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Public-sector accessibility assurance and remediation

508 Audit supports government agencies, prime contractors, and technology vendors with evidence-backed accessibility testing, document remediation, quality assurance, and validation.

We help delivery teams identify accessibility barriers, address complex issues, and document results against the requirements established for each engagement.

How We Work

Accessibility is a delivery responsibility

Public-sector accessibility work requires more than an automated test result.

Delivery teams need to understand which requirements apply, what was tested, what remains unresolved, and whether the finished work is ready for acceptance.

508 Audit combines structured testing, technical review, document accessibility expertise, and clear reporting to help organizations make informed decisions about the ICT they publish, procure, or deliver.

Each statement of work identifies the responsible delivery roles, the testing approach, and the review requirements for that engagement.

Scoped, Documented Engagements
Standards, deliverables, and review steps fixed in the SOW before work begins
Trusted Tester–Aligned Methodology
Testing approach informed by DHS Trusted Tester practices
Procurement Information Available
Current registration and procurement details confirmed directly by opportunity
Public-Sector Focused
Federal, state and local, higher ed, and primes — not a generalist agency

Why 508 Audit Exists

Accessibility is a procurement and delivery problem — not just a technical one

Public-sector teams routinely inherit ICT with vague VPATs, undocumented remediation history, and conformance claims no one can defend. Program offices need ACRs that survive scrutiny. Acquisition teams need vendor VPATs they can actually evaluate. Modernization and OIG reviewers need a paper trail. 508 Audit was built to deliver exactly that, with a scope, method, and evidence trail agreed in writing for each engagement.

How Our Team Delivers

Defined responsibilities. Documented results

Work is organized into four delivery functions. These describe how engagements are run, not a claim that any one person holds every specialty.

Strategy & Engagement Oversight

Client requirements, scope, applicable standards, commercial responsibilities, teaming, and delivery accountability.

Document Accessibility & Content Quality

Document structure, content organization, complex-document review, and the quality of client deliverables.

Accessibility Delivery & Quality Management

Project coordination, specialist assignments, milestones, exception management, and quality-control processes.

Testing & Validation

Testing, issue evidence, remediation verification, assistive-technology review where scoped, and final reporting by appropriately qualified personnel.

Our Team

The people behind each engagement

Each statement of work identifies the responsible delivery roles, the testing approach, and the review requirements.

Nicole Clayter, Founder and Federal Accessibility Strategist of 508 Audit, smiling in a navy double-breasted blazer and white shirt

FOUNDER & FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGIST

Nicole Clayter, B.S.

Certifications
DHS Trusted Tester

Nicole Clayter founded 508 Audit to help government contractors and public-sector organizations approach digital accessibility as a defined delivery responsibility. She leads company strategy, client relationships, engagement scoping, teaming development, and coordination of accessibility services. Her role connects procurement requirements with practical testing, remediation planning, quality assurance, and evidence-backed reporting. Nicole works with clients and qualified delivery specialists to establish clear responsibilities, appropriate methods, and deliverables aligned with each engagement's scope.

Barbara Schryver, Director of Document Accessibility and Content Quality at 508 Audit

DIRECTOR OF DOCUMENT ACCESSIBILITY & CONTENT QUALITY

Barbara Schryver, Ph.D.

Education
Ph.D.
Certifications
DHS Trusted Tester

Barbara Schryver brings a background in scientific and technical writing, complex documentation, and content quality to 508 Audit. She leads the company's document accessibility and content-quality function, with particular attention to document organization, meaningful structure, clear communication, and the quality of client-facing deliverables. Her work connects complex source material with practical accessibility and documentation requirements, supporting the review of reports, forms, and other content-intensive deliverables. Where specialized technical testing or remediation is required, this function coordinates with the assigned accessibility specialists and quality reviewers.

Edward Schryver, Accessibility Delivery and Quality Lead at 508 Audit

ACCESSIBILITY DELIVERY & QUALITY LEAD

Edward Schryver, MBA

Education
MBA
Certifications
DHS Trusted Tester

Edward Schryver supports the operational coordination of accessibility engagements at 508 Audit. His role connects project requirements, specialist assignments, delivery milestones, quality review, and client handoff. He helps establish defined responsibilities and track deliverables so that accessibility findings, remediation activities, and validation work are coordinated against the agreed scope. Where technical testing is required, appropriately qualified personnel perform and review the work under the project's approved delivery structure.

Timothy Schryver, Accessibility Testing Specialist at 508 Audit

ACCESSIBILITY TESTING SPECIALIST

Timothy Schryver

Certifications
CompTIA A+CompTIA Network+CompTIA Security+

Timothy Schryver supports accessibility testing and remediation verification within defined project scopes. His responsibilities include assisting with test execution, documenting observed barriers, collecting supporting evidence, tracking findings, and retesting corrected issues. He works within established testing procedures and coordinates with senior technical reviewers when specialized assessment or remediation decisions are required. The focus of his role is accurate testing support, clear issue documentation, and reliable follow-through on assigned accessibility work.

Independence & Standards

We are explicit about what we tested and who produced it

Independent validation

Evaluation of work produced by another party. Reports state that 508 Audit did not produce the work under review.

Quality assurance and validation

Review of remediation produced by 508 Audit itself. This is described as QA or validation, never as independent validation.

Evaluation standards are engagement-specific. Each project identifies the applicable Section 508 requirements, the WCAG version in scope, any PDF accessibility requirements, and the contractual standards the work will be measured against.

A passing automated checker is not the same as complete conformance, and an accessibility conformance report documents tested results rather than guaranteeing legal compliance or government acceptance.

Standards & Methodology

Mapped to the standards your reviewers actually cite

Precision

Testing follows the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester process and is mapped to the success criteria in scope for the engagement, with evidence behind every claim.

Authority

Engagements are mapped to the applicable Section 508 requirements, the agreed WCAG version, VPAT/ACR formats, and ADA Title II readiness criteria.

Partnership

We work as an extension of your Section 508 program office, acquisition team, or delivery group, with responsibilities set out in the statement of work.

Procurement & Contractor Readiness

Documentation written for award files and audits

508 Audit deliverables are written for the people who have to review them: contracting officers, COR/COTRs, Section 508 program offices, OIG reviewers, and prime contractor compliance leads. The statement of work defines whether the engagement includes an ACR or VPAT, the evaluator or signatory role, and the evidence needed to support the contracted deliverable.

  • ACR/VPAT support and named sign-off where contracted
  • Evidence log mapped to every Supports / Partially / Does Not Support claim
  • Remediation roadmap with severity, criterion, and validation status
  • Scoped subcontract delivery and teaming for prime contractors
Section 508 Audits
Conformance testing with named-evaluator sign-off
VPAT / ACR Services
Vendor VPAT preparation and procurement-side VPAT review
Document Accessibility
PDF/UA and Section 508 document remediation
ADA Title II Readiness
Inventory, baseline, and roadmap to DOJ Title II deadlines

Start with a contained work package

Send the requirement, sample, or milestone and we will propose a scoped engagement with defined deliverables.