§ 01 · Berth · Outbound · WCAG 2.1 AA audit · 3 days · $500
WCAG 2.1 AA.
Audited by a human.
A full WCAG 2.1 AA audit plus a prioritised, 30-day fix list. Legal-grade compliance documentation for healthcare, legal, government, and education clients. Pairs with any build or runs standalone. Three business days. Lighthouse catches ~30% of issues; we cover the other 70 with real screen-readers and keyboard-only paths.
Request the manifest · $500 fixed
3-day delivery · NVDA + VoiceOver tested · Conformance statement included · Re-test free within 60 days
Standing test plan · Lighthouse + 4 manual screen-readers · per page
What gets tested.
- 01Automated · axe · WAVE · Pa11y · LighthouseDAY 1
- 02NVDA / Win+Firefox · VoiceOver / mac+SafariDAY 2
- 03iOS VoiceOver · Android TalkBack · mobileDAY 2
- 04Keyboard-only path · every page · every formDAY 2
- 05“Automated-only” audit · no human passrefused
- 06Guaranteed-immunity claimsrefused
TESTED
LEGAL-GRADE Re-test ≤ 60 days
§ 02 · Berth · The Problem · Six places most Tampa sites fail
ADA lawsuits tripled 2018–2024. Most failures are in the same six places.
You’re worried about
- Getting a demand letter for an ADA violation you didn’t know existed.
- Lighthouse scoring 95+ while the site is unusable on a screen-reader.
- Settlement quotes of $25K when a $500 audit + 30 days of fixes could have prevented it.
- “Compliant” claims you can’t back up with documented evidence.
Failure mode · 01
Contrast ratios.
WCAG 2.1 AA: 4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text and UI elements. Most sites have at least one colour pair below threshold — often a brand-colour CTA failing small-text contrast. One swap fixes every instance sitewide. The audit finds them all.
Most common · easiest to fix once found
Failure mode · 02
Keyboard navigation.
Tab order broken, focus indicator invisible, modals that trap focus and don’t release, custom dropdowns that don’t respond to arrow keys. Keyboard-only and screen-reader users get stuck.
Lawsuit-trigger · invisible to mouse users
Failure mode · 03
Alt text on images.
“image1.jpg” isn’t alt text. Neither is “decorative image.” We audit every img tag and ask: useful for a screen-reader user, or noise?
Per-image judgment · machines can’t help
Failure mode · 04
Form labels + error states.
Placeholder text isn’t a label. Errors shown only by red border aren’t announced. Forms are the highest-risk surface for ADA lawsuits because they directly block conversion.
Highest-risk surface · per form testing
Failure mode · 05
Heading hierarchy.
Skipped levels, multiple H1s, decorative headings. Screen-reader users navigate by heading; if your H1 is followed by an H3, the document outline is broken. Quick to fix, quick to miss.
Structural · easy to find & fix
Failure mode · 06 · And the math
ARIA misuse. And the math.
ARIA roles applied incorrectly are worse than no ARIA at all — they create false promises to screen readers. Common offender: custom dropdowns labelled as menus that don’t behave like menus. If you’re in healthcare, legal, government, or education, the legal exposure is real and growing. $500 audit. $5K–$25K typical settlement. The math isn’t close.
Risk × cost · the audit pays for itself
§ 03 · Berth · The Position · Machines cover 30. Humans cover 70.
Lighthouse catches ~30% of WCAG issues.
The other 70 require humans with real screen-readers.
If your site is healthy and you trust automated tooling, run Lighthouse yourself — that’s a legitimate path. We’ll tell you so. The trouble is that automated scans cover the criteria a machine can check (contrast, missing alt attributes, missing form labels), and miss the ones a human has to test: does the screen-reader actually announce the error? does keyboard tab order make sense? does that ARIA role lie about what the widget does?
Plus: Lighthouse outputs a list of 100s of issues with no prioritisation. Yours to triage. Our audit ranks the top 20 by legal-risk × fix-effort, so you know what to fix first — and what 30-minute fixes will cover three quarters of your exposure.
The price isn’t the cost of an audit. The price is senior judgment on top of automated results, plus a defensible compliance document with dated evidence. In settlement negotiations, that’s typically the difference between a $5K outcome and a $25K one.
§ 04 · Berth · The Haul · A compliance document, yours to keep
A compliance document. Yours to keep.
Three written deliverables in three business days. Designed for handing to legal counsel, internal stakeholders, or your developer.
8–14 page audit report
Automated + manual + industry-specific
- Executive summary — WCAG 2.1 AA conformance in one paragraph anyone can read
- Automated scan results — Lighthouse · axe · WAVE · Pa11y CI (the 30%)
- Manual test results — NVDA/Firefox · VoiceOver/Safari · iOS · Android · keyboard-only (the 70%)
- Per-page contrast + form a11y assessment — surfaces lawsuits target
- Industry-specific check — ADA Title II · Section 508 · healthcare · legal · gov · edu
Senior-reviewed · evidence-backed
Top 20 fixes · ranked + roadmapped
Legal-risk × effort · 30-day plan
- Prioritised fix list — top 20 ranked by risk × effort · not 100s of items
- 30-day fix roadmap — week-by-week if you’re doing it yourself
- Code snippets — where applicable · so your developer can execute
30-min fixes that cover 3/4 of exposure · named
Conformance statement + re-test
For your footer · for legal counsel · free re-test in 60 days
- WCAG 2.1 AA conformance statement — one-page · dated · for footer or legal
- One free re-test within 60 days · update conformance statement after fixes
- Legal-defensibility note — what audit covers, what it doesn’t · no false promises
Dated evidence · settlement-negotiation grade
$500, fixed. 3 business days. Conformance statement included. Audit fee credited 100% if you hire us for remediation.
