Enterprise Accessibility Services
Build and Sustain Accessible Digital Experiences Across Every Application, Document, and Release
Merito helps enterprise teams assess accessibility risk, test against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2, remediate issues inside real delivery workflows, and keep compliance moving after the audit is done.
Introduction
Enterprise accessibility programs rarely break because teams lack intent. They break because the audit is treated as the finish line instead of the starting point. A long report of findings arrives, engineering is expected to absorb the remediation inside an unchanged delivery schedule, and no one owns the workflow for verification, VPAT updates, or the next release.
Merito runs accessibility as a program that connects audits, remediation, testing, assistive-technology validation, pipeline gates, and governance. We work inside the delivery model your teams already use, including Jira and Azure DevOps workflows, design systems, CI pipelines, and release processes, so accessibility progress holds after the consulting engagement ends.
Because Merito partners with Deque and aligns with the broader enterprise testing ecosystem through vendors like Tricentis, OpenText, and Applitools, we can meet teams where their tooling already lives rather than forcing a parallel accessibility stack.
When accessibility scope extends into test-automation suites or visual regression coverage, Merito connects the program directly to Test Automation so accessibility checks live inside the same suites your teams already run.
Value
Every audit output is packaged as developer-ready tickets with reproduction steps, fix guidance, severity, and verification criteria so remediation can actually begin.
Automated axe-based scans cover what automation is good at. Certified specialists validate screen reader flow, keyboard operability, cognitive load, and mobile assistive-tech behavior.
Gates in CI and CD, definition-of-done criteria, design-system checks, and release playbooks keep accessibility aligned with the way teams already ship software.
VPAT and ACR refresh, accessibility standards, enablement for engineering and content teams, and executive reporting keep the program honest across portfolio and time.
Focus
These focus areas show where Merito accessibility services concentrate effort. The boxes on the right represent the operational surfaces where accessibility posture is actually earned or lost.
Buyer triggers
Approach
We combine accessibility expertise, delivery experience, and toolchain knowledge so the program fits inside real engineering rhythms. That means scoping the portfolio, running layered audits, shaping remediation around release windows, embedding gates into pipelines, and staying engaged through sustainment so accessibility posture improves over time instead of regressing after the next sprint.
How it works
The delivery steps below track the same program phases reflected in the operational scaffold so buyers can see how scoping, audit, remediation, governance, and sustainment connect.
Step 1
Confirm applications, documents, user journeys, and content in scope. Align on WCAG version and level, identify ownership, and catalog existing tooling, scans, and prior audit history. Deliverable: accessibility program charter with scope, target, owners, and baseline signals.
Step 2
Execute axe-based scans across the in-scope surface, then layer manual and assistive-technology validation across screen readers, keyboard operability, zoom, reduced motion, and cognitive flow. Deliverable: baseline conformance report with severity-ranked findings.
Step 3
Package each finding as a developer ticket with reproduction steps, WCAG criterion, recommended fix, and verification criteria. Sequence the backlog by user impact, legal exposure, release window, and effort. Deliverable: prioritized remediation plan in the team's issue tracker.
Step 4
Partner with engineering, content, and design teams to execute remediation. Retest with both axe and assistive technology, then capture the results in VPAT or ACR form where required. Deliverable: verified fixes and refreshed conformance documentation.
Step 5
Wire axe scans into CI and CD, define release-blocking severity thresholds, author accessibility standards, and train engineering, QA, content, product, and design teams against them. Deliverable: operating model, gate configuration, and enablement curriculum.
Step 6
Operate continuous monitoring, scheduled expert revalidation, VPAT refresh cadence, and executive reporting that tracks posture, risk, and remediation throughput over time. Deliverable: recurring accessibility posture report for leadership.
Start an accessibility program
If your team is preparing for a VPAT refresh, working through a backlog of prior audit findings, or building accessibility into a redesign, Merito can help scope the audit, sequence remediation, embed gates, and sustain posture over time.
Capabilities
Supported vendor coverage
Merito stays tool-agnostic but partners deeply where it matters. Deque anchors accessibility-specific tooling, and the broader enterprise testing ecosystem extends coverage into functional, visual, and API testing surfaces where accessibility checks add durable value.
Coverage spans dedicated accessibility platforms, enterprise test automation suites that host accessibility checks, visual validation tools that catch contrast and focus-state regressions, and open-source tooling for teams that prefer to own the stack. Merito connects these to Jira, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SSO, and the reporting surfaces leadership already consumes.
