Accessibility Compliance Calculator
Help businesses understand the true cost of website accessibility compliance with an interactive calculator. This template assists web agencies and accessibility consultants in providing instant estimates for WCAG audits, remediation work, user testing, and ongoing compliance maintenance. With increasing ADA lawsuits, clients need to budget for accessibility improvements. Capture qualified leads from businesses seeking to make their websites accessible. Fully customizable to match your service offerings and expertise level.
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export function accessibilityComplianceCalculator(form: FormTs) {
// WCAG level complexity multipliers
const wcagLevelMultipliers: Record<string, number> = {
'a': 1.0,
'aa': 1.4,
'aaa': 2.0
};
// Website size base costs
const websiteSizeCosts: Record<string, { audit: number; remediation: number }> = {
'small': { audit: 1500, remediation: 3000 },
'medium': { audit: 3500, remediation: 8000 },
'large': { audit: 7500, remediation: 20000 },
'enterprise': { audit: 15000, remediation: 50000 }
};
// Complexity multipliers
const complexityMultipliers: Record<string, number> = {
'simple': 0.8,
'moderate': 1.0,
'complex': 1.4,
'highly-complex': 1.8
};
// Current state discounts (better state = less work)
const currentStateFactors: Record<string, number> = {
'none': 1.0,
'partial': 0.7,
'mostly': 0.4,
'needs-audit': 0.2
};
form.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header', {
computedValue: () => 'Accessibility Compliance Cost Calculator',
customStyles: { 'font-size': '1.5rem', 'font-weight': '600', 'color': '#1e293b' }
});
});
form.addSpacer({ height: 20 });
// Website Profile Section
const websiteSection = form.addSubform('websiteProfile', { title: '🌐 Website Profile' });
websiteSection.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('websiteSize', {
label: 'Website Size',
options: [
{ id: 'small', name: 'Small (under 50 pages)' },
{ id: 'medium', name: 'Medium (50-200 pages)' },
{ id: 'large', name: 'Large (200-1,000 pages)' },
{ id: 'enterprise', name: 'Enterprise (1,000+ pages)' }
],
defaultValue: 'medium',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('complexity', {
label: 'Technical Complexity',
options: [
{ id: 'simple', name: 'Simple (static, basic forms)' },
{ id: 'moderate', name: 'Moderate (CMS, some dynamic)' },
{ id: 'complex', name: 'Complex (web app, many interactions)' },
{ id: 'highly-complex', name: 'Highly Complex (SPA, rich media)' }
],
defaultValue: 'moderate',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
});
websiteSection.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('currentState', {
label: 'Current Accessibility State',
options: [
{ id: 'none', name: 'No accessibility work done' },
{ id: 'partial', name: 'Some accessibility implemented' },
{ id: 'mostly', name: 'Mostly accessible (minor issues)' },
{ id: 'needs-audit', name: 'Unknown - need audit first' }
],
defaultValue: 'none',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('platform', {
label: 'Website Platform',
options: [
{ id: 'wordpress', name: 'WordPress' },
{ id: 'shopify', name: 'Shopify' },
{ id: 'drupal', name: 'Drupal' },
{ id: 'custom', name: 'Custom built' },
{ id: 'react', name: 'React / Vue / Angular' },
{ id: 'other', name: 'Other' }
],
defaultValue: 'wordpress'
}, '1fr');
});
// Compliance Requirements Section
const complianceSection = form.addSubform('compliance', { title: '📋 Compliance Requirements' });
complianceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('wcagLevel', {
label: 'Target WCAG Level',
options: [
{ id: 'a', name: 'WCAG 2.1 Level A (minimum)' },
{ id: 'aa', name: 'WCAG 2.1 Level AA (recommended)' },
{ id: 'aaa', name: 'WCAG 2.1 Level AAA (highest)' }
],
defaultValue: 'aa',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('urgency', {
label: 'Project Urgency',
options: [
{ id: 'standard', name: 'Standard timeline' },
{ id: 'accelerated', name: 'Accelerated (+25%)' },
{ id: 'urgent', name: 'Urgent/Legal deadline (+50%)' }
],
defaultValue: 'standard'
}, '1fr');
});
complianceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('adaCompliance', {
label: 'ADA compliance (US)',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('section508', {
label: 'Section 508 (US Federal)',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
complianceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('euDirective', {
label: 'EU Accessibility Directive (EN 301 549)',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('aoda', {
label: 'AODA (Ontario, Canada)',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
// Audit Services Section
const auditSection = form.addSubform('auditServices', { title: '🔍 Audit Services' });
auditSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('automatedAudit', {
