Free cognitive accessibility audits
A web that works for every mind.
Cognify Bridge helps small businesses and nonprofits make their websites usable for people with cognitive disabilities, neurodivergence, and memory impairments, at no cost.
100%
Free, always
Human
Reviewed reports
7 days
Average turnaround
ADA
Compliance focused
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Backed by a $7,500 Carnegie fellowship grant.
Cognify Bridge was selected for a Carnegie fellowship grant, which comes with $7,500 in project funding, a year of coaching, and a national network of civic leaders.
$7,500
Carnegie fellowship grant
Every dollar goes toward keeping our audits free for the small businesses and nonprofits that need them most.
What we do
Free audits, made by people who care.
Automated checkers miss how a page actually feels to navigate. We look at your site the way a real person with a cognitive disability would, then hand you a plain-language plan to fix what matters most.
Cognitive first review
We evaluate clarity of language, navigation flow, memory load, and sensory overload, going beyond what automated WCAG checkers can catch.
Human written report
Each audit is reviewed and annotated by a real, trained reviewer. You get clear, prioritized findings, not a bot, not a scanner.
Built for nonprofits
Free for small businesses and nonprofits. No catch, no upsell, just practical recommendations your team can realistically act on.
Why it matters
Accessibility is not an edge case.
Around 1 in 6 people live with a significant disability, according to the World Health Organization. Many of them experience cognitive, learning, or attention differences that shape how they read, navigate, and remember online.
Yet the web still isn't built for them. The WebAIM Million report found detectable accessibility failures on over 94% of home pages, and cognitive barriers like dense text, unclear labels, and sensory overload are among the least addressed.
The cost is real. Businesses lose an estimated $6.9 billion a year to competitors whose sites are more accessible, per the Bureau of Internet Accessibility. An inaccessible site doesn't just exclude people, it turns them away.
Our story
Cognify Bridge began during a hospital volunteer shift, watching a patient with a cognitive disability sit in front of an intake page, unable to move past the first form field. The website wasn't broken. It simply wasn't built for every mind. That moment made one thing clear: the web leaves too many people behind, and someone had to bridge the gap.
How it works
Three steps. Zero burden on your team.
Submit your website
Share your URL and a few details about your audience. It takes less than a minute.
We audit it
Our team manually reviews your site through the lens of cognitive accessibility, not just automated rules.
You get a free report
A clear, prioritized report with practical recommendations your team can act on right away.
Get involved
Join a student-led movement for inclusive design.
Volunteer Program
Students gain hands-on experience and earn volunteer hours.
- Conduct accessibility reviews
- Assist with outreach
- Support research & education
- Earn volunteer hours
Ambassador Program
Ambassadors grow our reach and build lasting community ties.
- Spread awareness
- Recruit volunteers
- Build community partnerships
- Support fundraising campaigns
Our goals · May–November 2026
Where we're headed.
Support our mission
Help fund cognitive accessibility research.
Every audit is free because of donors like you. Your support fuels research into neurodegenerative disease, reviewer training, and free reports for nonprofits everywhere.
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