Accessibility Audits
Rigorous manual, automated, and assistive technology testing against WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
The Engineering Challenge
Automated accessibility scanners typically detect only 30% to 40% of WCAG defects. Relying strictly on automated tooling misses crucial failures such as misleading screen reader announcements, broken focus order, flawed custom ARIA widgets, non-descriptive error messaging, and dynamic content changes.
What This Service Covers
- Automated discovery & rule-based scanning across representative page templates and stateful components.
- Complete keyboard-only navigation testing (focus order, traps, visible focus appearance, bypass blocks).
- Screen reader verification across NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver (macOS/iOS), and TalkBack (Android).
- Color contrast analysis including text, meaningful non-text UI components, and graphical elements.
- Responsive zoom and reflow testing up to 400% without loss of content or 2D scrolling.
- Complex interactive widget inspection (custom modals, dropdowns, disclosures, tabs, and alerts).
- Form validation, error identification, screen reader alert regions, and field association.
- Accessibility tree inspection (AXTree, DevTools, accessibility object models).
Key Deliverables
- Detailed Accessibility Audit Report (PDF/Excel/Jira integration).
- Executive Summary & Risk Analysis for leadership and compliance teams.
- Developer-ready code remediation snippets and reproduction steps.
- WCAG 2.2 AA Conformance Matrix.
- Post-remediation retest report with the evidence recorded for each fix.
Target Stakeholders
Standards Evaluated
How We Execute: Step-by-Step Methodology
Every project follows an empirical, documented process to ensure zero ambiguity and complete stakeholder alignment.
Scope & Sample Selection
Define user journeys, high-traffic templates, authentication states, and edge workflows to ensure statistically valid test coverage.
Automated Discovery
Deploy axe-core automated passes to catch low-hanging technical failures (color ratios, missing alt attributes, duplicate IDs).
Expert Manual Inspection
Senior engineers audit DOM structure, ARIA usage, semantics, landmark roles, and responsive reflow behaviors.
Assistive Technology Validation
Execute real-world user flows using NVDA/Firefox, VoiceOver/Safari, and TalkBack/Chrome to verify practical usability.
Defect Classification & Severity
Categorize findings by WCAG Success Criteria, impact on users with disabilities (Critical, High, Medium, Low), and frequency.
Remediation Guidance & Code Samples
Author exact code-level reproduction instructions and prescriptive fixes tailored to your technology stack.
Retesting & Verification
After engineering teams deploy remediations, our team re-tests specific failure points to confirm complete resolution.
Executive & Conformance Reporting
Deliver VPAT-ready data, risk summaries for legal stakeholders, and technical burndown backlogs for engineering leads.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to evaluate or remediate your digital assets?
Contact our senior accessibility engineers to discuss your product architecture, compliance timeline, and testing scope.