What's included in a URCO website accessibility audit?+
Automated tooling (axe-core, WAVE, Lighthouse) plus manual screen-reader testing on NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack across the actual user flows that matter — homepage, conversion paths, forms, key templates. Output is a per-success-criterion WCAG 2.2 AA conformance report, a prioritized issue register ranked by severity and likelihood of legal exposure, a remediation roadmap with effort estimates, and a 60-minute walkthrough call.
What's the difference between the free /audit scan and the manual deep audit?+
The free instant audit at /audit is automated only — it runs Lighthouse, axe-core, and other automated checks across the surface of your site and returns a 100-point URCO Score in under 60 seconds. It's accurate enough to surface roughly 30% of WCAG issues, which is the upper limit of what automation can catch. The manual deep audit runs over five business days and includes the human screen-reader testing, manual interactive testing, and conformance documentation that closes the remaining 70%.
Why do I need a manual audit if I already have an overlay or an automated scanner?+
Automated tools and overlays do not catch the failure modes that drive most ADA website lawsuits — keyboard traps in third-party widgets, custom interactive components without correct ARIA, form labels that look right visually but are not programmatically associated with their inputs, and meaningful images with auto-generated alt text that describes the file rather than the content. Industry consensus from accessibility experts is that automated coverage caps at about 30% of WCAG criteria. The manual audit is what gives you a defensible posture.
How does the audit deliverable hold up to a Section 504 or ADA review?+
The report is structured as per-success-criterion conformance documentation against WCAG 2.2 AA — the same shape an investigator or plaintiff would expect to see. Conformant criteria are listed, partially conformant criteria include the partial-conformance basis, and not-applicable criteria explain why. The accessibility statement we draft for you references this report and a public contact path for accessibility issues. That documentation is the evidence base behind any defense.
Who runs the audit?+
URCO is a small Arizona studio. The audit is run by the same team that builds and remediates websites for URCO clients — not a separate department, not outsourced. You get the practitioner perspective from people who fix what they find, not a checklist run by a junior reviewer.
How is pricing structured?+
The free instant audit at /audit is free and takes under a minute. The manual deep audit is a fixed-scope engagement priced based on the size and complexity of the site — single-site small-business audits land at one tier, multi-page CMS-driven sites at another, multi-location or multi-brand at a third. The intake call after you book scopes the audit and quotes a fixed price; there is no hourly billing.
Do you also do the remediation, or just the audit?+
Both, separately. The audit is a standalone deliverable — many clients run an audit with URCO and remediate in-house using the prioritized roadmap. For clients who prefer one team to handle both, URCO offers remediation engagements scoped against the audit findings. There is no obligation to use URCO for remediation just because we ran the audit.
Do you work with sites built on Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or other DIY platforms?+
Yes. The audit is platform-agnostic — WCAG 2.2 AA conformance is measured against the rendered output, not the editor. Some platforms make remediation easier than others. The honest assessment of each is in our insight on Wix, Squarespace, and Webflow accessibility — the platform itself is sometimes the bottleneck, and we'll say so in the audit.