Accessible experiences. Built like production systems. Tested like they matter.

bladestack.io provides technical accessibility evaluation, remediation guidance, and conformance documentation for organizations selling to federal agencies or building inclusive digital products. We test with real assistive technologies, write VPATs that reflect actual conformance, and give your developers remediation guidance they can implement.

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Why bladestack.io?

Accessibility that survives contact with real users.

Most accessibility vendors run automated scans, generate a PDF of violations, and leave your team to interpret what "WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard" actually means for your React component library. That approach produces VPATs full of "Supports" claims that crumble the moment a screen reader user files a complaint.

We approach accessibility differently. Our evaluators use screen readers daily. They understand the difference between technically valid markup and markup that actually works with JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver. They know why your custom dropdown passes automated testing but fails catastrophically when someone tabs through it with a keyboard.

Section 508 conformance is not about checking boxes. It is about building products that work for people who use assistive technology. When your VPAT claims "Supports," we have tested it with the technologies your federal customers actually use.

The federal procurement process trusts VPATs because vendors are supposed to test honestly. Many do not. We do. The result is conformance documentation that survives scrutiny, remediation plans that fix root causes instead of individual symptoms, and products that work for everyone who needs to use them.

Differentiators

Same accessibility standards. Different delivery.

Advisory-only. Engineer-led. Assistive technology tested. Here is what those words actually mean for accessibility.

Real Assistive Technology Testing

Automated scanners catch structure issues: missing alt text, form labels, heading hierarchy. They cannot tell you whether your modal trap works with VoiceOver, whether your ARIA live region announces at the right moment, or whether your custom autocomplete is navigable with JAWS. We test with actual screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, and magnification software. When we document conformance, we have used the technologies your users rely on.

Developers Who Understand Accessibility Implementation

Your frontend team does not need a consultant who can identify that SC 1.4.3 requires 4.5:1 contrast. They need someone who can explain how to implement accessible color theming across a design system, debug why a focus indicator disappears in Safari, or architect an accessible routing solution for a single-page application. We speak React, Angular, Vue, and vanilla JavaScript. We understand CSS specificity battles and shadow DOM encapsulation. When we identify an issue, we explain how to fix it in your codebase, not just which WCAG criterion it violates.

VPATs That Reflect Reality

The VPAT is a self-attestation document. No auditor verifies your claims before publication. This creates an industry where "Supports" often means "we hope it supports" and "Partially Supports" means "we have not tested this." Our VPATs document actual conformance based on systematic evaluation. Every claim traces to testing evidence. Every exception includes specific explanation. When a procurement officer reviews your ACR, the claims hold up because we verified them before documenting them.

Remediation That Addresses Root Causes

Accessibility issues cluster around patterns. A broken focus management approach creates dozens of individual violations. A missing labeling strategy affects every form. Fixing symptoms one by one wastes engineering cycles. We identify the architectural decisions causing accessibility failures and provide remediation guidance that addresses patterns, not just instances. Your team fixes the system once instead of chasing individual issues indefinitely.

Federal Procurement Fluency

Section 508 conformance is a procurement gate. Agencies evaluate VPATs during acquisition. Solicitations include ICT accessibility requirements. Contractors face increasing scrutiny on accessibility claims. We understand federal procurement language, how agencies evaluate accessibility documentation, and what conformance claims actually need to demonstrate. Your VPAT becomes an asset in the procurement process, not a liability waiting to surface.

No Conflict of Interest

We advise on conformance. We test against standards. We help you build accessible products. We do not act as a formal certification body because no such centralized body exists for 508. We act as your technical partner to ensure your Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) withstands the scrutiny of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trusted Testers and agency accessibility officers.

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WCAG & Section 508 · Advisory Service Components

For organizations pursuing federal contracts or building inclusive digital products

Accessibility conformance requires more than automated scanning. We provide comprehensive evaluation combining automated testing, manual inspection, and assistive technology validation. Your team receives detailed remediation guidance, conformance documentation that withstands procurement scrutiny, and ongoing support to maintain accessibility as your product evolves.

