ADA Compliance Audit — WCAG 2.1 AA | Rivulet IQ

ADA Compliance Audit,
Make Your Website Accessible to Everyone.

Audits & Reviews
ADA website lawsuits increased 400% since 2018. If your site is not WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, you are excluding users and carrying legal risk. 7–10 business days from kickoff to report.
Automated scanning identifies approximately 30% of accessibility issues. Manual testing with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and assistive technology catches the rest. Every barrier documented, categorized by severity, and mapped to a prioritized remediation roadmap.

Accessibility is Not Optional. The Numbers Are Clear.

ADA-related website lawsuits have increased every year since 2018. The legal, reputational, and financial consequences of non-compliance are accelerating, and 98% of the top one million websites still fail basic WCAG 2.1 checks.

4,600+

ADA website accessibility lawsuits filed in 2023 alone. Businesses of all sizes are targeted.

98%

Of the top one million websites have detectable WCAG 2.1 failures.

61M

Americans live with a disability. An inaccessible website excludes potential customers.

400%

Increase in digital accessibility lawsuits since 2018. The trajectory is not slowing down.

30 / 70

Automated scanning catches 30% of issues. Manual assistive technology testing catches the remaining 70%.

7–10 days

Standard audit timeline from kickoff to delivery. Complex sites may require additional time.

Four Principles. Twenty-four Checkpoints. Every Barrier Found.

WCAG 2.1 organizes accessibility requirements into four principles, Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. We test against all four with both automated tools and manual assistive technology evaluation.

Perceivable
Can every user see, hear, or otherwise sense all content? We test text alternatives, color contrast ratios (4.5:1 minimum), text resizing up to 200%, non-text contrast, text spacing, and images of text.
Operable
Can every user navigate and interact using any input method? We test keyboard access, timing controls, pause/stop/hide functionality, skip navigation links, focus order, and link purpose clarity.
Understandable
Can every user comprehend the content and interface behavior? We test language tags, focus context, consistent navigation, consistent identification, error handling, and labels with instructions.
Robust
Does the code work across all browsers and assistive technologies? We test valid HTML, name/role/value attributes, status messages, AT compatibility, ARIA correctness, and browser standards compliance.

We Find the Issues. We Also Fix Them.

Choose the service that matches your needs. Both options start with the same comprehensive WCAG 2.1 AA audit, the difference is whether your team handles remediation or ours does.

Audit Only

We deliver a comprehensive WCAG 2.1 AA compliance report with every issue documented, categorized, and prioritized. Your team receives a complete remediation roadmap.

Includes: Automated scanning across 100% of pages. Manual testing of key user flows. Screen reader testing with NVDA, VoiceOver, and JAWS. Keyboard navigation audit. Color contrast analysis. VPAT documentation support.

Audit + Remediation

We run the audit and fix every issue. Our development team implements accessibility improvements across the entire site. You receive a compliant website, not just a report.

Includes: Everything in Audit Only. HTML and ARIA remediation. Alt text implementation. Form accessibility fixes. Navigation and focus management. Ongoing compliance monitoring.

Accessibility is One Part of a Healthy Website. These Audits Cover the Rest.

Most sites that need accessibility work also have performance, security, or SEO gaps. We run each audit independently and deliver a unified remediation plan when you combine services.

Security

WordPress Security Audit

Core, plugin, and server-level vulnerability assessment with hardening recommendations.

Performance

Site Speed Audit

Core Web Vitals analysis, asset optimization, and server response time benchmarking.

Discoverability

Technical SEO Audit

Crawlability, indexation, structured data, and internal linking architecture review.

AI Search

AI Visibility Audit

Evaluate how AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews reference your content.

Ongoing

Website Maintenance

Proactive updates, security monitoring, performance checks, and accessibility maintenance.

All Services

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See the full range of audit and review services we offer for websites of every size and platform.

Kickoff to Remediation Roadmap In 7 to 10 Business Days.

Every ADA Compliance Audit follows a structured process combining automated scanning with manual assistive technology testing. No guesswork, no shortcuts.

01

Days 1–2

Scope and Access

We define the audit scope, key pages, user flows, forms, and interactive elements. We set up access to the production site and staging environment if available.

02

Days 3–4

Automated Scanning

We run automated WCAG 2.1 AA scanners across 100% of pages. This catches approximately 30% of accessibility issues, the programmatically detectable ones.

03

Days 5–8

Manual Assistive Technology Testing

Our team tests with screen readers (NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS), keyboard-only navigation, and browser accessibility tools. This catches the remaining 70% of issues that automated tools miss.

