Today, forward-thinking enterprises incorporate digital accessibility into their products and service delivery. Still, accessibility is often overlooked and taken care of too late in the process. For the product that has been already or partially built, an accessibility assessment is a great way to quickly identify the current level of accessibility, find strengths and weaknesses, and detect gaps for improvement that unblock your way to the final goal of reaching accessibility compliance.

SoftServe drives accessibility assessments based on the following standards and regulations: • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0/2.1/2.2 • Section 508 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • Other leading standards and regulations for the United States, Canada, Europe, etc.

One of SoftServe’s key differentiators is its team, which involves accessibility engineers with disabilities. This is not only aimed at making your product meet legal standards but also to make sure that you understand what end users need to ensure the best user experience for your product and service.

Accessibility assessment will enable your organization with: • A broad vision of “where we are” and “want to be” • Evaluate the level of effort required to make your product accessible based on the latest industry standards • Improve your engineering team’s knowledge of accessibility to scale your organization

Typical assessment consists of the following stages: • Audit the main product pages • Identify and document issues that fail WCAG success criteria and provide your team with insights for remediation • Deliver a detailed report that highlights issues as well as supported criteria, (e.g., VPAT) • (Optional) educate your team on providing accessibility support in the future

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