ADA Compliance Checklist for SaaS Products

WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA · ADA Title II/III · Section 508

The ADA Compliance Checklist built for SaaS products

From governance and vendor procurement to design, engineering, testing, and ongoing monitoring a full-lifecycle checklist to make your SaaS product accessible, defensible, and procurement-ready.

Apr 2027
DOJ Title II — large gov’t entities (pop. 50,000+)
Apr 2028
DOJ Title II — smaller entities & districts
WCAG 2.1 AA
Current technical standard for conformance
VPAT
Required for gov’t & enterprise procurement

A full lifecycle, not just a website scan

SaaS accessibility spans more than the marketing site this checklist covers the whole product surface.

01

Governance & Procurement

Ownership, policy, VPAT/ACR prep, and vendor risk for embedded third-party tools.

02

Design & Build

WCAG POUR principles applied across the app shell, forms, dashboards, and mobile.

03

SaaS-Specific Surfaces

Billing, exports, in-app notifications, white-label theming, and developer docs.

04

Test, Launch & Monitor

Automated + manual QA, evidence documentation, and a continuous compliance cadence.

Sample: what’s inside

A preview of the checkbox-style items your team will work through — the full document contains 100+ across all phases.

  • Named accessibility owner and cross-team responsibilities defined
  • VPAT / ACR completed and kept current for procurement
  • Color contrast ≥ 4.5:1 verified across all theme variants
  • Every interactive element operable via keyboard alone
  • Generated PDFs, invoices & exports are tagged and screen-reader readable
  • Automated accessibility scanning integrated into CI/CD

Why Enabled.in

We combine automated scanning, manual expert review, and validation by people with disabilities to give SaaS teams a checklist that actually holds up in procurement and in court.

WCAG 2.2
Audit & testing standard
4+
Global regimes covered (US, EU, UK, India)

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