Stay ahead of ADA liabilities with expert compliance and accessibility solutions
Meet the Deadline. Reduce Risk. Protect Resident Access.
The clock is running. Under the DOJ's Title II rule, every public entity must evaluate and remediate accessibility barriers across their websites, mobile applications, forms, documents, portals, and digital services — meeting WCAG 2.1 Level AA by April 26, 2027 for jurisdictions serving 50,000+ residents, and April 26, 2028 for smaller entities and special district governments. There is no extension, and the scope is broad: every digital touchpoint your residents rely on falls within reach of the rule.
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Compliance isn't a checkbox. Meeting the deadline requires identifying every affected system, completing rigorous manual and automated testing, remediating both technical and document-level barriers, validating each correction, training staff, and building accessibility practices that hold up over time. Organizations that wait until the deadline approaches will run out of runway to do this work properly.
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Sedna moves you from readiness assessment to verified remediation — on a timeline built around your deadline, not ours.
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For more information on compliance with ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements, check out this Digital Accessibility & ADA Compliance Guide from the National Association of Counties.
Automated Scanners Miss What Matters
In our accessibility audits, most organizations that believed they were WCAG 2.1 AA compliant based on automated scan results were found to have significant, unresolved barriers once manually tested.
Off-the-shelf scanning tools can flag surface-level code issues, but they can't evaluate whether a screen reader user can actually complete a form, whether a PDF's reading order makes sense, or whether an interactive map is usable without a mouse. Automated tools typically catch only 30–40% of WCAG success criteria — the rest requires human judgment.
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Sedna combines automated evaluation with:
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Keyboard-only navigation testing
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Screen-reader testing
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Speech-input testing
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Focus-order and interactive-component review
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Form completion and error-message testing
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End-to-end resident journey evaluation
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Manual review of documents and multimedia
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Retesting after remediation
That gap creates real exposure: organizations move forward assuming they're protected, allocate no further budget or timeline, and only discover the shortfall when a resident complaint, audit, or lawsuit surfaces it — often close to or past the compliance deadline.
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Sedna combines automated testing with expert manual evaluation, so you know exactly where you stand — not where a scanner assumes you stand.
Accessibility Extends Beyond Your Main Website
Your digital accessibility program should account for the complete public-service environment — every point where residents interact with your organization online.
Websites and Subdomains
Main websites, departmental pages, and public information portals.
PDFs and Digital Documents
Meeting agendas, public notices, applications, and reports.
Online Forms and Applications
Permits, registrations, service requests, and complaints.
Resident Portals and Dashboards
Utilities, taxes, benefits, and licensing — plus authenticated account experiences.
Mobile Applications
County-operated and vendor-provided mobile services.
Videos and Multimedia
Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions.
GIS and Interactive Maps
Maps, location tools, and interactive dashboards.
Payment Systems
Online payment, billing, and checkout workflows.
Third-Party Integrations
Vendor-hosted applications, scheduling tools, and embedded services.
End-to-End Accessibility Services
From Assessment Through Remediation and Ongoing Compliance
Most accessibility providers stop at the audit — handing over a report and leaving implementation to you. Sedna supports the complete lifecycle: identifying barriers, fixing them, validating the fix, and maintaining compliance over time, all with one team.
1. Assess
Accessibility Audits and Assessments
> Manual and automated audits aligned with WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA, ADA Title II and III, Section 508, and applicable procurement requirements.
ADA Title II and Title III Readiness
> Evaluation of websites, mobile applications, documents, forms, and portals to identify compliance gaps and remediation priorities.
Section 508 Audits and Reporting
> Assessments and documentation for federally funded systems, government technology, and procurement environments.
Assistive-Technology Testing
> Real-world testing with screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, speech input, and magnification tools.
VPAT and ACR Services
> Creation, review, and validation of VPAT-based Accessibility Conformance Reports for technology products and services.
2. Remediate
Website and Application Remediation
> Correction of HTML, ARIA, navigation, forms, headings, labels, focus behavior, contrast, and interactive components.
PDF and Document Remediation
> Remediation of PDFs, public notices, reports, meeting agendas, and forms for assistive-technology access.
Online Form and Workflow Remediation
> Correction of complete public-service journeys, including registrations, payments, applications, and permits.
Mobile Application Remediation
> Accessibility testing and remediation support for native, hybrid, and responsive mobile applications.
Design-System Remediation
> Correction of reusable components, templates, and interface standards to prevent issues from recurring.
Legacy and Custom-System Remediation
> Accessibility improvements across modern, legacy, and custom-built environments — without requiring full platform replacement.
Third-Party System Support
> Assessment of vendor-managed services and coordination with system owners to resolve identified barriers.
Retesting and Validation
> Verification that corrections work with keyboards, screen readers, and other assistive technologies.
3. Sustain
Accessibility Training
> Role-based training for developers, designers, content authors, procurement teams, and program owners.
Accessibility-by-Design Integration
> Embedding accessibility standards into design systems, development workflows, content publishing, and QA processes.
Why Choose Sedna
Unlike automated accessibility tools that identify only a portion of potential issues, Sedna combines automated analysis with expert evaluation to uncover barriers that require human testing and validation. Our approach addresses technical implementation, user experience, governance, procurement considerations, and long-term operational readiness.
We work across modern and legacy technology environments, enabling organizations to improve accessibility without requiring wholesale platform replacement.
Whether your goal is preparing for ADA Title II compliance, reducing legal exposure, strengthening procurement practices, or creating more inclusive digital services, Sedna provides the expertise to guide your organization every step of the way.
