Why Purpose-Built Beats a General IT Contractor for ADA/WCAG Compliance

General contractors treat accessibility as a line item in a larger SOW. ADAWCAG is built exclusively for ADA/WCAG — every feature, every workflow, every report is designed for compliance outcomes, not generic IT delivery.

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Feature comparison

Side-by-side: what you get with a general IT contractor versus a purpose-built accessibility platform.

Category	General IT Contractors	ADAWCAG.org
Accessibility Focus	One of many services	100% dedicated platform
Human Blind Tester	Planned / future goal	Active — DHS Certified
Scan Technology	Single tool (axe-core only)	axe-core + pa11y + Lighthouse
Time to First Report	Weeks via RFP process	Minutes
Certification Badge	Not offered	Auto-issued at 85+ score
Remediation Support	Extra SOW required	Built into dashboard
Legal Case Database	Not included	50 ADA case database
ADA Deadline Awareness	General IT timeline	April 24, 2026 Title II countdown
Pricing	$50K–$200K+ contracts	SaaS — starts at $49/mo
VPAT Generation	Manual, hours of work	One-click .docx download
Continuous Monitoring	Point-in-time audit only	Ongoing scheduled scans
Government Procurement	Standard IT vendor	SAM.gov registered · UEI: WNZJXHNPC2K3 · CAGE: 1AUK4

The cost of getting it wrong

$25,000+

Average ADA lawsuit settlement cost

Per DOJ-published data and legal industry estimates

4,600+

Digital accessibility lawsuits filed in 2023

Title III filings per published legal industry data

30–40%

Issues caught by automation alone

The rest require human testing with assistive technology

Specialization is the difference

A general IT contractor can write accessible code if given the right spec. But they will not know the April 24, 2026 Title II deadline, the nuances of WCAG 2.1 AA conformance vs best practice, or how DOJ settlements actually define remediation obligations. ADAWCAG was built by people who live this space — and our platform is tuned for one outcome: defensible, documented compliance.

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