04

Days 9–10

Report and Remediation Roadmap

Every issue is documented with severity level, WCAG success criterion, exact location, and recommended fix. Delivered as a prioritized remediation roadmap your team or ours can execute.

What We Need to Start. What You Receive When We Finish.

Most clients have everything ready within a day. The deliverables you receive are structured for immediate action, whether your team handles remediation or ours does.

What We Need From You

Website URL, The production URL of the site to be audited. If a staging environment is available, we can audit there first.

Key User Flows, A list of critical user journeys: contact forms, checkout flows, login pages, account management. These get prioritized in manual testing.

Target Compliance Level, Most audits target WCAG 2.1 AA. If you require Level AAA or have specific regulatory requirements (Section 508, EN 301 549), let us know upfront.

What You Receive

Complete Issue Inventory, Every accessibility barrier documented with severity, WCAG criterion, exact location, screenshot, and recommended fix.

Prioritized Remediation Roadmap, Issues ranked by severity and legal exposure. Critical issues first, enhancement opportunities second.

Executive Summary, A non-technical overview of compliance status, risk level, and recommended next steps for leadership review.

VPAT Documentation, Available on request. Documents conformance with Section 508 and WCAG standards for government and enterprise contracts.

Audit Scope and Pricing Factors. Custom Quoted for Every Project.

Every ADA Compliance Audit is scoped based on site complexity, interactive elements, and whether you choose Audit Only or Audit + Remediation. We provide a detailed estimate before starting.

Timeline
7–10 business days for a standard website. Complex sites with custom functionality, multi-step forms, or interactive elements may require additional time.
Site Complexity
Number of unique page templates, interactive elements, forms, and custom functionality that require accessibility review. More complexity requires more manual testing.
Compliance Level
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is standard. Level AAA or regulatory-specific standards (Section 508, EN 301 549) increase scope and testing requirements.
AT Testing Depth
Manual testing with NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS, keyboard-only navigation, and browser accessibility tools. We test across Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms.
Documentation
Standard audit includes a full findings report and remediation roadmap. VPAT documentation is available as an add-on for government and enterprise requirements.
Remediation
Optional. Our development team can implement all accessibility fixes directly. Scoped separately based on the number and complexity of issues found during the audit.
Ongoing Monitoring
Optional. New content, features, and updates can introduce new accessibility issues. We offer recurring audits and continuous monitoring to maintain compliance.

See Our Work

See Exactly What You Will Receive.

Browse a complete ADA compliance audit. Every WCAG violation documented, every risk level assessed, every remediation step included.

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Protect Your Business. Expand Your Reach.

Send us the URL. We will run a full WCAG 2.1 AA audit, document every issue, and deliver a prioritized remediation plan, or fix everything ourselves.

  • Free initial accessibility check
  • Detailed estimate within one business day
  • Audit kickoff within one week

FAQ.

WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the standard we recommend for most websites. It covers the requirements most commonly referenced in ADA-related legal proceedings and represents the industry benchmark for digital accessibility. Level AAA is aspirational but not practical for most commercial websites.

Yes. We test with screen readers (NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS), keyboard-only navigation, and browser accessibility tools. Automated scanning catches approximately 30% of issues. Manual testing catches the remaining 70%, including context-dependent barriers that no scanner can detect.

Yes. A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template documents a product’s conformance with accessibility standards. We can produce or help complete a VPAT based on our audit findings. This is often required for government contracts and enterprise procurement processes.

Typically 7 to 10 business days for a standard website. Complex sites with custom functionality, multi-step forms, or interactive elements may take longer. We provide a timeline estimate before starting.

Audit Only delivers a comprehensive WCAG 2.1 AA compliance report with every issue documented, categorized, and prioritized. Your team handles the fixes. Audit + Remediation includes everything in the audit, plus our development team implements all accessibility improvements across the entire site.

Having a documented audit and active remediation plan demonstrates good faith effort toward compliance, which is a strong legal defense. We recommend starting the audit before any legal action occurs. Proactive auditing is significantly more cost-effective than reactive legal defense.

Yes. Accessibility is not a one-time fix. New content, features, and updates can introduce new issues. We offer ongoing monitoring and periodic re-audits to maintain compliance over time.

Yes. Alt text, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, proper heading structure, and descriptive link text are both accessibility and SEO requirements. Accessible websites consistently perform better in search rankings because the same structural improvements that help assistive technology also help search engine crawlers.