Better audits. Fair pricing. A process that actually works.
Software companies lose deals because they can’t produce an accessibility compliance document when procurement asks for one. The traditional options are slow, expensive, or incomplete: automated scans that cover only a fraction of the criteria, or consultancies that charge by the hour with no clear finish line.
Harbor was built to fix that. A flat fee, a target 60-day timeline,* manual testing with real assistive technology, and independent verification by a credentialed accessibility professional — the industry equivalent of having a CPA sign your financials.
Harbor audits are performed under the DHS Trusted Tester certification — the test methodology the U.S. federal government developed for Section 508 conformance and uses to evaluate its own technology. Your auditor works with you from discovery through final delivery: one point of contact, one consistent standard.
Before a VPAT/ACR is delivered, a separate credentialed reviewer independently verifies the findings and signs it. The person who tests your product is not the same person who signs off — that separation is what gives the document weight in procurement.
Founder & Principal Auditor
Andrew spent eight years in software quality assurance before turning that discipline toward accessibility: testing data-dense web applications the way real users experience them. He is a DHS certified Trusted Tester for Web (TT-2606-09221, issued June 2026), the U.S. federal government’s own Section 508 test methodology, and every audit he signs is backed by Harbor’s errors and omissions insurance. When you hire Harbor, the person who scopes your audit is the person who tests your product and answers your questions afterward.
Audits are performed by a DHS Trusted Tester certified auditor (Trusted Tester for Web, certification TT-2606-09221) — the U.S. federal government’s own Section 508 test methodology, the same process federal agencies use to evaluate their own technology.
Audits measure against WCAG 2.2 AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) — the international standard that defines how websites and applications should work for people with disabilities. This is what procurement teams reference when they ask about accessibility.
Manual testing with screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver), keyboard-only navigation, and magnification tools. Not just automated scans.
Every VPAT/ACR includes independent verification by a credentialed accessibility professional — an added layer of confidence in the findings.
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*60-day timeline is typical and assumes timely client participation. Actual timelines may vary.