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UserWay

UserWay

UserWay is a web accessibility widget platform that provides WCAG and ADA compliance tools for websites. Scripts inject a floating accessibility icon that users can activate to adjust font size, contrast, spacing, and cursor preferences. The AI-powered engine remediates underlying code issues detected during page scans.

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Overview

UserWay is a web accessibility widget that provides WCAG and ADA compliance tools. It injects a floating accessibility icon allowing visitors to adjust font size, contrast, spacing, and other display preferences.

What This Script Does

  • Loads a JavaScript widget that adds a floating accessibility toolbar to the page
  • Provides user-adjustable settings for font size, contrast, cursor size, line spacing, and more
  • Stores accessibility preference selections in local storage or cookies
  • Scans the page DOM to apply AI-powered accessibility remediations
  • Makes network requests to UserWay servers to fetch widget configuration and remediation rules

Consent & Compliance

Category: Essential / Functional

UserWay serves an accessibility function that directly supports legal obligations under ADA, EAA, and similar accessibility regulations. The cookies it sets store user accessibility preferences and are functionally necessary. No advertising or cross-site tracking is performed.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Accessibility tools are essential for users who depend on them. Blocking UserWay would remove accessibility features that may be legally required. The data collected is limited to accessibility preference storage.

Is UserWay GDPR compliant?

UserWay typically loads functional trackers, which are not strictly necessary for your site to work. Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies and trackers must stay blocked until a visitor gives clear opt-in consent. So UserWay can be fully GDPR compliant, but only if your site holds its scripts until consent is granted and lets visitors decline just as easily. Compliance depends on how your site loads UserWay, not on UserWay itself.

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Consent Categories

EssentialFunctional

Also Known As

UserWayuserway.orgweb accessibility widgetADA compliance toolWCAG widgetaccessibility toolbarscreen reader tool

Industries

Programming and Developer SoftwareComputers Electronics and Technology

Tracked Domains (1)

cdn.userway.orgFunctional

cdn.userway.org is a functional domain operated by UserWay, used to run site features like chat, video, embeds, and preferences.

Cookies UserWay Sets (1)

userway_p_

UserWay accessibility-overlay per-site preference state; suffix encodes the account.

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