$3 VPATs®: Self-Issue With an Audit Report
You can now generate a filled-in VPAT for $3 inside of the Accessibility Tracker platform.
How is this possible?
Tracker AI fills in the VPAT based on your uploaded audit report.
That’s basically it.
Here’s a YouTube video where I explain how this works:
How Does the VPAT Generation Work?
The workflow starts with your audit report. Upload any accessibility audit in Excel spreadsheet format to the Tracker platform (you can use your own audit or one from any company). All of the valuable audit data will be extracted and now available inside of the platform.
From your dashboard, Tracker AI analyzes the audit data and populates the VPAT template. The conformance level, remarks and explanations columns are all filled in based on your actual audit findings.
You’ll also enter in the information that goes in the details section like product name, product version, contact name, etc.
Finally, you review the draft, confirm accuracy, and publish. That’s your Accessibility Conformance Report.
Why Would I Need Multiple VPATs Per Project?
Your audit report becomes dynamic once uploaded. As your team works through issues and marks them as validated, your digital asset now has less accessibility issues. Each time you generate a new VPAT, it reflects your current status.
Consider this scenario: You receive an audit with 100 issues. You generate an initial VPAT showing current conformance levels. Your team fixes 50 issues in two weeks. You generate another VPAT and it now reflects your improved accessibility.
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Your team fixes 30 more by the end of the month. You can now generate a new VPAT showing even better accessibility.
Who Benefits?
Large organizations issuing their own ACRs. Companies like software vendors maintaining multiple products need ACRs for each. At $3 per generation, the cost becomes negligible compared to hours of manual template work.
Accessibility professionals and companies. If you’re filling in VPATs repeatedly for clients, Tracker AI removes the repetitive labor. The audit data feeds directly into the template. And you just saved a lot of time.
Teams with ongoing projects. Generate VPATs at any point in your workflow. Start of project, mid-remediation, post-completion. Each reflects actual progress.
Product and Service Providers with deadlines. Many of our clients contact us under pressure to meet a deadline. Most of the time they just need the ACR to give to the buyer for the initial documentation check box and then they can provide an updated ACR later in the procurement process.
What Makes Tracker Different from Other Platforms?
The Tracker platform is audit-based, not scan-based. Scans only reliably flag 13% of WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria reliably. Filling in a VPAT based on scan results means the ACR is incomplete and inaccurate.
When you upload a manual audit report — one created through screen reader testing, keyboard testing, code inspection, and other crucial evaluation methodologies — you’re working from complete information.
ACRs must result from a foundation of rigorous and thorough evaluation. If they don’t, the integrity of the documentation is compromised.
How Do I Access VPAT Credits?
Any paid plan includes one free VPAT generation per project. For additional credits, go to Plan Details in your dashboard and select Browse Add-ons. The Add-ons Marketplace shows available credit packages.
Credits apply across your entire account, not individual projects. Buy once, use on any project.
Credits are available in bundles ranging from 5 for $30 to 50 for $150.
How Much Does an Audit Cost?
Accessible.org quotes generally range between $1,500 and $3,500 for an accessibility audit.
