government accessibility badge data maintained by Taiwan MODA, with A, AA, and AAA levels available for public lookup.

Original source links

KR · WebWatch Web Accessibility Quality CertificationSouth Korea · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
WebWatch Co., Ltd.
Testing standard
Korean Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Badge levels
No public level
Validity or date rule
The public list provides a certification period that can be used to understand whether the badge is still current.
Report date source
인증 기간
Notes
WebWatch is one of South Korea’s recognized web accessibility quality certification sources. The public list includes site names, URLs, and certification periods.

Original source links

KR · WA Web Accessibility Certification MarkSouth Korea · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
Korea Institute of Web Accessibility Certification and Value
Testing standard
Korean Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Badge levels
No public level
Validity or date rule
The public list provides start and end dates that can be used to understand whether the badge is still current.
Report date source
certification period
Notes
The WA Web Accessibility Certification Mark is one of South Korea’s public web accessibility certification sources. The list includes site names, URLs, and certification periods.

Original source links

DE · BIK BITV-Test (Web)Germany · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
BIK
Testing standard
BITV / EN 301 549
Badge levels
No public level
Validity or date rule
The public list shows how many tested pages conform. This page prioritizes results where all tested pages conform.
Report date source
Datum
Notes
BIK BITV-Test publishes website test results and reports. Tested coverage may vary by project.

Original source links

AT · WACAAustria · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
WACA / TÜV Austria
Testing standard
WCAG 2.2
Badge levels
Bronze / Silver / Gold
Validity or date rule
Public certificate cards show the badge level and website link.
Notes
WACA uses Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels for Austrian web accessibility certification.

Original source links

BE · AnySurferBelgium · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
AnySurfer / Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde VZW
Testing standard
WCAG 2.2
Badge levels
A / AA / AAA
Validity or date rule
Labels are valid up to 2 years. Public pages provide recent audit information.
Report date source
Last audit
Notes
AnySurfer is a long-running Belgian accessibility label. Its public pages list labeled websites and status information.

Original source links

CH · Access for allSwitzerland · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
"Access for all" foundation
Testing standard
WCAG
Badge levels
WCAG 2.0 AA / WCAG 2.0 AA+ / WCAG 2.1 AA / WCAG 2.1 AA+ / WCAG 2.2 AA / WCAG 2.2 AA+
Validity or date rule
The public list provides the certification year. It indicates quality at certification time and must be maintained by the operator.
Report date source
Certificate issued year
Notes
Access for all is a Swiss accessibility certification source. The list shows website names, URLs, certification years, and levels. AA+ is the organization’s mark, not an official WCAG level.

Original source links

IN · STQC CQWIndia · Government or public authority
Issuer or testing organization
STQC
Authority or related organization
Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification, MeitY
Testing standard
GIGW
Badge levels
No public level
Validity or date rule
CQW certificates are typically valid for 3 years and require annual surveillance audits.
Report date source
Date of Certification
Notes
STQC CQW is an India government-related website quality certification. Public records may show certification dates, validity, and applicable standards.

Original source links

PT · Selo de Usabilidade e AcessibilidadePortugal · Government or public authority
Issuer or testing organization
ARTE
Authority or related organization
Agência para a Reforma Tecnológica do Estado, I.P.
Testing standard
WCAG 2.1
Badge levels
Ouro / Prata / Bronze
Validity or date rule
The seal is renewed yearly. The public page lists currently valid seals, and Signal displays the certification date.
Report date source
Certificação efetuada em
Notes
Portugal’s Selo de Usabilidade e Acessibilidade is a government usability and accessibility seal, with Ouro, Prata, and Bronze levels.

Original source links

NL · Waarmerk drempelvrijNetherlands · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
Stichting Digitall Inclusive
Testing standard
WCAG 2.1
Badge levels
2 sterren
Validity or date rule
The mark is valid for roughly 3 years, and the public list shows the validity date.
Report date source
Geldig tot
Notes
The Dutch Waarmerk drempelvrij uses star levels. 2 sterren roughly maps to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Original source links

HK · Digital Accessibility Recognition SchemeHong Kong · Government or public authority
Issuer or testing organization
DARS
Authority or related organization
Digital Policy Office and Equal Opportunities Commission
Testing standard
WCAG
Badge levels
Triple Gold / Gold / Silver / Bronze / Friendly Website / Elderly-friendly
Validity or date rule
The public list is edition-based and does not provide per-site expiry dates.
Report date source
scheme edition
Notes
Hong Kong’s Digital Accessibility Recognition Scheme is promoted by public bodies and the Equal Opportunities Commission, with multiple award levels and friendly website categories.

Original source links

QA · Mada Accredited WebsitesQatar · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
Mada
Authority or related organization
Mada Assistive Technology Center Qatar
Testing standard
WCAG 2.1
Badge levels
No public level
Validity or date rule
The public list does not provide per-site levels, issue dates, or expiry dates. Signal displays these as Mada-accredited websites.
Notes
Mada Accredited Websites is the public accredited website list from Qatar’s Mada Digital Accessibility Portal. This source only collects the Accredited Websites section, excluding Access Planning, Mobile Apps, Kiosks, and ATMs.

Original source links

ES · Sello de Accesibilidad de ILUNIONSpain · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
ILUNION
Authority or related organization
ILUNION Accesibilidad, S.A.U. (Grupo Social ONCE)
Testing standard
WCAG 2.2
Badge levels
A / AA / AAA
Validity or date rule
Public detail pages show the issue date. When no public expiry date is available, the issue date is used as reference.
Report date source
Fecha de Emisión
Notes
ILUNION Accesibilidad provides web accessibility certification in Spain. Public detail pages can show the audited site, WCAG version, level, and compliance status.

Original source links

GB · AbilityNet AccreditationUnited Kingdom · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
AbilityNet
Authority or related organization
AbilityNet (registered charity, England/Wales/Scotland)
Testing standard
WCAG
Badge levels
Accredited / Accredited Plus
Validity or date rule
Certificates are valid for 12 months. Some certificate pages show the issue date but no explicit expiry date.
Report date source
issue date
Notes
AbilityNet Accreditation is a trusted private/non-profit accessibility certification from the UK charity AbilityNet. Its tiers are AbilityNet-specific: Accredited and Accredited Plus. Some certificate pages do not expose the audited site URL, so those records need a manual site mapping before they can appear in Signal search results.

Original source links

US · WebAIM Conformance StatementUnited States · Trusted private or nonprofit organization
Issuer or testing organization
WebAIM
Authority or related organization
WebAIM / Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice
Testing standard
WCAG
Badge levels
A / AA / AAA / A, AA / A, AA, AAA
Validity or date rule
No expiry is inferred. Accesserty stores only dates and status explicitly provided by the public WebAIM page. Signal displays the report date.
Report date source
evaluation date
Notes
WebAIM publishes individual conformance statement pages on webaim.org, but it does not provide a complete public registry. Accesserty discovers public statement URLs via Common Crawl and verifies each record against the official WebAIM page. This is a trusted source, but not a complete WebAIM registry.

Original source links

How Signal uses this data

On search result pages, Signal checks signals in order so trusted sources appear first.

  1. Accesserty ALLY: the active maintenance list maintained by Accesserty, shown first.
  2. Certified: public certification records from the government or trusted sources on this page.
  3. Accessibility statement: checked only when no certification record is found.
  4. When none of these trusted signals match, Signal shows no badge — it does not fall back to a machine score.

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