  • Accessibility Analysis Comprehensive evaluation against WCAG 2.1 Level AA and Section 508 requirements. We test with automated tools, manual inspection, and assistive technologies including screen readers, keyboard navigation, and magnification software. You receive a detailed findings report with prioritized remediation guidance mapped to specific code patterns and components.
  • VPAT & ACR Development Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates and Accessibility Conformance Reports that document actual conformance. Every claim based on systematic testing. Every exception clearly explained. Documentation formatted to ITIC standards and ready for federal procurement evaluation.
  • Remediation Advisory Accessibility issues rarely exist in isolation. A component library with broken focus management creates violations across every screen. A design system with insufficient contrast affects the entire product. We identify root causes, prioritize by impact and effort, and provide implementation guidance your developers can execute without accessibility expertise.
  • Design System Accessibility Review Component libraries establish accessibility patterns that propagate everywhere. We evaluate your design system components for keyboard operability, screen reader compatibility, focus management, and ARIA implementation. Remediation at the component level fixes accessibility across every screen that uses the system.
  • Procurement Support Federal solicitations include accessibility requirements. Proposals require conformance documentation. Contracting officers evaluate VPATs during source selection. We help you understand solicitation requirements, prepare conformance documentation, and respond to accessibility questions during the procurement process.

Accessibility conformance is not a destination. Products evolve. WCAG standards update. User needs expand. We build evaluation processes that integrate with your development lifecycle, documentation that reflects your current state accurately, and remediation approaches that prevent new issues from replicating old patterns.

Includes:

  • WCAG 2.1/2.2 Conformance Evaluation
  • Section 508 Compliance Assessment
  • VPAT/ACR Development
  • Remediation Roadmap & Prioritization
  • Component Library Accessibility Review
  • Assistive Technology Testing
  • Procurement Documentation Support
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WCAG & Section 508 · Enjinia Blade Division

For organizations that need hands-on accessibility implementation, not just findings reports

Identifying accessibility issues is the easy part. Fixing them requires developers who understand both WCAG requirements and modern frontend architecture. Our engineering team implements accessibility fixes, builds accessible component patterns, and integrates testing into your development workflow so new features ship accessible from the start.

  • Accessible Component Development Custom UI components that work correctly with assistive technologies. Keyboard navigation that follows expected patterns. ARIA attributes that convey state and structure. Focus management that handles complex interactions. We build the components your product needs with accessibility engineered in, not retrofitted later.
  • Remediation Implementation Findings reports identify what is broken. Someone still has to fix it. We provide engineering resources to implement accessibility remediation in your codebase. Focus management fixes. ARIA corrections. Semantic structure improvements. Keyboard operability for custom widgets. Your team stays focused on features while we close accessibility gaps.
  • Automated Testing Integration Accessibility testing belongs in your CI/CD pipeline. We integrate automated accessibility checks into your development workflow using axe-core, pa11y, or other tooling appropriate to your stack. Developers receive immediate feedback on accessibility regressions. Violations block deployment before reaching production.
  • Accessibility Architecture Consulting Some accessibility problems require architectural solutions. Single-page application routing that manages focus on navigation. Modal dialogs that trap focus correctly. Dynamic content that announces appropriately to screen readers. We provide architecture guidance and implementation patterns that solve accessibility challenges at the system level.

Accessibility retrofits are expensive. Accessibility built into development process is sustainable. We help your team build the skills, patterns, and tooling to ship accessible features without requiring external evaluation for every release.

Includes:

  • Accessible Component Development
  • Remediation Implementation
  • Automated Testing Integration
  • CI/CD Accessibility Gates
  • Developer Training & Enablement
  • Architecture Pattern Development
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WCAG & Section 508 · Managed Accessibility Services

For organizations that need ongoing accessibility support without dedicated internal resources

Accessibility is not a project with an end date. Products change. Standards evolve. New features require new evaluation. Managed accessibility provides continuous conformance support: regular evaluation cycles, updated VPATs as your product changes, remediation guidance as new issues surface, and procurement support as new opportunities arise.

