DVBE Digital Services
Accessibility & UX remediation
Audit an existing site or application against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508, fix what fails, and test it with assistive technology.
California Government Code §7405 and §11135 hold state entities to WCAG 2.1 AA, and most sites fail it in predictable places: forms without labels, images without text, colour contrast, keyboard traps, PDFs that screen readers cannot parse. An automated scanner finds perhaps a third of these. The rest take a person with a screen reader and a keyboard.
We audit both ways, rank every finding by user impact and effort, fix the templates and components so the same defect does not recur on every page, and test the result with assistive technology. You receive the remediation, the test evidence, and an accessibility statement you can publish.
How an engagement runs
Four steps, each with something you can review.
- 01
Discovery
We meet the people who use the system and the people who run it, read what exists, and write down what the work actually is. You get a scoped proposal with a fixed price or a capped estimate.
- 02
Design
Structure, flows, and a design system you approve before anything is built. Accessibility decisions are made here, where they are cheap.
- 03
Build and test
Development in short, reviewable increments with automated tests, keyboard and screen reader testing, and staging access for your team throughout.
- 04
Launch and handover
Deployment, documentation, editor or administrator training, and a defined support period. The goal is that your team can run it without us.
Why a certified DVBE
- Certified California DVBE — counts toward the state's 3% DVBE participation goal and eligible for direct award under the SB/DVBE Option
- Accessibility is built in from the first commit: this site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA, works with JavaScript disabled, and prints cleanly
- Small, senior team. The people who scope the work build the work
- Government-network constraints treated as requirements: locked-down browsers, content proxies, no third-party scripts
Other services
- Website modernizationRedesign and rebuild of public-facing government sites: content structure, design system, accessible front-end, CMS, and deployment.
- Digital workflow applicationsReplace paper, email, and spreadsheet processes with secure web applications: intake forms, case tracking, approvals, reporting.
Talk to us about accessibility & ux remediation.
Tell us what the system or site needs to do. We will come back with a scoped proposal.