Procurement-Ready Accessibility Documentation
AccessAttest produces the audit and the Accessibility Conformance Report that keep the deal moving.
Fixed scope, fixed price, 10 business days.
How It Works
1Scope (30 minutes).
A screen-share walkthrough of your product. We confirm the scope tier (or quote larger), and agree a representative sample — up to 25 screens and their key user flows — using W3C's WCAG-EM sampling approach. Your ACR discloses exactly which screens were evaluated.
2Audit (10 business days).
Automated scanning plus manual keyboard and screen-reader testing (NVDA, VoiceOver) against WCAG 2.2 Level AA — every finding verified by a human before it enters the report.
3Deliver.
You receive the audit report, an issue log with severity and remediation guidance for your developers, and a completed ACR on the VPAT 2.5 Rev (April 2025) WCAG edition — plus a walkthrough call to take questions.
The Offer
| Deliverables |
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| Scope | Representative sample — up to 25 screens + key user flows (W3C WCAG-EM sampling); your ACR discloses exactly which screens were evaluated |
| Price |
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| Turnaround | 10 business days from kickoff |
| Not included | Remediation implementation · legal advice — findings and documentation only |
We stand behind the findings — after you remediate, one free re-test of the fixed issues, included.
See a sample ACRAbout
AccessAttest scopes your product, runs the testing, writes the report, and answers your questions. The person who signs the ACR is the person who did the testing.
The method is AI-assisted and human-verified: automated tooling handles the first pass and the drudgery; every finding in your report was verified by hand with a keyboard and a screen reader. One integrity rule governs everything shipped:
That is what makes an attestation worth attaching to your bid.
FAQ
Why do universities ask for a VPAT or ACR?
Public universities and state & local agencies carry accessibility obligations under the ADA, and many have procurement policies, modeled on federal Section 508 practice, that require accessibility documentation for ICT purchases. The California State University system, for example, expects suppliers to provide a VPAT for ICT products sold into its campuses. A current ACR is how a vendor answers that review; a missing or stale VPAT stalls or jeopardizes procurement, because the accessibility evaluation can't be completed while competitors with documentation ready keep moving.
What deadlines are driving this?
The US Department of Justice's ADA Title II final rule (April 2024, 89 FR 31320) set WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for state and local government web content and mobile apps. Under DOJ's April 2026 interim final rule, public entities with populations of 50,000 or more must comply by April 26, 2027; entities under 50,000 and all special district governments (regardless of population) by April 26, 2028. Public-sector buyers — including public universities — are translating those obligations into procurement requirements now. AccessAttest audits to WCAG 2.2 AA — the current W3C standard, which fully covers the WCAG 2.1 AA the rule requires.
What's the difference between a VPAT and an ACR?
The VPAT is the blank template, published by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI); the current version is VPAT 2.5 Rev (April 2025). When the template is completed with actual test results, the finished document is an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). Buyers often say "VPAT" when they mean the completed ACR. AccessAttest delivers an ACR on the VPAT 2.5 Rev WCAG edition.
Can't we just run an automated scanner?
Run one — it's a useful first pass, and it's part of this service. But automated scanners reliably detect only about 13% of WCAG success criteria (accessible.org's categorization). Keyboard traps, focus order, screen-reader experience, meaningful alternative text — the issues that actually block users and dominate accessibility reviews — require a human at the keyboard. That's why every engagement includes manual keyboard and screen-reader testing, and why scanner-only reports tend to fall short in a real procurement review.
Do you fix the issues? Is this legal advice?
No to both, by design. This is a findings-and-documentation service: the audit, an issue log with concrete remediation guidance for your developers, and the ACR. Your team implements the fixes — with our answers to clarifying questions along the way. Nothing delivered is legal advice or a guarantee of legal compliance; an ACR documents test results.