Overlay Band-Aids
Websites running accessibility overlay widgets that mask problems instead of fixing the underlying code and structure
One Compliance Program for
WCAG, ADA, Section 508
The federal deadline moved, but the obligation didn't.
Compliance 360 covers the full standard, not a widget that papers over it.
Where Things Actually Stand
Here's where things actually stand. The DOJ's ADA Title II rule requires public colleges and universities to hit WCAG 2.1 Level AA, on both websites and mobile apps. The original April 2026 deadline got pushed back a year, large public institutions now have until April 26, 2027, smaller ones until April 26, 2028. That's runway, not relief, the standard itself didn't change. And private institutions aren't off the hook either, Title III and Section 504 still apply, deadline or no deadline. A lot of what gets sold in this space is a JavaScript widget you drop on top of your existing site, and it claims to fix accessibility automatically. It doesn't touch the underlying code. And it doesn't hold up under real scrutiny either, one of the big overlay vendors actually got fined a million dollars by the FTC in 2025 for claiming exactly that. We do this differently.
We work on the actual code, content, and structure of your site, so when someone using a screen reader tries to register for classes, it genuinely works. Not just passes an automated scan.
Compliance is a Program
The most common mistake isn't ignoring accessibility, it's installing a widget and calling it done. That doesn't survive a DOJ complaint, a student lawsuit, or an actual person trying to navigate your registration system with a screen reader. We build compliance as an ongoing program, audit, fix, document, train, monitor, not a one-time purchase that checks a box.
Key Deliverables
Accessibility compliance isn't a one-time audit you check off and forget — it's a standard that has to hold up across every page, portal, and update you push after launch. Strip away the specifics, though, and here's what stays consistent across every engagement:
- WCAG 2.1 AA conformance work across your website, portals, mobile apps, and web applications
- ADA Title II and Title III compliance support, tailored to public or private institution status
- Section 508 compliance for federally connected programs and content
- VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) support for your own systems and for evaluating vendor software
- Content editor and staff training so accessibility holds up after launch, not just on audit day
- Real code-level remediation, not an overlay widget layered on top of unchanged HTML
- Ongoing compliance monitoring so a fix made today doesn't quietly break six months from now
What's included service?
- - WCAG and ADA compliance work
- - Code-level fixes, not overlays
- - VPAT support and vendor vetting
- - Staff training and ongoing monitoring
The Solution
Common Points we Solve
FAQs
Frequently Asked
Questions
Questions
We move fast on triage — highest legal exposure first, not just the easy fixes.
Catalogs, PDFs, forms, embedded third-party tools — the pages that carry the real risk.
Monitoring matters more than people expect — every new page can reintroduce issues.
We audit those directly and flag where the vendor, not you, needs to fix it.
Contact
Let’s Build
Intelligent Things
Intelligent Things
E-mail address
Contact@1edgeit.com
Phone number
+1 (647) 555 0172