A Prospect Asked for a VPAT. What Do You Send?
What a VPAT is, why your buyer is asking for one, what a report they will believe looks like, and what to do if you do not have one yet.
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What to do when an enterprise buyer or a federal RFP asks about accessibility, and straight answers on what the work costs, how long it takes, and which rules apply.
What Happens During an Accessibility Audit?
The process from your side: what to prepare, what the evaluator tests, how long each phase takes, and what you get back.
Read articleHow Do You Answer Accessibility Questions in an RFP?
What procurement teams ask, how to respond with or without a conformance report, and the answers that cost vendors points.
Read articleWhat Does Section 508 Require From Software Vendors?
Why federal buyers ask for a Section 508 ACR, which WCAG version it reports against, what Trusted Tester is and where it applies, and how vendors disqualify themselves without knowing it.
Read articleHow Much Does a VPAT Cost?
Published prices from five providers, what each fee actually counts, what is often billed on top of it, and the one question that explains most of the spread.
Read articleHow Long Does an Accessibility Audit Take?
Published turnarounds, committed dates, where the calendar time actually goes, and how to plan backwards from a procurement deadline.
Read articleHow Much Does PDF Accessibility Remediation Cost Per Page?
Published per-page rates from six vendors, what makes a page expensive, and how to count a document backlog before you ask for quotes.
Read articleThe ADA Title II Web Accessibility Rule: Deadlines, Standard, and Exceptions
April 26, 2027 and April 26, 2028, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the five exceptions, what the April 2026 extension changed, and what the rule means for vendors who sell to state and local government.
Read articleDo Accessibility Overlays Make a Website ADA Compliant?
What an overlay widget changes, what it leaves untouched, what the FTC ordered in 2025 over the compliance claim, and what counts as evidence to a buyer or a procurement team.
Read articleWCAG 2.1 vs 2.2: What Changed and Which One You Need
The nine new success criteria, the one that was retired, what each regulation names, and why an audit to 2.2 answers a 2.1 requirement.
Read articleWhich VPAT 2.5 Edition Do You Need?
The four editions, which WCAG version each one reports against, where to download the blank template free, and the one question that decides which you need.
Read articleWhat Counts as a Page in an Accessibility Audit?
One store counted three ways, what published per-page rates are actually counting, and how to count your own templates and states before you ask anyone for a number.
Read articleHow to Answer the Accessibility Questions in a HECVAT
Every question in the IT Accessibility tab of HECVAT 4.1.6, what each one is actually checking, which four carry critical weight, and what to attach.
Read articleDoes a VPAT Have to Come From a Third Party?
What ITI and section508.gov actually say, when a buyer can require independent testing, what a self-written report needs to be believed, and when an outside evaluator is worth it.
Read articleHow to Find a DHS Trusted Tester for a Section 508 Evaluation
DHS doesn’t publish a list of certified Trusted Testers. Where to find one, how to read the certificate, what to ask before you hire, and what the evaluation should hand you.
Read articleHow to Fill Out a VPAT 2.5: The Template, Section by Section
Where to get the free ITI template, then every part of it filled in, from the product details to the WCAG, Section 508 and EN 301 549 tables, with example rows, a strong remark next to a weak one, and the mistakes that get a report sent back.
Read articleHow Often Should You Update a VPAT (ACR)?
An ACR has no expiry date, but it only describes one version on one date. What should trigger an update, what buyers ask about report age, what to change between full re-tests, and what WCAG 2.2 and EN 301 549 V4.1.1 mean for the report you already have.
Read articleVPAT vs ACR: What’s the Difference?
The VPAT is ITI’s blank template and the ACR is the finished report for one product. Why both names exist, what buyers mean by each, the four editions, other formats such as GSA’s OpenACR, and what a procurement reviewer checks.
Read articleHow Buyers Review Your ACR (and Why They Send It Back)
What government, university and enterprise reviewers check when your VPAT/ACR lands, the red flags that send it back, and what usually follows: questions, a demo or hands-on testing, and contract terms that hold you to the report.
Read articleIs There a Section 508 Certification?
Not for products. Who decides whether software conforms, what the DHS Trusted Tester and IAAP certifications actually cover, what a “508 certified” claim is worth, and what to send a buyer instead.
Read articleHow to Write an Accessibility Statement (With an Example)
What a public accessibility statement should say, a short example with honest partial conformance, how it differs from a VPAT/ACR, and where EU and US rules do and don’t expect one.
Read articleADA Title II for Vendors: What Cities, Counties and Colleges Will Ask You For
Why the DOJ web rule reaches software sold to state and local government, the dates your customers are working to, and the ACR, contract clause and fix plan procurement asks vendors for.
Read articleDo You Need a VPAT for a Mobile App?
An ACR can cover a native iOS or Android app. Which standards apply to apps, how the VPAT template handles software, one report per platform, what app testing looks like, and how hybrid apps are treated.
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