Install AccessiYes Accessibility widget on Squarespace

The AccessiYes Accessibility Widget is a lightweight, easy-to-install tool that helps make your website more accessible and enhances user experience to support major accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1, ADA, and EAA. This guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions to help you integrate AccessiYes on your Squarespace website.

AccessiYes is provided for free

Step 1: Get Your Widget Code

Get AccessiYes Accessibility widget code

1. Go to the AccessiYes homepage.

2. Enter your website domain.

3. Customize your widget settings:

   • Choose the widget position (bottom left or bottom right).

   • Choose the widget language.

   • Add a link to your website’s accessibility statement (optional).

4. Click Copy Installation script, the plugin is free to install on Squarespace

Step 2: Add Script to Squarespace

Add AccessiYes Accessibility widget code

1. Visityour Squarespace admin dashboard via the /config screen.

2. ClickWebsite -> Pages -> Custom Code (under Not Linked navigation) -> Code Injection.

3. Paste the script into Footer code injection

Verify Installation

Accessibility widget on Squarespace

After completing the installation, open your website in a new browser window to verify that the AccessiYes accessibility widget appears. If the widget does not display:

• Double-check that your installation code was pasted completely without missing tags.

• Ensure JavaScript is not blocked by your browser, ad blockers, or active browser extensions.

• Clear your browser cache and refresh the page.

⚠️ Important Note on ADA Compliance & Legal Protection

While the AccessiYes widget provides valuable front-end usability adjustments for visitors with visual, motor, or cognitive needs, installing an overlay widget alone does not offer full legal immunity or guarantee complete ADA/WCAG compliance.

Automated overlays improve surface-level accessibility, but true compliance also depends on your site's underlying structure. For maximum accessibility and legal risk mitigation:

• Combine AccessiYes with good design practices (e.g., descriptive image alt text, proper heading structures H1–H3, and strong color contrast).

• Regularly audit interactive elements, custom forms, and navigation to ensure full screen-reader and keyboard compatibility.