ADA Compliance for Squarespace Websites

Squarespace is one of the most popular website builders for small businesses, restaurants, and creative professionals — and Squarespace sites face the same ADA compliance requirements as any other website. Here's what you need to know about WCAG compliance on Squarespace.

Common Squarespace ADA Violations

Image alt text: Squarespace allows alt text on all images but many users skip this step, especially in galleries. Color contrast: many Squarespace templates use light gray text that fails the 4.5:1 threshold. Font size and spacing: some templates use very small text that creates readability issues. Navigation: custom Squarespace navigation can create keyboard accessibility barriers. Form fields: Squarespace forms generally have reasonable labels, but custom forms may not.

What You Can Fix in Squarespace

You can add alt text to every image in Squarespace by clicking the image block and adding alt text in the image settings. You can adjust text colors and background colors in the Design settings to improve contrast. You can customize button colors and ensure they meet 4.5:1 contrast. What you cannot easily change: fundamental HTML structure, keyboard interaction patterns for custom blocks, and some navigation behaviors.

Squarespace Accessibility Limitations

Squarespace's closed platform limits what accessibility fixes merchants can implement. Unlike WordPress or custom sites, you cannot directly edit the underlying HTML of most elements. This means some violations — particularly around keyboard navigation and ARIA attributes — may require Squarespace to fix at the platform level. Focus your remediation on the areas you can control: image alt text, color contrast, and content structure.

Monitoring Your Squarespace Site

ADAWebPro's monitoring works with any website including Squarespace — it scans your live URL regardless of platform. Run a free scan first to see your current violation count, then set up monitoring to catch new violations as Squarespace updates the platform or you add new content.