Lenard Designs

AI Tool / Accessibility Auditing

SiteSense

An AI-powered auditing tool that flags accessibility issues in seconds, not minutes.

<30s · Audit time

A cinematic rendering of an AI analytics command center with layered, high-contrast UI panels processing complex data streams in a dark space.

01 · Problem

Manual audits couldn't keep pace with the state's web footprint.

The Maryland state government needed to improve accessibility across its websites, but the standard process, manual review or off-the-shelf auditing software, was slow and hard to scale across so many properties.

SiteSense problem: manual accessibility auditing workflow
SiteSense idea gallery: automated audit interface
SiteSense gallery: WCAG compliance breakdown view
SiteSense gallery: audit results dashboard
SiteSense gallery: detailed accessibility issue view

02 · Idea

Automated auditing, built on vision models and WCAG 2.

The CoNA Lab set out to bring Site Sense to life: an automated auditing tool leveraging vision models and the lab's own custom API. I partnered with the backend developer to build the system, taking ownership of the UX design and interface engineering. I structured audit data around WCAG 2 standards so auditors could act on results faster.

03 · Result

A prototype faster than the industry incumbents.

After weeks of collaboration, we shipped a testable prototype ready for real users. Typical auditing tools took minutes to scan a site. Site Sense returned full results in under 30 seconds, with more utility than the tools it was built to replace.

SiteSense result gallery: audit results overview
SiteSense result gallery: detailed issue remediation view

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Audit time

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