DHS Trusted Tester Certified
Andrew Szigety is a certified DHS Trusted Tester for Web (TT-2606-09221). It is the federal government’s own Section 508 test method, used on its own technology.
About Harbor™
An independent accessibility consultancy with a flat fee and a signed VPAT/ACR on a date committed at signing, from day 10.* Every ACR is signed by a named DHS Trusted Tester.
Why Harbor Exists
Software companies lose deals because they can’t produce an accessibility compliance document when procurement asks for one. The traditional options are an automated scan that covers only a fraction of the criteria, or a consultancy that charges by the hour with no clear finish line.
Harbor was built to fix that. It is an independent accessibility consultancy, and every website accessibility audit is tested by hand by a DHS-certified Trusted Tester. A flat fee, a signed VPAT/ACR on a committed date with the date committed at signing,* manual testing with real assistive technology, and every ACR signed by a named DHS Trusted Tester.
How We Work
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. Harbor works with you from discovery through final delivery.
Nothing reaches your VPAT/ACR on a scanner’s say-so: every failure is reproduced by hand before it is written down. Where the tool and the tester disagree, the human call wins and the report says which way it went, and where we cannot judge something with confidence it says that too, rather than quietly passing it.
Who You Work With
Andrew Szigety
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, certificate TT-2606-09221, and every Harbor audit is backed by Harbor’s errors and omissions insurance. The free 15-minute call is with him. Every engagement is tested and signed by a DHS Trusted Tester: Andrew, or an additional tester he selects as needed. Whoever signs your ACR is named on it.
Credentials & Commitments
WCAG 2.2 AA Standard
Audits measure against WCAG 2.2 AA, the international standard, and the one procurement teams name when they ask about accessibility.
Assistive Technology Testing
Manual testing with a screen reader (NVDA on Windows; JAWS or VoiceOver on request), keyboard-only navigation, and magnification tools.
Readable Before You Buy
The VPAT/ACR and remediation plan from a real audit are published here in full. Judge the work before you contact us.
Harbor is listed in the Accessibility.com vendor directory and on GoodFirms.
Included in the Flat Fee
- One flat fee. The figure agreed in writing at scoping is the total you pay, billed in milestones.
- Follow-up reviews of remediated pages (2 on Focused, 3 on Standard and Professional, 5 on Enterprise), and up to 90 days of email support after the ACR ships. Not billed separately.
Let’s Work Together
Tell us where you are stuck and what your deadline is.
*10 days on a Focused engagement, 14 on Standard, 21 on Professional. Remediation support continues after the ACR ships and runs on your team’s schedule.