WCAG Compliance Report Generator

A WCAG compliance report serves multiple critical functions beyond just listing accessibility issues. Legal teams need documentation showing your organization takes accessibility seriously — in ADA lawsuits, defendants who can demonstrate ongoing testing and active remediation fare significantly better than those with no documentation at all. Procurement officers for government contracts require accessibility documentation to satisfy Section 508 requirements. Enterprise clients increasingly request accessibility reports as part of vendor evaluation, especially in healthcare, finance, and education. The European Accessibility Act (in force since June 2025) requires organizations to document their accessibility efforts. A structured report transforms raw scan data into a document that stakeholders, legal counsel, and clients can understand and act on.

A professional WCAG compliance report typically includes the following sections:

• Executive summary: Overall compliance score, number of issues by severity, and a plain-language assessment of the site's accessibility posture
• Methodology: Testing tools used (e.g., axe-core), WCAG version and conformance level targeted, pages tested, and date of testing
• Findings by WCAG principle: Violations organized under Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust, each mapped to its specific success criterion
• Severity classification: Issues rated as critical, serious, moderate, or minor based on user impact
• Remediation guidance: Specific fix suggestions for each violation, ideally with code examples
• Limitations: Honest disclosure of what automated testing covers (~30-40% of criteria) and what requires manual review

This structure aligns with the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) format used in Section 508 procurement and is recognized by accessibility professionals globally.

Organizations have two main options for producing WCAG compliance documentation:

• Automated report generation (like CompliScan) produces reports in seconds by scanning your site and structuring the findings into a readable format. These reports cover all machine-detectable violations and are ideal for internal tracking, quick stakeholder updates, and demonstrating ongoing compliance efforts. Cost: included in CompliScan's Shield Pro plan at $149/month
• Manual VPAT/ACR creation involves an accessibility consultant testing your site (typically 40-80 hours) and producing a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or Accessibility Conformance Report. These cover both automated and manual criteria and are often required for government procurement. Cost: typically $5,000-$25,000 per assessment

The most cost-effective approach: use automated reports for continuous monitoring (weekly or daily) and commission a manual VPAT annually or when pursuing major government contracts. CompliScan's automated reports ensure you catch regressions between manual assessments.

CompliScan scans your page using a real Chromium browser and the axe-core engine, then structures the results into a professional compliance report:

• Dashboard view: All plans include an online dashboard with your compliance score, issue list, and historical trend data
• PDF reports: Shield Pro ($149/mo) and Agency ($299/mo) plans generate downloadable PDF compliance reports suitable for sharing with legal teams, clients, and procurement officers
• Scan frequency: Shield ($49/mo) runs weekly scans, Shield Pro runs daily scans, Agency includes priority scanning for 50 sites
• AI fix suggestions: Every report includes Claude-generated code fixes specific to each violation — not generic WCAG advice, but the actual code change needed for your page

Start with a free scan to see what a CompliScan report looks like. The free scan provides the full online report — PDF export and recurring scans require a paid plan.