Ship Accessible Products to Wider Markets
WCAG 2.2 compliance audit, screen reader testing, and keyboard navigation validation — a 3-day sprint that makes your product accessible to everyone.
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Accessibility QA is a 3-day sprint that audits your product against WCAG 2.2 AA standards — combining automated scanning with expert manual testing to give you a complete picture of your accessibility compliance.
Why Accessibility Matters for Startups
Accessibility is not just a compliance checkbox. It is a market access requirement:
Enterprise procurement — most enterprise buyers require WCAG 2.2 AA compliance as a procurement condition. Without an accessibility audit, you cannot respond to RFPs or pass vendor security reviews for accessibility-conscious organisations.
Legal risk — accessibility lawsuits under the ADA, European Accessibility Act, and equivalent regulations are increasing year over year. A proactive audit is dramatically cheaper than reactive litigation.
Market size — 15% of the global population lives with some form of disability. Accessible products reach more users, reduce support costs, and improve the experience for everyone (captions help in noisy environments, keyboard navigation helps power users, high contrast helps users in bright sunlight).
What Gets Tested
Automated scanning catches the low-hanging fruit — missing alt text, colour contrast violations, missing form labels, improper heading hierarchy, and ARIA attribute errors. But automated tools only catch 30-40% of accessibility issues.
Manual screen reader testing — our specialist tests every critical user journey using NVDA (Windows) and VoiceOver (macOS/iOS). This catches the issues automated tools miss: confusing reading order, missing context for dynamic content, inaccessible custom components, and unhelpful link text.
Keyboard navigation — your entire application is tested for keyboard-only operation. We verify focus order, skip navigation links, keyboard traps, and that every interactive element is reachable and operable without a mouse.
Colour and visual accessibility — colour contrast ratios verified against WCAG 2.2 requirements, colour-only information indicators identified, and text scaling tested up to 200%.
Beyond the Audit
The sprint delivers a prioritised remediation roadmap — not just a list of failures but a ranked plan your developers can execute immediately. Each finding includes:
- WCAG success criterion reference — the specific requirement that is not met
- Severity classification — Critical (blocks access), Major (significant barrier), Minor (inconvenience)
- Code-level fix recommendation — specific HTML, ARIA, or CSS changes to resolve the issue
- Estimated effort — so your team can plan remediation sprints accurately
Engagement Phases
Automated Scan & Manual Audit Planning
We run comprehensive automated accessibility scans (axe, Lighthouse, WAVE) across your application to identify machine-detectable issues. We then plan the manual audit — prioritising the pages and workflows that automated tools cannot evaluate: dynamic content, custom components, and multi-step user journeys.
Manual Accessibility Testing
Our accessibility specialist tests your application manually — screen reader testing (NVDA, VoiceOver), keyboard-only navigation, focus management, colour contrast verification, and assistive technology compatibility. Every finding is documented with WCAG 2.2 success criterion reference, severity, and specific remediation guidance.
Report & Remediation Roadmap
Delivery of the Accessibility Audit Report — every finding mapped to WCAG 2.2 success criteria with severity classification (Critical / Major / Minor), code-level fix recommendations, and a prioritised remediation roadmap. A 30-minute debrief covers the findings and answers your team's questions.
Deliverables
Before & After
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| WCAG Compliance | Unknown compliance status — no formal audit | Documented WCAG 2.2 AA compliance status per success criterion |
| Screen Reader Usability | Never tested with a screen reader — unknown experience for blind users | All critical user journeys verified screen reader accessible |
| Market Access | Unable to sell to government, education, or accessibility-conscious enterprise | Compliance documentation ready for procurement and RFP responses |
Tools We Use
Frequently Asked Questions
What level of WCAG compliance do you test against?
We audit against WCAG 2.2 Level AA — the standard required by most enterprise procurement policies, government regulations (ADA, EAA, Section 508), and industry best practices. We flag Level AAA opportunities where they are achievable, but AA is the target for most applications.
How much does an Accessibility QA audit cost?
Book a free discovery call to discuss your project scope and get a custom quote.
Can you fix the issues you find?
Our accessibility sprint is focused on testing and documentation — we deliver the audit report with code-level remediation guidance that your developers can implement directly. For teams that need hands-on remediation support, we can scope a follow-on engagement. Most teams find that 80% of issues can be fixed by their own developers using our remediation guide.
Do we need to test accessibility on mobile as well?
If you have a mobile app or responsive web application, yes. Mobile accessibility has additional requirements — touch target sizes, gesture alternatives, and mobile screen reader behaviour differ from desktop. We can include mobile accessibility testing in the same sprint or as a separate engagement.
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