§ 05 · Berth · The Log · Three days · Real assistive tech
Three days. Three deliverables. Real assistive tech.
Faster than the SEO audit because the surface area is more bounded. Same level of senior human attention per page.
Baseline · automated scan + crawl
The 30% machines catch
- Full site crawl
- Lighthouse · axe DevTools · WAVE · Pa11y CI
- Colour Contrast Analyser · every colour pair
→ Ships: crawl + automated scan results
The 70% machines miss
4 screen-readers · keyboard-only · per form
- NVDA on Windows + Firefox · VoiceOver on macOS + Safari
- Mobile screen-reader: iOS VoiceOver · Android TalkBack
- Keyboard-only path testing · every page, every interaction
- Form-specific testing per form
→ Ships: manual test results · per-form findings
Prioritise + ship
Top 20 ranked · report assembled · senior-signed
- Prioritisation — top 20 by legal-risk × effort
- Conformance statement drafted
- Report assembled, reviewed by senior, delivered
- Re-test offer scheduled · 60 days post-fix
→ Ships: audit report · fix list · conformance statement
§ 06 · Berth · The Price · One number, two paths
$500 fixed. One tier.
Same price for every site. Sites with extreme scale (10,000+ pages) or atypical platforms (custom CMS, native mobile apps) are individually scoped at a higher base.
Standalone audit
$500 · 3-day · audit only
- 8–14 page audit report
- Top 20 prioritised fix list + 30-day roadmap
- WCAG 2.1 AA conformance statement
- One free re-test within 60 days
- You (or your developer) execute the fixes
Audit + remediation
$500 credit · audit then scoped fix engagement
- Audit identifies the work
- Remediation scoped by issue count · separate quote
- $500 audit fee credited 100% against remediation
- Post-fix re-test + updated conformance statement
- For clients who don’t want to manage the fixes themselves
In both: $500 audit fee · 3 business days · WCAG 2.1 AA · 4 screen-reader manual test · top 20 ranked · conformance statement · free re-test in 60 days. Remediation pricing scopes after the audit identifies the work.
§ 08 · Berth · Marginalia · Reasonable questions
Reasonable questions.
FAQ · 01
Will this make me ADA-compliant for sure?
No one can promise that. What we can promise: a defensible WCAG 2.1 AA audit by a senior tester with real assistive tech, a dated conformance statement, and a prioritised fix list. In settlement negotiations, that documentation is typically the difference between a $5K and a $25K outcome. Any vendor selling guaranteed immunity is selling something we don’t.
Legal reality · honest framing
FAQ · 02
Why $500 if I can run Lighthouse for free?
Lighthouse catches ~30% of WCAG issues — the ones a machine can check. The other 70% require humans with real screen-readers. Plus prioritisation: Lighthouse gives you 100s of issues with no triage. Our audit ranks the top 20 by risk × effort.
30 / 70 split · the whole point
FAQ · 03
What’s the conformance statement actually for?
Two uses: a footer link on your site claiming WCAG 2.1 AA conformance with a date, and a document handed to legal counsel during demand-letter response. Dated evidence of due diligence is the most useful thing in settlement.
Use cases · footer + counsel
FAQ · 04
Do I need to fix all 100 issues you find?
No. Fix the top 20 first — they cover ~3/4 of legal exposure. The other 80 are largely cosmetic or minor. The 30-day roadmap is structured so the highest-risk items ship first; the rest queue.
Triage · top 20 covers 3/4 of exposure
FAQ · 05
My site is on Wix / Squarespace / a builder. Can you still audit?
Yes — the audit doesn’t depend on the platform. The fix list might, though: some builder platforms restrict what you can change. We’ll tell you on the audit which issues are platform-fixable vs. baked-in limitations. For severely restricted platforms (some Wix templates, some old builders), the honest recommendation is sometimes a redesign onto WordPress rather than retro-fitting.
Platform scope · audits anything · fixes depend
Berth · 09
$500 audit. $25K typical settlement. The math isn’t close.
Send your URL. WCAG 2.1 AA audit by a senior tester, four screen-readers, real keyboard testing, top-20 fix list, conformance statement for your footer or legal counsel. Three business days. No call required, no follow-up sequence.
- $500 fixed · 3-day delivery
- NVDA + VoiceOver tested · not just Lighthouse
- Top 20 issues prioritised by legal-risk × fix-effort
- WCAG 2.1 AA conformance statement included
- One free re-test within 60 days · audit credits if you hire us
Tampa, FL · Also working in: Orlando · Jacksonville · Miami · St. Petersburg
§ 10 · Berth · Send it over · Book the audit
Send your URL. We’ll schedule the audit by return email.
URL, industry (healthcare, legal, gov, edu, or other), and whether there’s existing compliance pressure (demand letter, RFP requirement). A senior person reads it and replies within a business day. Prefer plain email? support@misspepper.ai reaches the same inbox; or call 844-202-6410.
We confirm receipt within one business day · often same day