Accessibility monitoring runs scheduled scans against a website or web application on a recurring basis, then reports changes against a known baseline. The cadence is typically daily, weekly, or monthly, and the scope can include public pages along with authenticated areas behind a login.
The compliance monitoring process evaluates HTML, CSS, and ARIA attributes against WCAG success criteria, flagging new issues as code is shipped. Automated scans detect approximately 25% of accessibility issues, so monitoring is a coverage tool for regressions, not a replacement for a manual audit. When a flag appears, an assigned owner reviews it, confirms the issue, and routes it to remediation.
Authenticated page scanning requires a browser extension running within an active session, which extends monitoring into dashboards, account pages, and internal tools. Results feed reports, dashboards, and notifications so teams catch regressions early rather than discovering them during the next evaluation or a demand letter.