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Octo Assist

For nonprofits

Accessibility widget for nonprofit websites

Octo Assist gives your supporters and the people you serve a button to adjust your pages, with bigger text, clearer contrast, a readable font, read aloud and more. It helps more people read your stories, find your services and get in touch. It is one small step, alongside fixing your site's own code.

The challenge

What gets in the way for your visitors?

Three things that make nonprofits websites hard to use, and that the right tools can ease.

  • A wide audience

    Volunteers, donors, partners and the people you serve all use the same site. Many are older, and some have the very disabilities your work supports.

  • Small teams with little time

    Most nonprofits have no developer on staff. Changes to the site wait in a queue behind everything else.

  • Donation and sign-up forms from other services

    Donation, event and newsletter forms often come from another service and sit inside your page in a frame. Tools that adjust your page usually can't reach inside them.

How does it help your supporters?

Visitors can also use Report a problem to tell you what's hard to use. You see each report in your dashboard, with an email address if they chose to add one.

What should you still fix?

  • Ask your donation and form providers how their forms work with keyboards and screen readers. Most widget tools can't reach inside a form embedded from another service.
  • Write a text description for photos that tell your story. See the alt text guide.
  • Add captions to your videos.
  • Check your brand colors with the color contrast checker.
  • Use clear headings and plain language on service pages.

The website accessibility checklist has more.

How do you set it up?

You don't need a developer. Sign up, add your domain and paste one line of code using the guide for WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or any website. Then pick your button color and the tools you want in the dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a developer to add the widget?

No. You paste one line of code into your website builder's custom code setting or your site's footer. Step-by-step guides cover WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, Google Tag Manager and plain HTML.

Does it work on our donation form?

It works on pages that load your install code. If your donation form is embedded from another service in a frame, most of the widget's tools can't reach inside it. Ask your donation provider how their form supports accessibility.

Is the widget a replacement for an accessibility review?

No. It gives visitors tools to adjust your pages, but it can't fix your site's code. A review and testing with people who use assistive technology show you what to fix.

How much does it cost?

Plans differ by the number of websites you can add. See the pricing page for current plans.

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Give every visitor the tools they need

Create an account, add your website and preview the widget in minutes.