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Kris Rivenburgh The VPAT 2.5 International (INT) Edition requires conformance reporting against three standards in a single document: WCAG 2.0, EN 301 549, and Revised Section 508.… Continue Reading What Is Required in VPAT 2.5 International Edition
VPAT remarks and explanations should be specific enough that a procurement reviewer understands exactly how the product behaves against each WCAG success criterion, but concise… Continue Reading How Detailed Should VPAT Remarks and Explanations Be?
JAWS screen reader testing can be used when auditing a digital asset. Sometimes this is in place of NVDA or another screen reader or it… Continue Reading Notes for JAWS Screen Reader Testing in Audits
A practical cadence to schedule ongoing accessibility scans is weekly for active websites, monthly for stable sites, and after every significant release for web apps… Continue Reading Schedule Ongoing Accessibility Scans: A Practical Cadence
Partial conformance in a VPAT is documented by marking the success criterion as “Partially Supports” and writing a remark that explains exactly what works, what… Continue Reading How to Document Partial Conformance in a VPAT
A VPAT references one or more recognized accessibility standards depending on the edition selected. The four standards are WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), Section 508,… Continue Reading What Accessibility Standards Are Referenced in a VPAT?
Preparing for an accessibility audit comes down to five things: lock the scope, gather access credentials, freeze the build, brief your team, and set expectations… Continue Reading What to Do Before an Accessibility Audit
The HHS Section 508 Web Checklist is an Excel spreadsheet published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for evaluating whether a website… Continue Reading Filling Out the HHS Section 508 Web Checklist
To simplify an accessibility project, define the scope upfront, conduct a (manual) audit on a representative sample of pages or screens, prioritize issues by Risk… Continue Reading How to Simplify Your Accessibility Projects
Managing EAA compliance for one app and one platform is workable when the scope is treated as two separate digital assets with their own audit,… Continue Reading Manage EAA Compliance With 1 App and 1 Platform