Honest comparison
Overlays are not diligence
Industry trackers report that roughly 25% of websites sued for accessibility already had an overlay or widget installed. Products that sold a magic “fix for me” promise have already been stress-tested by that market — and failed.
What counsel actually asks
- What did you know?
- When did you know it?
- What did you do?
A footer widget does not answer those questions. A dated, hash-chained scan history with issue lifecycle does.
Side by side
| Capability | Overlay / widget | Curbcut |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront injection | Yes — scripts in the theme | Never |
| Claims “compliant” | Often (risky) | Never |
| Scan history you can verify | Rare | Hash-chained ledger |
| Issue first-seen / resolved | Opaque | First-class lifecycle |
| Export for counsel | Marketing PDF | Dated pack + chain head |
| Public statement page | Sometimes | Growth/Pro, diligence language |
Regulatory backdrop
The FTC has punished deceptive claims that a tool makes a site meet accessibility standards — not the idea of tooling itself. Selling a blank check of “you’re good now” is the landmine. Selling a record of what was scanned, when, and what changed is a different product.
Curbcut will not claim your store meets the ADA, WCAG, or any other standard. Our v1 scanner is a static-HTML triage of six common failures — not a full audit.