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Why Purpose-Built Beats a General IT Contractor for ADA/WCAG Compliance

General contractors treat accessibility as a line item in a larger SOW. ADAWCAG is built exclusively for ADA/WCAG — every feature, every workflow, every report is designed for compliance outcomes, not generic IT delivery.

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Feature comparison

Side-by-side: what you get with a general IT contractor versus a purpose-built accessibility platform.

CategoryGeneral IT ContractorsADAWCAG.org
Accessibility FocusOne of many services100% dedicated platform
Human Blind TesterPlanned / future goalActive — DHS Certified
Scan TechnologySingle tool (axe-core only)axe-core + pa11y + Lighthouse
Time to First ReportWeeks via RFP processMinutes
Certification BadgeNot offeredAuto-issued at 85+ score
Remediation SupportExtra SOW requiredBuilt into dashboard
Legal Case DatabaseNot included50 ADA case database
ADA Deadline AwarenessGeneral IT timelineTitle II countdown to April 26, 2027 (extended)
Pricing$50K–$200K+ contractsSaaS — starts at $49/mo
VPAT GenerationManual, hours of workOne-click .docx download
Continuous MonitoringPoint-in-time audit onlyOngoing scheduled scans
Government ProcurementStandard IT vendorSAM.gov registered · UEI: WNZJXHNPC2K3 · CAGE: 1AUK4

The cost of getting it wrong

$25,000+
Average ADA lawsuit settlement cost

Per DOJ-published data and legal industry estimates

4,600+
Digital accessibility lawsuits filed in 2023

Title III filings per published legal industry data

30–40%
Issues caught by automation alone

The rest require human testing with assistive technology

Specialization is the difference

A general IT contractor can write accessible code if given the right spec. But they will not know that DOJ's April 2026 Interim Final Rule extended the Title II deadlines to April 26, 2027 (50k+) and April 26, 2028 (smaller jurisdictions), the nuances of WCAG 2.1 AA conformance vs best practice, or how DOJ settlements actually define remediation obligations. ADAWCAG was built by people who live this space — and our platform is tuned for one outcome: defensible, documented compliance.

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