The most time-sensitive public-sector engagement produces four artifacts within four calendar weeks of
contract execution. The attestation is the artifact most directly useful in OCR response and litigation defense.
Technical conformance audit
WCAG 2.1 Level AA audit using DHS Trusted Tester for Web methodology — the federal Section 508 testing standard. Findings categorized by success criterion, severity, user impact, and remediation complexity.
Section 504 gap analysis
Technical findings mapped against 45 CFR Part 84 — treatment of conforming alternate versions, third-party content, exception scope, and undue-burden documentation.
Written Compliance Plan
Suitable for submission in response to an OCR inquiry: current posture, identified gaps, prioritized remediation timeline with accountable parties, and procurement-language commitments for new systems.
Methodology attestation
A signed letter attesting to the methodology used, the scope assessed, the findings produced, and the federal credentials behind the work.
Methodology
Manual testing performed using the DHS Trusted Tester for Web v5 protocol against WCAG 2.1 Level AA success
criteria. Automated testing performed using Deque axe DevTools, ANDI, and Color Contrast Analyser as
supplementary tools. Mobile applications tested on iOS using VoiceOver and Android using TalkBack. All
findings are independently reviewed before delivery. Engagements are scoped so the deliverable is the
assessment, gap analysis, plan, and attestation; remediation is performed by the organization or its
development vendor, and a separate remediation-oversight engagement can be scoped on request.