Most mobile apps that serve the public, employees, or government users need to be accessible. Whether your specific app falls under the ADA depends on which title applies to your organization. Title II covers state and local government apps and explicitly requires WCAG 2.1 AA conformance. Title III covers apps tied to places of public … Read more
To plan a WCAG 2.2 AA remediation project, start with a recent audit report that identifies issues across representative pages and templates, then prioritize those issues by user impact and legal risk, assign ownership to the right teams, set a realistic schedule, and build in validation and monitoring after fixes are made. Remediation is the … Read more
An accessibility compliance maintenance checklist defines the recurring activities that keep a website aligned with WCAG 2.1 AA after the initial audit and remediation work is complete. Maintenance covers scheduled scans, periodic (manual) evaluations, documentation updates, training refreshers, and a process for managing new content and code changes. Without these activities, conformance status reflects a … Read more
An ACR checklist is a working list of items required to produce a complete Accessibility Conformance Report. It typically covers product scope, the WCAG version and conformance level being claimed, the VPAT edition selected, audit data that supports each criterion, evaluation methods used, and the conformance language applied to every success criterion. The checklist exists … Read more
If you sell digital products or services to a federal agency, you will almost certainly be asked for a VPAT. Federal procurement rules require agencies to consider accessibility when buying information and communication technology, and the VPAT is the standard document vendors use to disclose how their product conforms to accessibility standards. The completed document, … Read more
An e-commerce site WCAG audit is a thorough evaluation that identifies accessibility issues across product pages, cart flows, checkout steps, and account areas. Online stores are among the most frequently cited websites in ADA Title III demand letters because transactional pages depend on accurate form labels, keyboard operable controls, and screen reader compatible feedback. An … Read more
To audit a Shopify store for compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA, a qualified evaluator reviews the theme, key templates, and high-traffic customer flows using screen reader testing, keyboard testing, visual inspection, code inspection, and an automated scan as a review component. The evaluation identifies accessibility issues across the homepage, collection pages, product pages, cart, and … Read more
To maintain compliance after remediation, organizations treat accessibility as a continuous program rather than a one-time project. This means recurring scans to catch regressions, periodic (manual) audits to verify conformance at a deeper level, governance policies that route new content and code through accessibility review, and training for the teams that create and maintain digital … Read more
Selecting scan tools monitoring coverage for an ADA compliance program comes down to matching the tool category to the type of page being evaluated and the frequency of checks. Browser-based scanners work for spot checks and small sites. API-based scanners suit scheduled recurring scans across larger properties. Open source and command-line scanners fit development pipelines … Read more
Accessibility scans and audits work together by dividing the evaluation work between automated software and human evaluators. Scans quickly check a website’s code against a subset of WCAG criteria and flag approximately 25% of accessibility issues. Audits cover the remaining 75% through human evaluation of keyboard operation, screen reader output, visual presentation, and code context. … Read more