Deque anchors Merito accessibility tooling with axe DevTools for shift-left scanning, axe Auditor and Pro for expert validation, and axe Monitor for continuous portfolio surveillance.
Functional automation platforms host accessibility checks alongside regression and end-to-end suites so teams validate accessibility without running a parallel stack.
Visual AI catches contrast, focus indicator, and layout regressions that screen reader scans cannot see, and cross-browser grids extend assistive-tech validation across real devices.
Open-source scanners and CI plugins support teams that prefer lighter-weight, developer-owned accessibility gates inside build pipelines.
Program sampling
01
Baseline WCAG 2.2 AA audit across a web portfolio, severity-ranked remediation backlog sequenced to release trains, and verified fixes with both axe and assistive-technology retests.
02
Component-library audit covering color contrast, focus management, keyboard operability, ARIA semantics, and reduced-motion behavior so downstream product teams inherit accessibility by default.
03
Integrate axe-based scanning into pull-request and release pipelines, define severity thresholds that block merges, and couple with dashboards that report gate activity to leadership.
04
Remediate high-volume PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and EPUB assets, stand up authoring guidance for content teams, and operate a sustainment cadence for newly published documents.
05
Revalidate conformance claims against the current product build, produce a defensible VPAT and Accessibility Conformance Report, and publish an accessibility statement aligned with the refreshed evidence.
06
Audit iOS and Android applications against WCAG 2.2 mobile success criteria, validate with VoiceOver and TalkBack, and sequence fixes alongside the mobile release cadence.
07
Author accessibility standards, define ownership across engineering, design, content, and compliance, and install a reporting cadence that keeps leadership informed without manual reporting effort.
08
Place certified accessibility specialists directly inside product and delivery teams for design-time, build-time, and release-time validation during a modernization or redesign window.
Business impact
A disciplined accessibility program reduces the recurring cost of late-stage remediation, procurement fire drills, and rework sprints that appear whenever a legal, customer, or regulatory signal arrives. Customers typically report that audit findings close faster, VPAT refreshes become routine instead of a project, and accessibility posture becomes visible enough that leadership can act on it.
Evidence-backed posture
A defensible accessibility posture backed by evidence, not assumption
Release-aligned remediation
Remediation that actually closes, because work is sized to real release windows
VPAT and RFP readiness
Fewer last-minute VPAT, RFP, and legal-response fire drills
Earlier defect detection
Earlier defect detection, which cuts rework and rescheduled releases
Durable ownership
Accessibility ownership and governance that survive team turnover
Equitable user experience
A consistent experience for users of assistive technology across every product
Credibility
Where it fits
Industries
Refresh conformance evidence, regenerate a defensible VPAT and ACR, and align the accessibility statement with the current build before the next procurement cycle.
Convert a legacy audit report into developer-ready tickets, sequence work to release windows, and retest with assistive technology to retire the finding list.
Bake accessibility into a redesign or modernization effort so downstream product teams inherit accessibility by default instead of retrofitting it later.
Embed axe-based scans into pull-request and release pipelines, define severity thresholds that block merges, and publish gate telemetry to leadership.
Remediate large libraries of PDF, Office, and EPUB assets, train authors on accessible authoring, and install a sustainment cadence for new publications.
Operate continuous monitoring, scheduled revalidation, and leadership reporting so accessibility risk is visible and governed over time rather than audited once.
Related services
Accessibility programs connect tightly to the surrounding software delivery operating model. These adjacent Merito services and solutions help teams turn audit progress into durable, tool-supported, well-governed practice.
Why Merito
Merito runs accessibility inside the same delivery model teams use every day. That includes Jira and Azure DevOps workflows, CI and CD pipelines, design systems, and release processes, not a side lane.
Deque anchors accessibility tooling where it fits best. Merito stays tool-agnostic beyond that, so open-source, functional automation, and visual-validation coverage all participate when it makes sense.
Coverage is not limited to audits. Merito runs remediation, verification, VPAT refresh, governance, training, CI and CD gates, and leadership reporting as one connected program.
This service is staffed by practitioners who have remediated real portfolios under real release pressure, not generalists reading a conformance checklist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact form
Share the applications, documents, and journeys in scope, your WCAG target, current audit history, and any legal or procurement deadlines in play. Merito will help shape the audit, remediation, and sustainment plan from there.
Scope
Include the applications, documents, and journeys in scope, target conformance level, current audit history, remediation backlog, and any legal, procurement, or customer deadlines.
Response path
Merito routes this request through our consultation workflow and will follow up with the right accessibility specialist for your portfolio and delivery model.