Accessibility Remediation & Retesting
Fix accessibility issues and verify the results.
CompliCorp helps development and content teams resolve WCAG accessibility findings. We review audit results, explain required changes, and retest the affected components and workflows after implementation.
Testing and delivery
Accessibility fixes, developer guidance, and retesting
We begin with your audit and the code, content, or third-party systems involved. Issues are prioritized by user impact and shared components so teams can address recurring barriers efficiently. We provide technical guidance during implementation and record which findings are resolved, still open, or need further review.
Standards and reporting
Retesting uses the standard and criteria established for the original evaluation, such as WCAG 2.1 or 2.2 Level AA. If the target standard changes, we identify the additional evaluation needed rather than assuming existing test results cover it.
Standards references: W3C WCAG overview · U.S. Access Board Section 508 standards · ITI VPAT resources
Planning the next step
Start with a WCAG accessibility audit if the issues have not been evaluated. PDF and Office files require a separate document remediation workflow.
If the work supports a covered European-market service, our EAA accessibility readiness support can help connect evaluation, remediation, and current evidence within the agreed technical scope.
Scope of work
- WCAG audit review and remediation planning
- HTML semantics, accessible names, keyboard behavior, and focus management
- Form errors, dynamic updates, contrast, and responsive content
- Developer questions and review of proposed fixes
- Regression checks for related components and user tasks
Your proposal identifies the standards, test coverage, deliverables, and exclusions. Reports describe the evaluated product version and the work performed.
Put your existing accessibility audit to work
Bring the report, product version, and release plan. We check whether the findings can be reproduced and whether the evidence matches the current product and target standard. Where information is incomplete, we define the additional evaluation before quoting the work.
Priorities reflect user impact, essential tasks, and recurring components. A keyboard barrier that prevents a user from completing a form may deserve attention before a large count of lower-impact defects. Use an accessibility remediation plan to assign owners and acceptance criteria.
Agree who implements each fix
Some teams need direct changes in a supported codebase; others need guidance their own developers can implement through existing review and release controls. We establish access, responsibilities, review steps, and third-party dependencies before starting. Direct implementation is included only where the technology and agreed scope allow it.
PDF and document remediation follows a separate file-based workflow and can be coordinated with website work. If federal procurement is involved, confirm the Section 508 requirements and any ACR updates needed after fixes.
Close findings with verification
Retesting checks the affected interaction against the agreed criteria, including manual and assistive technology checks where relevant. The report identifies resolved findings, remaining barriers, and limitations. An improved scan score by itself does not prove that a user can complete the task.
For recurring defects, address the shared component and check representative uses. Role-based accessibility training can help developers, QA staff, and authors prevent the same issues in later releases.
Late discovery can send teams back to completed work, especially when a barrier affects shared patterns. Read about accessibility debt and the hidden costs of remediation when planning the work and time needed for verification.
Learn about CompliCorp and founder David LoPresti, or review our evaluation and delivery process.
Service questions
Frequently asked questions.
Scope, deliverables, and what to expect from your engagement.
Can you use an accessibility report prepared by another company?
Yes. We review the report, confirm the affected product version, and reproduce the findings before planning fixes. Useful evidence includes locations, steps, test conditions, and the applicable WCAG criteria. If important details are missing, we identify the additional evaluation needed. This avoids spending development time on ambiguous instructions or treating an old report as a complete picture of the current product.
Will CompliCorp make changes or guide our developers?
Both arrangements can be considered during scoping. Direct implementation depends on the technology, access, and your development controls. Where your team owns the code changes, we can explain findings, review proposed solutions, and retest agreed fixes. The proposal identifies responsibilities and deliverables. Document remediation is separately scoped when PDFs or Office files also need work.
Which accessibility issues should we fix first?
Start with barriers that prevent important tasks, then consider how many people and locations are affected and whether a shared component is responsible. A keyboard trap in account access may block the entire service. Fixing a shared control may resolve repeated problems, but its different uses still need checking. The remediation planning guide explains how to assign priorities without treating lower-priority findings as optional.
How do you estimate remediation cost and delivery time?
We assess the findings, their underlying causes, the technology, and the work needed to verify corrections. A defect repeated on many pages may have one shared fix; a single custom workflow may need substantial redesign. Developer availability, approvals, and third-party dependencies affect the schedule. We agree on responsibilities and milestones before committing to the implementation and retest plan.
What happens when an inaccessible feature belongs to a third-party vendor?
Document the barrier, identify the vendor responsible, and ask for a correction or a usable alternative. Your team may be able to change configuration or replace the component, but it may not control the underlying code. We can help explain the technical finding and evaluate proposed changes within the engagement. Keep unresolved dependencies visible in the remediation plan and reporting.
How do you decide that an accessibility issue is resolved?
We repeat the relevant test against the agreed criteria in the updated product and check related behavior where appropriate. The record identifies the build, result, and remaining limitations. A developer marking a ticket complete or a scanner returning fewer errors is not sufficient by itself. The retest report distinguishes verified corrections from open issues and items that could not be evaluated.
Will retesting automatically update our VPAT or ACR?
Only when report updates are included in the scope. Retest results provide evidence for changes to an ACR, but the ratings and remarks still need review against the report's product version and coverage. Keep the findings register and customer-facing report consistent. Our ACR reporting service can include updates based on the agreed evaluation.
How can we keep the same WCAG issues from returning?
Feed verified fixes into shared components, content templates, and release checks. Give each team practical acceptance criteria and examples relevant to its work. Automated checks can catch recurring detectable errors, while manual checks cover important interactions and new features. Accessibility training helps designers, developers, QA staff, and authors apply the lessons from the audit to their next release.
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