  • Continuous Evaluation Regular accessibility assessment cycles aligned to your release cadence. We evaluate new features before launch, identify regressions, and maintain current conformance documentation. Your VPAT reflects your product as it exists today, not as it existed when you first commissioned it.
  • VPAT Maintenance Procurement requires current conformance documentation. A two-year-old VPAT for a product with monthly releases tells agencies nothing useful. We maintain your VPAT through product changes, updating conformance claims and exceptions as features change, tracking remediation progress, and providing current documentation for procurement requests.
  • Remediation Backlog Management Accessibility findings accumulate faster than most teams can remediate. We maintain your accessibility backlog, prioritize based on user impact and procurement risk, track remediation progress, and provide updated guidance as your technology stack evolves.
  • Procurement Response Support Federal opportunities require accessibility documentation on procurement timelines. We provide rapid response for solicitation accessibility requirements, proposal support, and contracting officer questions about conformance.

Accessibility conformance degrades without ongoing attention. New features introduce new issues. Design changes affect existing patterns. Standards updates create new requirements. Managed accessibility keeps your product conformant and your documentation current without requiring dedicated internal accessibility resources.

Includes:

  • Quarterly Accessibility Evaluations
  • Continuous VPAT Maintenance
  • Remediation Backlog Management
  • Procurement Response Support
  • Standards Update Monitoring
  • Regression Testing Integration
Our Approach

How We Make Accessibility Real.

Accessibility conformance requires systematic evaluation, not checklist auditing. Our approach combines automated scanning, expert manual testing, and real assistive technology validation to identify issues that affect actual users. The result is conformance documentation that reflects reality and remediation guidance that produces lasting improvement.

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PHASE 0: Discovery & Scope Definition

For organizations beginning accessibility evaluation

Accessibility scope varies dramatically by application. A static marketing site has different evaluation needs than a complex web application with hundreds of interactive components. We define scope precisely: which pages, which user flows, which functionality, which assistive technologies, which conformance level.

Discovery produces:

  • Defined evaluation scope and sample selection
  • Technology stack assessment
  • Assistive technology testing matrix
  • Timeline and resource requirements
  • Fixed price for evaluation engagement

Clear scope prevents surprise. You know exactly what we are evaluating, how we are evaluating it, and what the engagement costs before testing begins.

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WCAG & Section 508 · Evaluation & Testing

Systematic Conformance Assessment

We evaluate against WCAG 2.1 Level AA success criteria and applicable Section 508 requirements using a three-layer testing approach.

Automated Scanning Automated tools identify structural issues at scale: missing alternative text, form labeling problems, heading hierarchy violations, color contrast failures. We scan systematically across defined scope, deduplicate results, and eliminate false positives before including in findings.

Expert Manual Testing Automated tools catch perhaps 30-40% of accessibility issues. The rest require human evaluation. We manually test keyboard operability, focus management, reading order, meaningful sequence, and interaction patterns that automated tools cannot assess.

Assistive Technology Validation Conformance claims mean nothing if assistive technologies cannot access the content. We test with JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver. We verify keyboard-only navigation. We validate focus visibility and management. When we document that a feature "Supports" a requirement, we have used the technologies that matter.

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WCAG & Section 508 · Documentation & Remediation

Actionable Findings and conformance documentation

Evaluation produces two deliverables: remediation guidance and conformance documentation.

Findings Report Detailed documentation of accessibility issues organized by severity, user impact, and remediation complexity. Each finding includes the specific WCAG criterion, affected elements, reproduction steps, and implementation guidance appropriate to your technology stack. Developers receive direction they can act on, not just criterion numbers they have to research.

VPAT/ACR Accessibility Conformance Report documenting conformance status for each applicable criterion. Based on systematic evaluation, not assumption. Every "Supports" claim verified through testing. Every exception explained with specificity. Ready for federal procurement evaluation.

WCAG & Section 508 · Ongoing Conformance.

Accessibility That Persists Through Product evolution

Initial evaluation establishes baseline. Maintaining conformance requires ongoing attention. Products change. Features launch. Design systems evolve. Standards update.

We offer multiple ongoing support models:

  • Evaluation Cycles aligned to release cadence
  • VPAT Maintenance as features change
  • Remediation Advisory for new issues
  • Procurement Support for new opportunities

Accessibility is not a project. It is a product attribute that requires sustained investment.

Ready to Evaluate Accessibility?

Skip the automated scan report. Schedule a consultation with engineers who understand both accessibility requirements and frontend implementation. We will discuss your product, your conformance goals, and whether we are the right fit. No obligation. No pressure.