Build digital experiences everyone can use.
TaggedWorks helps organizations audit, remediate, design, and govern accessible websites, software applications, and digital documents by combining standards expertise with hands-on engineering.
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</main>Uncompromising Structural Semantics
Every component we audit or engineer undergoes direct verification across this layer.
Verification Metrics
Accessibility requires far more than an automated scanner.
Automated testing tools reliably catch syntax errors and static contrast failures, but miss between 60% and 70% of accessibility defects. Genuine compliance requires human verification of semantics, keyboard interaction, and assistive technology behavior.
Automated Testing
Scale & Syntax Detection (30–40%)
Evaluates DOM rules, programmatic label attributes, duplicate IDs, and mathematical contrast pairs across thousands of URLs in CI/CD pipelines.
Expert Manual Testing
Interaction & Semantics (Essential)
Engineers evaluate full keyboard navigation, modal focus traps, 400% zoom reflow, dynamic live regions, and error identification context.
Assistive Tech Testing
Real-World Verification (Decisive)
Validates the actual user experience across primary screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, TalkBack) on genuine operating systems and physical devices.
Comprehensive accessibility engineering services.
Accessibility Audits
Multi-layer manual, automated, and assistive technology testing against WCAG 2.2 AA.
Code Remediation
Hands-on engineering remediation directly in your components, repositories, and PRs.
Design System Accessibility
Foundational accessible components, keyboard models, focus states, and tokens.
Web Accessibility
Auditing and technical verification for public websites, SaaS, dashboards, and portals.
PDF & Document Accessibility
PDF/UA (ISO 14289) conformance, tagging trees, reading order, and document templates.
Accessibility Governance
Organizational policies, RACI matrices, procurement gates, and compliance dashboards.
The TaggedWorks Accessibility Engineering Lifecycle.
We guide enterprise partners through an institutionalized process that moves beyond disjointed bug lists toward permanent, repeatable accessibility capabilities.
- STEP 01Target Definition
Discover & Scope
Identify high-traffic user journeys, stateful components, authenticated workflows, and document repositories.
[ verified ] - STEP 02Empirical Testing
Multi-Layer Audit
Combine automated scanning with expert manual code inspection, keyboard navigation, and screen reader verification.
[ verified ] - STEP 03Agile Backlog
Triage & Prioritize
Classify defects by real-world user impact (Critical, High, Medium) and map them directly into engineering sprints.
[ verified ] - STEP 04Hands-on Engineering
Code Remediation
Our engineers partner directly with your developers to write production-ready PRs, ARIA fixes, and token updates.
[ verified ] - STEP 05Verification Sign-Off
Retest & Validate
Verify fixes in staging environments, confirm zero regressions, and issue defensible conformance documentation.
[ verified ] - STEP 06Long-Term Health
Continuous Governance
Integrate automated CI/CD linter gates, role-based training, and scheduled monitoring to sustain compliance.
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Accessibility belongs in every phase of your software lifecycle.
Fixing defects after release is slow and costly. We integrate accessibility into your design tokens, story specifications, component architecture, and automated CI pull request checks.
Design Systems & Figma
Contrast-verified color tokens, touch target sizing, and focus order annotations.
Frontend Implementation
Strict semantic HTML, valid ARIA 1.2 authoring patterns, and clean focus traps.
CI/CD & DevOps Automation
axe-core integration and Playwright test assertions gating pull request merges.
Release & Procurement
Defensible Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) built on VPAT 2.5.
// Automated linting and keyboard validation assertion:
$ npm run test:a11y ✓ FormField: programmatically associated labels (14/14) ✓ ModalDialog: keyboard focus trapped on open ✓ ModalDialog: returns focus to trigger on Escape ✓ ColorSystem: all tokens meet WCAG 2.2 AA (4.5:1+) ✓ ButtonTarget: minimum 24x24 CSS px verified Result: 0 critical violations, 0 warnings
Technical standards and legal obligations.
We help clients navigate complex global mandates by distinguishing empirical technical criteria from statutory and contractual obligations.
WCAG 2.2
The definitive global benchmark featuring 9 new criteria for low-vision and cognitive usability.
Section 508
Mandatory ICT accessibility requirements for federal agencies, contractors, and grant recipients.
EN 301 549
Comprehensive European procurement accessibility standard covering web, mobile, and hardware.
European Accessibility Act
Binding private sector obligations taking effect across EU member states by mid-2025.
ADA Digital Compliance
DOJ Title II state/local rules and Title III public accommodation judicial benchmarks.
PDF/UA (ISO 14289)
International standard for structural tagging, reading order, and table semantics in PDFs.
Tailored for organizations with serious obligations.
Government & Public Sector
DOJ Title II compliance and civic service portal accessibility.
Financial Services & Banking
Secure transactional accounts, e-statements, and loan workflows.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Telehealth interfaces, patient portals, and ACA Section 1557.
Higher Education & EdTech
LMS courseware, academic research repositories, and student portals.
Technology & SaaS
VPAT authoring for enterprise B2B sales and accessible design systems.
Ecommerce & Retail
Accessible shopping funnels, checkout flows, and ADA mitigation.
Enterprise & Intranets
Employee internal tools, HR platforms, and global portfolio governance.
Travel & Hospitality
Accessible booking engines, flight seat maps, and hotel reservation flows.
Technical publications & checklists.
WCAG 2.2 Success Criteria: Technical Implementation Guide
A comprehensive developer guide to the nine new success criteria in WCAG 2.2, with code examples, focus appearance calculations, and testing procedures.
Automated vs. Manual Accessibility Testing: What Each Tool Actually Catches
An empirical analysis of why automated scanning tools catch only 30-40% of accessibility defects, and how to structure an effective hybrid testing strategy.
Accessible Web Forms: The Complete Engineering Checklist
A production-tested checklist for building fully accessible forms, covering labels, error handling, ARIA attributes, autocomplete, and keyboard navigation.
Make accessibility part of how your organization builds.
Whether you are addressing a pending compliance audit, authoring a VPAT for an enterprise deal, or fixing code at the design system level, our senior engineers are ready to partner with your team.