A web accessibility consultant who fixes the real problem
An accessibility consultant is the expert who turns “we think our site has issues” into a clear, prioritized plan you can actually execute. Curbcut provides website accessibility consulting grounded in WCAG 2.1 AA, ADA Title III, and Section 508 — with one firm rule: we never recommend overlays or accessibility widgets. We guide you toward durable, manual fixes that genuinely work for people using assistive technology.
Most small businesses don’t need a vendor who installs a script and disappears. They need a guide who explains what’s wrong, what matters most, and how to build accessibility into the way their team works. That’s consulting.
When you need an accessibility consultant
You’re a good fit for consulting if any of these sound familiar:
- You received an ADA demand letter or want to avoid a lawsuit before one arrives.
- You have an audit report full of findings and no idea what to tackle first.
- You’re redesigning or replatforming and want accessibility built in from the start.
- A client, RFP, or government contract requires a VPAT or proof of conformance.
- Your team keeps shipping inaccessible features and needs training, not just fixes.
What an accessibility consultant actually delivers
Consulting is broader than a one-time report. Here’s how the pieces fit together.
| Service | What it answers | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Expert guidance | ”What’s wrong and why does it matter?” | A prioritized, plain-language roadmap |
| Team training | ”How do we stop creating these issues?” | Designers and devs who build accessibly |
| Design review | ”Is this mockup accessible before we build it?” | Problems caught pre-launch, cheaply |
| Remediation oversight | ”Are these fixes done correctly?” | Verified conformance, not guesswork |
| VPAT support | ”Can we document our status formally?” | A credible conformance report |
Expert guidance and prioritization
Not every issue carries equal weight. A missing form label that blocks checkout matters more than a decorative image without alt text. We map findings to the POUR principles — perceivable, operable, understandable, robust — and to conformance levels A, AA, and AAA, so you spend effort where it reduces real barriers and legal exposure. New to the framework? Our POUR principles guide breaks it down.
Training your team
The cheapest accessibility is the kind you never have to remediate. We train designers on color contrast and focus states, and developers on ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and keyboard navigation. We also show teams how to test the way real users do — with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver — so issues surface before launch instead of in a complaint.
Design and code review
Catching an inaccessible pattern in a Figma mockup costs minutes. Catching it after launch costs a remediation project. We review designs and pull requests against WCAG 2.1 AA so accessibility is a checkpoint in your workflow, not an afterthought.
VPAT and conformance documentation
When a buyer, agency, or contract asks “is your product accessible?”, they often want a VPAT — a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template documenting how you meet WCAG and Section 508. We help you produce one that’s honest and defensible. See our VPAT and conformance report service for detail.
Expert-witness-adjacent support (not legal advice)
Thousands of ADA web accessibility lawsuits are filed in the US each year, and many hinge on technical questions: does this site conform to WCAG, and where does it fail? We provide the technical accessibility expertise and documentation that informs those conversations — clear conformance findings, reproducible test results, and plain-language explanations.
To be explicit: this is technical guidance, not legal advice. We don’t represent you, file responses, or interpret your liability. For anything touching a specific claim or the DOJ, work with a qualified attorney. We handle the accessibility facts; your lawyer handles the law. If you’ve already been contacted, start with our ADA demand letter guidance.
Why we refuse to recommend overlays
Every reputable accessibility consultant arrives at the same conclusion: overlay widgets don’t work. They inject JavaScript that claims to “fix” accessibility automatically, but they don’t repair the underlying HTML, ARIA, or content — and sites relying on them have still been sued. A consultant whose answer is “install our script” is selling you peace of mind, not compliance.
Our position is that accessibility lives in the code, so that’s where we fix it. If you’re weighing the two approaches, read overlay vs manual remediation before you spend a dollar.
Our credentials and approach
Curbcut’s consulting is led by [EXPERT_NAME], holding [EXPERT_CREDENTIALS], with hands-on experience remediating sites across e-commerce, healthcare, law, and hospitality. We test against real assistive technology rather than trusting automated scanners alone — because scanners catch only a fraction of what blocks a real user. Our guidance follows the consensus standards published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, with reference to ADA.gov, Section508.gov, and the testing methodology behind WebAIM.
How a consulting engagement works
- Scan and scope. We run a free accessibility scan and talk through your goals, deadlines, and risk.
- Audit. A manual evaluation against WCAG 2.1 AA, tested with screen readers and keyboard-only navigation.
- Roadmap. A prioritized plan: what to fix first, what to train on, what to document.
- Execute. We guide or perform remediation, review the work, and verify conformance.
- Sustain. Training and optional monitoring keep you compliant as your site changes.
Accessibility isn’t a one-time purchase — it’s a practice. A good consultant leaves your team more capable than they found it. Start with a free accessibility scan and we’ll show you exactly where you stand and what to do next.