Kris Rivenburgh

A qualified VPAT service provider is a vendor or independent practitioner who can accurately complete a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template and produce a credible Accessibility Conformance Report. Qualification rests on three things: the provider conducts...

Accessibility service providers charge anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a small consultation to $30,000 or more for enterprise-level audits and remediation programs. Pricing depends on the asset being evaluated, the standard applied (WCAG...

An in-house accessibility audit uses internal staff to evaluate a digital asset against WCAG criteria. An outsourced audit hires an external accessibility company to conduct the evaluation and deliver a report. Most organizations outsource because...

To compare accessibility service providers, evaluate them across five criteria: audit methodology, deliverables, team credentials, pricing transparency, and post-audit support. The strongest providers conduct fully manual audits against WCAG 2.1 AA or WCAG 2.2 AA,...

A website accessibility audit includes a scoped review of representative pages, a fully manual evaluation against WCAG 2.1 AA or 2.2 AA criteria, and a written report that lists every issue identified with location, description,...

Choosing a website accessibility company comes down to a few specific signals: fully manual audits, transparent pricing, clear deliverables, and accessibility credentials you can verify. The right vendor walks you through audit scope, remediation expectations,...

A portfolio for an accessibility auditor is a curated set of work samples, credentials, and case write-ups that proves you can identify WCAG issues and document them clearly. The strongest portfolios include redacted audit report...

The IAAP CPACC certification covers three core areas: disabilities and the people who have them, accessibility and universal design, and accessibility-related standards, laws, and management strategies. It is a foundational, cross-disciplinary credential offered by the...

The DHS Trusted Tester certification is a free credential issued by the Department of Homeland Security that confirms you can apply the Trusted Tester Process to evaluate web content against Section 508 requirements. To earn...

IAAP certifications cost between $385 and $545 per exam, depending on whether you are an IAAP member and which credential you pursue. The base exam fee covers a single attempt, and renewal fees apply every...