Notes

A VPAT Is Not a Magic Shield

A VPAT can be useful evidence, but it is not a guarantee that the product, configuration, workflow, or implementation your team ships will be accessible.

Accessibility Evidence Should Match the Thing You’re Shipping

Accessibility evidence is stronger when it matches the real workflow, content, configuration, documents, and version people will use after launch.

Ask Vendors How Accessibility Works in Your Configuration

Vendor accessibility answers are most useful when they connect to the version, settings, integrations, documents, and workflows your team will actually use.

Known Issues Are Better Than Surprise Issues

Known accessibility issues are not ideal, but they are easier to manage than issues nobody named until review, launch, or a user complaint.

A Vendor Claim Is Not the Same as a Tested Workflow

A vendor claim can start the accessibility conversation, but teams still need to understand whether the real workflow has been checked.

Vendor Accessibility Still Needs Ownership

Buying or configuring a vendor product does not remove accessibility ownership; it changes where teams need to ask, test, document, and follow up.

Start with the Path, Not the Checklist

Accessibility work goes better when teams understand the path early instead of treating WCAG like a last-minute checklist.

“Make It Accessible” Is Not a Requirement

“Make it accessible” is a good intention, but it is not enough for a team to build, test, accept, or review. Useful accessibility requirements describe the behavior people need.

Good Accessibility Requirements Prevent Rework

Accessibility requirements do not need to be complicated. They need to be clear enough that the team knows what to build, test, accept, and review.

What Accessibility Review Is Actually Looking For

Accessibility review is not a scavenger hunt for WCAG failures. It is a quality check on whether people can actually use the thing you built.