Government Website Accessibility Audit
A manual, expert audit of your government website against WCAG 2.1 AA, the standard the Department of Justice requires under Title II. Know exactly where you stand and what to fix first.
An Audit Built for Government Sites
Government websites carry obligations a commercial site does not. Title II sets a specific standard, the record has to be defensible for leadership, procurement, and potential complaints, and the content runs deep: public pages, board and meeting documents, service forms, and third-party portals. A government website accessibility audit measures your site against WCAG and hands you a plan you can act on and stand behind. We have run these audits for cities, counties, districts, and colleges for years.
Certified Accessibility Specialists
In-house
Development Team
15+ Years Building and Maintaining Websites
What the Audit Measures
We test against WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The Title II rule references WCAG 2.1 AA, and because 2.2 includes every 2.1 requirement plus the newest criteria, auditing to 2.2 meets today’s standard and keeps you ahead of the next one. Testing is organized around WCAG’s four principles: content must be Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. Where Section 508 applies, we test against that too.
Title II covers far more than your home page, so the audit can include:
Why a Manual Audit, Not Just a Scan
Automated scanners catch only about a third of accessibility issues, the machine-checkable ones like missing alt text or low contrast. The barriers that actually stop people, a form that cannot be completed by keyboard, a menu a screen reader cannot parse, a focus order that jumps around the page, surface only when a trained person tests the site. Our specialists test with the same assistive technology your residents use, including JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, keyboard-only navigation, and Dragon, and each issue is confirmed by a person and rated by impact.
What You Receive
You get a report your team, leadership, and attorney can all use, and one your developers can act on immediately:
Every issue rated by impact: critical, serious, moderate, or minor, so your team fixes what blocks people first.
Each finding maps to its relevant WCAG 2.1 success criterion and conformance level, with clear, defensible documentation.
The exact pages, templates, and components affected, are identified down to the element.
Developer-ready remediation guidance for each issue: selector, root cause, code fix, and verification test.
A plain-language executive summary that translates conformance into terms your budget owners can act on.
Who We Audit
We audit the full range of public-sector sites, and each segment has its own priorities and document types:
Schools & Higher Education
Special Districts
Cities, counties, school districts, special districts, community colleges, and universities. If you are a state or local government entity, Title II applies regardless of your size.
How Our Human-led Audit Works
Typical turnaround: 4–8 weeks depending on scope.
What an Audit Costs
Pricing is scoped to the size and complexity of your site and its document volume, so you get a fixed, transparent quote before any work begins.
As an industry benchmark, manual audits typically run:
$150 to $500
per page
depending on complexity
Free Audit Option
If Blue Atlas Marketing is utilized for remediation following the human-led audit, we will credit your audit cost towards the total remediation project.
It makes the audit free, since you will need to remediate the issues to expand your websites accessibility and conform to ADA compliance requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
See where your government website stands, at no cost
Start with a free scan for an instant first look, then talk with our team about a full audit that gives you a defensible, fixable picture of your Title II compliance.
