Royal Access – WordPress Accessibility Toolbar & WCAG Tools

FAQ

Is this an accessibility overlay?

No. Royal Access is NOT an overlay. Overlays reparse the DOM, interfere with screen readers, and inject automated ARIA — practices condemned by over 1,000 accessibility professionals. Royal Access simply adds CSS classes to the page based on user preferences, working WITH existing assistive technology.

Does this make my site WCAG compliant?

No. Royal Access helps users customize their browsing experience and addresses some common automated accessibility issues (skip links, focus indicators, zoom restrictions). However, full WCAG compliance requires manual auditing of your content, semantic HTML structure, alternative text for media, proper form labels, and more. No plugin can make a site fully compliant on its own — that requires human review and ongoing effort. Royal Access is a helpful tool, not a compliance solution.

Does this make my site ADA compliant?

No. ADA compliance for websites involves meeting WCAG standards, which requires comprehensive manual auditing beyond what any plugin can provide. Royal Access helps improve the user experience for visitors with accessibility needs, but it is not a substitute for a professional accessibility audit. This plugin does not provide legal advice.

Does it affect page load speed?

Minimal impact. The toolbar CSS and JS together are under 15KB (gzipped). The OpenDyslexic font (~100KB) is only loaded when a user activates the dyslexia font feature.

Does it use cookies?

No. User preferences are stored in localStorage, which stays in the browser and is never sent to any server. This makes Royal Access GDPR-friendly by default.

Does it work with caching plugins?

Yes. Since the toolbar HTML is the same for all visitors and preferences are handled client-side via localStorage, it works perfectly with all caching plugins.

Can I customize the toolbar colors?

Yes. Go to Royal Access > Settings and use the color pickers to set background, text, and accent colors for the toolbar.

How does Royal Access compare to UserWay, accessiBe, EqualWeb, or AudioEye?

Those products are accessibility overlays. Overlays reparse the DOM, inject AI-generated ARIA labels, and try to “fix” accessibility automatically — practices condemned by over 1,000 accessibility professionals (see the Overlay Fact Sheet) and fined by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2024 for misleading compliance claims. Royal Access takes the opposite approach: it offers user-controlled CSS preferences (font size, contrast, dyslexia font, line spacing, focus indicators) that work alongside existing screen readers and assistive technology. Royal Access never modifies your site’s DOM, never injects automated ARIA, and is 100% free with no per-page-view billing or per-site licensing.

Will Royal Access protect me from an ADA lawsuit?

No. No plugin, including Royal Access, can guarantee ADA or WCAG compliance — that requires manual auditing of your content, semantic HTML, alternative text for media, proper form labels, keyboard navigation, and ongoing review by qualified people. Vendors who claim otherwise (especially overlay vendors with $1,500+/yr “compliance” plans) have been the subject of class-action lawsuits and FTC enforcement actions. Royal Access is a helpful tool for improving the user experience, but treat real WCAG compliance as a process, not a checkbox. We strongly recommend a professional accessibility audit if compliance is a legal requirement for you.

Does Royal Access work with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, or Bricks?

Yes. The accessibility toolbar appears on the frontend and applies CSS classes to the document body, so it works with any theme or page builder — Elementor (Free or Pro), Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks, Gutenberg, Spectra, Stackable, Brizy, or any combination. There is no integration step required.

Does Royal Access work with WooCommerce or membership plugins?

Yes. The toolbar appears on every public-facing page including WooCommerce shop, product, cart, checkout, and my-account pages, plus member-restricted content from MemberPress, Restrict Content Pro, LearnDash, LifterLMS, BuddyPress, and bbPress. There are no per-store or per-membership integration requirements.

Will Royal Access affect my Lighthouse or PageSpeed Insights scores?

Frontend assets total under 60KB gzipped and load with defer. The OpenDyslexic font is only loaded when a user activates the dyslexia feature. Some of the automatic code-level fixes (consistent focus indicators, ensuring viewport meta allows pinch-zoom, skip-to-content link) can actually improve Lighthouse Accessibility scores.

Is the OpenDyslexic dyslexia-friendly font included, or do I need to install it separately?

Included. OpenDyslexic is bundled with Royal Access under its SIL Open Font License. There is nothing to install or download — when a user activates the dyslexia font in the toolbar, the font loads from your own server (no Google Fonts, no third-party CDN, no privacy concerns).

Can I translate the accessibility toolbar into other languages?

Yes. Royal Access is fully internationalized — every string in the toolbar, settings, and admin pages uses WordPress translation functions. Translations can be contributed via translate.wordpress.org, or you can use Loco Translate or Poedit to create custom .po/.mo files for your language.