The Accessibility Tracker platform is adding record-keeping and documentation storage to become an all-in-one accessibility and compliance platform. On October 1, the Tracker platform will provide organizations the ability to not only track accessibility progress, but create and store other important documents.
| New Capability | What It Means for You |
|---|---|
| Complete Documentation Hub | Track projects, fix issues with AI assistance, AND store all accessibility documentation in one platform |
| Policy & Statement Tools | Create and maintain your accessibility policy and statement alongside your active remediation projects |
| Centralized Compliance Records | Store VPATs, audits, user testing, and certifications where your team already manages accessibility work |
| Historical Progress Tracking | Benchmark improvement over time using real audit data from the same platform where you fix issues |
| Unified Accessibility Workflow | Move from audit upload to remediation to documentation storage without switching platforms |
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Building on the Tracker Foundation
Accessibility Tracker already streamlines remediation with features like AI-assisted fixes, issue prioritization formulas, team collaboration tools, and progress tracking based on real audit data. The platform has helped organizations turn 10-week projects into 4-week projects through these efficiency tools.
Now we’re adding a complete documentation layer on top of these existing capabilities. Your team can continue using all the project management features they rely on while gaining access to comprehensive documentation tools. Upload your audit, prioritize with risk factor or user impact formulas, use AI to help with fixes, track progress — and now also maintain all your compliance documentation in the same place.
This expansion means you’ll have one platform for your entire accessibility program. No more scattered documents across different systems. No more searching for that VPAT/ACR from last year. No more wondering where your accessibility policy lives.
Document Creation
Your existing Accessibility Tracker workflow remains unchanged. You’ll still upload audit spreadsheets, assign issues to team members, use AI tools for remediation help, and track progress through the familiar dashboard. The documentation features add a new layer without disrupting what’s already working.
When you complete a remediation project, you can now store the final report in the documentation center. When your accessibility statement needs updating after reaching WCAG conformance, you can edit it right in the platform where you tracked that conformance work.
The AI tools that help your developers fix issues will soon connect with VPAT generation. The audit data you upload for project tracking becomes part of your historical benchmarking. Everything builds on the foundation you’re already using.
Documentation Dashboard
While documentation integrates with your existing features, it lives in its own dedicated dashboard. This separation keeps your active project management clean and focused while providing comprehensive documentation access when needed.
Navigate to your documentation dashboard to:
- Create or update policies and statements
- Upload new VPATs or audits
- Review historical progress
- Generate compliance reports
- Access any stored documentation
Your project teams can stay focused on remediation while compliance officers and legal teams access the documentation they need.
Customizable Templates
Creating accessibility documentation from scratch takes significant time. The new templates provide structure while allowing complete customization:
- Accessibility policies with standard sections and regulatory language
- Statement templates that meet legal requirements
- Report formats for different compliance needs
- Testing documentation frameworks
Start with a template, customize it for your organization, and store it alongside your active projects. When regulations change or your program evolves, update documents without leaving the platform where you manage accessibility work.
Cloud Storage
All documentation joins your project data in Accessibility Tracker’s cloud infrastructure. Team members access the same documents from anywhere, with permission controls ensuring appropriate access levels.
Your existing project permissions extend to documentation. Team members working on remediation can view relevant audits and reports. Executives can access high-level compliance documentation. Legal teams can retrieve any document needed for proceedings or reviews.
Benchmarking Progress
Most platforms show progress based on automated scans that miss most accessibility issues. Accessibility Tracker already bases all analytics on real audit data. The new benchmarking features extend this approach to show historical trends.
Track how your accessibility improves between audits. Compare issue counts, severity distributions, and WCAG conformance levels over time. Since this uses the same audit data that powers your projects, you’re seeing actual accessibility progress, not scan artifacts.
The benchmarking dashboard will show:
- Issue reduction rates between audits
- Conformance improvement trends
- Common problem areas across projects
- Time-to-remediation improvements
- Validation success rates over time
Integration Benefits
Having everything in one platform creates powerful connections:
- Your audit becomes a project, then archived documentation
- Remediation progress informs your accessibility statement
- Completed projects provide data for compliance reports
- Historical audits enable accurate benchmarking
- User testing results complement technical conformance data
These connections happen automatically because everything lives in Accessibility Tracker. No manual data transfer, no synchronization issues, no version conflicts.
Practical Applications
Consider how this unified platform helps different scenarios:
A company facing an ADA lawsuit can track remediation progress while storing all legal documentation in one system. Progress reports pull from actual project data. Settlement documentation lives alongside the remediation work.
An organization preparing for European Accessibility Act compliance can manage multiple digital property audits while maintaining all required documentation. VPATs, user testing, and certifications stay organized and accessible.
A development team can fix issues using AI assistance while their compliance officer maintains policies and statements in the same platform. Everyone works from the same data source.
Maintaining Your Current Efficiency
The features that make Accessibility Tracker efficient remain unchanged:
- Upload any audit spreadsheet and start working immediately
- Prioritize issues using risk factor or user impact formulas
- Assign issues to team members with clear ownership
- Use five AI tools for faster remediation
- Track real progress based on audit data
- Generate monthly progress reports
Documentation features add value without adding complexity to these core workflows.
Insights
- Documentation features launch October 1 as additions to existing Accessibility Tracker capabilities
- All current features including AI tools, prioritization formulas, and progress tracking remain unchanged
- Separate documentation dashboard keeps project management focused while providing comprehensive record access
- Templates accelerate policy and statement creation while maintaining customization flexibility
- Cloud storage enables team-wide access to all accessibility documentation
- Historical benchmarking uses the same real audit data that powers project tracking
- Hybrid VPAT generation will connect your project data with conformance documentation
- Integration creates powerful connections between projects, documentation, and compliance reporting
FAQ
Will the documentation features change how I currently use Accessibility Tracker?
No, all existing features continue working exactly as they do now. Documentation adds new capabilities through a separate dashboard without modifying your current project management workflow.
Can I use just the project management features without documentation?
Yes, you can continue using Accessibility Tracker purely for project management. The documentation features are additional tools available when you need them, not requirements for using the platform.
How do the new features connect with my existing projects?
Your completed projects can generate compliance reports stored in documentation. Your uploaded audits become part of historical benchmarking. The same data powers both project tracking and documentation without any manual transfer needed.
Can I import documentation?
Yes, you can upload existing policies, statements, VPATs, audits, user testing reports, and compliance documentation in standard formats. The platform organizes everything for easy access while maintaining your existing structure where applicable.
