About Us

With the advent of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, government agencies were mandated to comply to this law by making their websites accessible to the disabled. To insure this compliance, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Accessible Systems & Technology established the Trusted Tester Program

This program consists of an intensive training and testing curriculum spanning months to teach analysts website accessibility. From theory to practice, analysts learn how to test websites against 81 specific failure conditions. Passing a demanding final exam with a score of 90% or higher earns the Trusted Tester a certificate to practice accessibility analysis and reporting. Their work product is a spreadsheet-based report noting violations in an objective and consistent manner.

This contrasts to accessibility consultant reports that are typically more narrative, hence more subjective. The mission of the Trusted Tester Program is to field analysts who will produce the same, consistent, objective, and reliable accessibility report on any given website.

Whereas the Office of Accessible Systems & Technology provides certified Trusted Testers a fine technical support forum, that is not a forum for commercial pursuits. This unaffiliated forum is the place for that.

We are a collection of those certified Trusted Testers ready and willing to be hired to make your website accessible to the disabled.