An independent ACR in the VPAT 2.5 508 edition, covering WCAG and the Revised 508 Standards chapters. The evidence report and the fixes come from the same person.
One engagement produces the document the buyer asked for and the evidence your engineering team needs to stand behind it.
An ACR can be issued before remediation if the deal needs a document now. The entries will be accurate, including Partially Supports and Does Not Support where that is the truth, and the ACR is updated after fixes.
Within 2 business days of scope sign-off. Confirms the screens in scope, test accounts, staging access, and the edition the buyer needs.
5 to 10 business days depending on screen count. Keyboard, screen reader, zoom and reflow, and manual review against every criterion in the edition.
The completed ACR and the engineering evidence report arrive together. Every non-conforming entry points at a finding your developers can act on.
Fix the blockers with hourly support or a fixed block, then re-test. The revised ACR describes the product as shipped.
For US federal, state, and local government buyers the WCAG + Section 508 package is the right fit.
Scoped audit, VPAT 2.5 WCAG edition, completed ACR, and the engineering evidence report.
Pick this when the buyer asks for a VPAT or WCAG conformance and no US federal or EU requirement is named.
Scope the WCAG edition packageEverything in the WCAG edition plus the Revised 508 Standards chapters (functional performance criteria, hardware, software, support documentation).
Pick this when a US federal, state, or local agency is the buyer, or the RFP cites Section 508.
Scope the WCAG + Section 508 packageWCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 editions, each scoped individually, with one shared evidence report.
Pick this when you sell into the EU or need one document set that satisfies US and EU buyers.
Scope the International packageReviewers on the buyer side reject self-authored VPATs routinely. University accessibility offices and agency 508 coordinators read dozens of these documents a year, and a vendor grading its own product is the first thing they discount.
An ACR that says Supports on every row is a red flag, not a pass. Real products have Partially Supports entries, and a reviewer expects to see them with a remark that explains what fails and for whom.
The evidence report is what lets your engineering team answer follow-up questions without you. When the buyer asks what "Partially Supports" on 4.1.2 means in practice, the answer is already written down with the finding, the affected control, and the fix.
Retainers cover release-gate reviews before each deploy, an annual ACR refresh, and help answering the accessibility questionnaires customers send after the deal closes.
Plans start at $1,650 per month. See ongoing support options.
The VPAT is the blank template published by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). The ACR, or Accessibility Conformance Report, is that template completed for a specific product and version. Buyers ask for a VPAT but what they need is the ACR. Read the full comparison.
Kickoff is within 2 business days of scope sign-off. Testing takes 5 to 10 business days depending on screen count, and the ACR draft ships with the evidence report at the end of testing. See what changes the timeline.
Yes. The first ACR reports what was found, including Partially Supports and Does Not Support entries where that is the truth. After remediation and re-test the ACR is revised so it describes the product you actually ship.
Use the WCAG edition when the buyer asks for WCAG conformance and names no regulation. Use the 508 edition for US federal, state, or local government. Use the INT edition, which adds EN 301 549, for EU buyers or when you want one document for both markets.
Yes. Remediation is $195 per hour or a fixed block, and the person who wrote the ACR does the fixing, so nothing is lost in handoff. Re-test and the revised ACR follow the fixes.
No. Accessibility consulting is not legal advice, and no consultant can guarantee that an organization will avoid a complaint, claim, or enforcement action. Whether a specific procurement obligation applies to you is a question for your counsel.
A 20-minute scope call is enough to confirm the edition, the screens, and the delivery date the deal needs.