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Section 508 and WCAG Accessibility for Higher Education Websites.

ADA, Section 508, and WCAG 2.1 AA conformance for U.S. university and college sites. Audits, remediation, VPATs, and ongoing monitoring — so accessibility is a program, not a lawsuit response.

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Why this matters now

The DOJ's 2024 Title II rule made WCAG 2.1 Level AA the accessibility standard for public colleges and universities, with staggered compliance deadlines in 2026 and 2027. OCR complaints on .edu sites are also up sharply. This is the year to get ahead of it.
WHAT WE DO

Audits,remediation,and monitoring.

A complete accessibility program for your .edu — not a one-off audit that sits in a shared drive.

Accessibility audits

A full manual and automated audit against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508. Delivered as a prioritized remediation plan with severity, effort, and legal-risk scoring — not a 400-page PDF you can't act on.

Remediation

We fix what the audit found. Templates, components, PDFs, forms, media, and third-party embeds. Every change reviewed against WCAG success criteria before deploy.

VPAT preparation

A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template written to the current ITI standard so procurement, legal, and OCR responses have a defensible document.

Ongoing monitoring

Automated axe and pa11y checks in CI, monthly crawl-based regression reports, and quarterly manual reviews so accessibility stays fixed after launch.

Editor training

Live training for content editors on accessible headings, links, alt text, tables, and media — so new content doesn't reintroduce the issues we just fixed.

OCR / DOJ response support

If you've received an OCR complaint or DOJ inquiry, we help scope the remediation, draft the response plan, and stand up the technical fixes on your timeline.

STANDARDS WE WORK TO
ADA Title IISection 508 (Rev. 2017)WCAG 2.1 AAWCAG 2.2 AA (target)DOJ Title II 2026 ruleVPAT 2.5 (ITI)
OUR METHOD

Fivestepstoverifiable conformance.

01

Scope

Site inventory, template map, and priority-page selection. We audit what actually matters — top-traffic and legally-required pages first.

02

Audit

Manual assistive-tech testing (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) plus automated axe scans. Every finding mapped to a WCAG success criterion and severity.

03

Report

A remediation plan sorted by risk and effort, not by file path. Includes a VPAT draft if you need one for procurement or OCR.

04

Remediate

We fix templates, components, and content. Fixes verified against the original finding before we mark it closed.

05

Monitor

Automated regression checks in CI plus monthly crawl-based reports so new issues surface within days, not months.

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Accessibilityquestionsfromuniversity teams.

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Got a higher education website accessibility project in motion?

Tell us where you are and where you'd like to be. A senior strategist replies — not a sales BDR — usually within a business day.

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  • Fixed-fee proposals, no change-order surprises
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Q&A

Frequently asked questions about DoodleWeb

What is DoodleWeb?
DoodleWeb is a Seattle-headquartered digital agency (founded 2019) that designs, builds, and grows websites and digital platforms on Drupal, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, BigCommerce, and React for higher education, government, aerospace, healthcare, nonprofit, and growing brands across the US, Canada, the UK, and the EU.
Where is DoodleWeb based?
DoodleWeb is headquartered in Seattle, WA at Columbia Tower, 701 5th Ave, 42nd Floor, with a Canadian office in Surrey, BC.
What services does DoodleWeb offer?
Custom web design and development, CMS builds and migrations (Drupal, WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, BigCommerce), eCommerce, headless commerce, React/Next.js engineering, React Native mobile apps, rebranding, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA, AODA, Section 508), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and SLA-backed managed hosting and maintenance.
How much does a DoodleWeb website cost?
Marketing sites start around $12K, CMS rebuilds run $25K–$80K, and enterprise Drupal, headless commerce, and government platforms start at $80K and scale to $250K+. Every quote is fixed-fee with no hidden retainers and is returned within 48 hours of the discovery call.
How long does a website project take?
Marketing sites launch in 6–10 weeks, mid-market CMS platforms in 10–16 weeks, and enterprise Drupal, government, or commerce rebuilds in 4–6 months. Exact timeline, milestone dates, and acceptance criteria are written into the SOW before kickoff.
Can DoodleWeb get my brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude?
Yes. Our AEO/GEO program restructures content into Q&A patterns, ships FAQ / Organization / Article / BreadcrumbList JSON-LD schema, publishes /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, and runs weekly citation tests across all four major answer engines so engines extract and cite your brand. Initial citations typically appear within 30–60 days.
How do I contact DoodleWeb?
Email info@doodleweb.io, call +1-425-359-0168, or book a free 30-minute consultation at https://book.doodleweb.io. You will speak directly with a senior strategist, not a sales rep.