Ready-to-use, editable Markdown templates for the compliance documentation a Section 508 program actually produces — conformance reports, audits, remediation plans, test plans, and accessibility statements.
Project 4 of my Section 508 SME and Compliance Analyst portfolio. These are the document templates I use to make accessibility work legible to stakeholders — grounded in real standards (WCAG 2.1, Revised Section 508) and structured so a team can pick one up and fill it in.
| Template | Use it to… |
|---|---|
| Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR/VPAT) | Report product conformance against WCAG 2.1 A/AA and Revised Section 508 (VPAT® 2.5 structure) |
| Accessibility Audit Report | Document audit scope, methodology, and prioritized findings |
| Remediation Plan | Track fixes by severity, owner, and target date to conformance |
| Manual Test Plan | Run the keyboard/AT/low-vision testing automation can't do |
| Accessibility Statement | Publish a public conformance and feedback statement |
- Copy the template you need into your project.
- Replace every
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- Keep determinations grounded in actual testing evidence.
These pair naturally with the automated tooling elsewhere in the portfolio:
- Section 508 Compliance Checker CLI — generate the machine-detectable findings that feed the audit report.
- AWS Section 508 Compliance Template — schedule ongoing scans that surface regressions to remediate.
Automated checks and templates support the process; they do not replace professional judgment. Conformance determinations require manual testing with assistive technology by a qualified evaluator. The ACR template follows the publicly documented VPAT® structure and is not the official ITI document — the authoritative template lives at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat.
Released under the MIT License — use and adapt freely.