Section 508, VPAT, and ADA Title II support for public-sector digital teams

Frequently asked questions

Common questions from federal program offices, state and local agencies, higher-education accessibility leads, and prime contractor procurement teams.

• What is a Section 508 accessibility audit?

  A Section 508 audit evaluates a website, application, or document set against the Revised Section 508 Standards and WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 Level AA. 508Audit pairs automated tooling with assistive-technology testing (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) and expert manual review, then delivers a signed conformance report your procurement and program teams can defend.
• What is a VPAT or ACR and when does my agency or company need one?

  A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is the industry-standard form vendors use to document conformance to Section 508 and WCAG. The completed document is called an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). Federal agencies typically require a current ACR before purchasing or renewing any ICT product or service, and prime contractors flow that requirement down to subcontractors.
• Is 508Audit DHS Trusted Tester certified?

  Yes. 508Audit evaluations are delivered by DHS Trusted Tester credentialed evaluators using the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester process. Every audit is signed by the named evaluator of record and reviewed under founder oversight for accuracy, consistency, and defensibility.
• What standards and frameworks do you test against?

  WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 (Levels A and AA), the Revised Section 508 Standards, the ICT Testing Baseline, EN 301 549, the OpenACR schema, and ADA Title II web and mobile requirements. Deliverables ship in both Microsoft Word (VPAT 2.5) and machine-readable OpenACR YAML.
• Do you remediate accessibility issues or only document them?

  Both. Accessibility Remediation Support is a primary 508Audit service line. We offer issue-by-issue developer guidance, pull-request review, design reviews, and monthly Remediation-as-a-Service retainers (Patch, Hardening, and Embedded tiers), followed by a retest pass before re-issuing the conformance report.
• Do you handle document accessibility and PDF remediation?

  Yes. Document Accessibility / PDF Remediation is one of our five primary service lines. We remediate PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files, and forms — public notices, RFPs, board packets, policy documents, and student-facing materials — so they meet Section 508 and ADA Title II requirements.
• How does 508Audit support ADA Title II readiness for state and local government?

  We provide ADA Title II gap analysis, public-website and mobile-app audits, document remediation, policy review, and prioritized remediation roadmaps tied to the April 2026 and April 2027 compliance deadlines for state and local government digital services.
• How do you work with prime government contractors?

  We support primes as an independent accessibility subcontractor on federal accessibility flow-downs. Engagements include co-branded ACRs, vendor-claim verification for subcontractor products, and teaming support for procurements on common federal vehicles.
• Are you SAM.gov registered? What are your NAICS codes?

  Yes — 508Audit is actively registered in SAM.gov for federal procurement. Primary NAICS is 541519 (Other Computer Related Services). Secondary NAICS include 541511, 541512, 541611, and 541990.
• How long does a typical accessibility audit take?

  Narrowly scoped audits typically deliver in one to two weeks. Full audits scoped to multi-page applications or document sets typically run two to four weeks from kickoff to signed VPAT, depending on scope. Expedited engagements are available for proposal deadlines and quoted based on your submission date.