With expedited service, your ACR can be delivered in as soon as 5 business days for most digital products and services (if you go through Accessible.org).
Timeline factors:
- Products under 30 pages/screens: 5-day delivery possible
- Larger products (30+ pages/screens): Additional days required
- Process includes: Complete accessibility audit + VPAT completion (2-5 hours)
Important caveat: Fast-track delivery provides documentation of your product’s current accessibility state — no issues are fixed. If you haven’t addressed accessibility previously, issue will appear in your ACR.
The Two-Phase Strategic Approach
Organizations with procurement deadlines often use this method:
Phase 1: Initial Submission
- Receive ACR and audit report documenting current state
- Submit to buyer to meet immediate requirement
- Begin fixing identified issues
Phase 2: Updated Documentation
- Development team remediates accessibility barriers
- We validate each fix
- Validated issues are removed from non-conformance list
- Second ACR issued reflecting improvements
- Submit updated ACR to strengthen procurement position
This approach meets documentation requirements while simultaneously improving accessibility—delivering that improved second ACR just in time.
Remediation Speed Determines Success
Your team’s fix implementation pace controls the second ACR timeline.
Key factors:
- Your development team’s capacity and speed
- We validate fixes within 5 business days of notification
- Faster remediation means faster second ACR delivery
Artificial Intelligence
Issues are tracked and validated in Accessibility Tracker, our accessibility management platform. This means your project completes sooner because AI creates efficiency and streamlines the remediation process.
Built-in AI features
- Integrated directly in the dashboard
- Access to your complete audit data
- One-click guidance on understanding and fixing issues
- Issue-specific remediation instructions
Results
- Fixes implemented faster
- Higher first-time accuracy (less rework)
- Earlier project completion
Preventing Future VPAT Emergencies
The rushed VPAT scenario usually happens because organizations are caught off guard by a VPAT/ACR request. We’re working with more and more clients who are being told an ACR is necessary for purchase consideration — even when it wasn’t in the past.
Now that you’re aware ACR requests are on the rise (especially in the educational sector), you can start with an audit, get an ACR, and work on implementing accessibility into your workflows so that the next VPAT request will only need light remediation.
By reducing your accessibility issues in the development stage, you’ll save a lot of time and a lot of money. Look at the two scenarios:
Scenario 1: Rush to get an audit. Fix 150 issues as fast as possible. 4 rounds of validation are needed. Some issues can’t be fixed due to third-party integrations.
Scenario 2: You already have an ACR on file, but can get an audit when you’re ready for a fresh ACR and/or have made significant updates to your product or service. The remediation phase takes 2 weeks maximum. You’re in great shape to send in a clean ACR on time.
VPAT Service
Do you need help with an independently issued ACR? Contact me at Accessible.org.
We’ve helped many clients get accessibility documentation in the fastest timeline possible.