label: 'Automated accessibility testing',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('manualAudit', {
label: 'Manual expert audit',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
});
auditSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('assistiveTechTesting', {
label: 'Assistive technology testing (screen readers)',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('userTesting', {
label: 'Testing with disabled users',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
auditSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('vpat', {
label: 'VPAT/ACR documentation',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('detailedReport', {
label: 'Detailed remediation report',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
});
// Remediation Services Section
const remediationSection = form.addSubform('remediation', { title: '🔧 Remediation Services' });
remediationSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('codeRemediation', {
label: 'Code/HTML remediation',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('designRemediation', {
label: 'Design/color contrast fixes',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
});
remediationSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('formRemediation', {
label: 'Form accessibility fixes',
defaultValue: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('mediaRemediation', {
label: 'Media accessibility (alt text, captions)',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
remediationSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('pdfRemediation', {
label: 'PDF accessibility remediation',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('pdfCount', {
label: 'Number of PDFs',
min: 1,
max: 1000,
defaultValue: 10,
isVisible: () => remediationSection.checkbox('pdfRemediation')?.value() === true
}, '1fr');
});
remediationSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('videoCaption', {
label: 'Video captioning',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('videoMinutes', {
label: 'Total Video Minutes',
min: 1,
max: 10000,
defaultValue: 30,
isVisible: () => remediationSection.checkbox('videoCaption')?.value() === true
}, '1fr');
});
// Ongoing Services Section
const ongoingSection = form.addSubform('ongoing', { title: '🔄 Ongoing Accessibility' });
ongoingSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('staffTraining', {
label: 'Staff accessibility training',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('contentGuidelines', {
label: 'Accessible content guidelines',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
ongoingSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('quarterlyAudit', {
label: 'Quarterly accessibility audits',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('monitoring', {
label: 'Automated monitoring service',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
ongoingSection.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('supportRetainer', {
label: 'Remediation support retainer',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('accessibilityStatement', {
label: 'Accessibility statement & feedback process',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
form.addSpacer({ height: 20, showLine: true, lineStyle: 'dashed' });
// Cost Summary Section
const summarySection = form.addSubform('summary', { title: '📊 Cost Breakdown', isCollapsible: false });
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('auditCost', {
label: 'Audit & Assessment',
computedValue: () => {
const size = websiteSection.dropdown('websiteSize')?.value() || 'medium';
const complexity = websiteSection.dropdown('complexity')?.value() || 'moderate';
const wcagLevel = complianceSection.dropdown('wcagLevel')?.value() || 'aa';
let baseCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.audit || 3500;
baseCost *= complexityMultipliers[complexity] || 1;
baseCost *= wcagLevelMultipliers[wcagLevel] || 1.4;
// Audit additions
if (auditSection.checkbox('assistiveTechTesting')?.value()) baseCost += 500;
if (auditSection.checkbox('userTesting')?.value()) baseCost += 2000;
if (auditSection.checkbox('vpat')?.value()) baseCost += 1500;
// Additional regulations
if (complianceSection.checkbox('section508')?.value()) baseCost += 500;
if (complianceSection.checkbox('euDirective')?.value()) baseCost += 500;
return Math.round(baseCost);
},
variant: 'default'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('remediationCost', {
label: 'Remediation Work',
computedValue: () => {
const size = websiteSection.dropdown('websiteSize')?.value() || 'medium';
const complexity = websiteSection.dropdown('complexity')?.value() || 'moderate';
const currentState = websiteSection.dropdown('currentState')?.value() || 'none';
const wcagLevel = complianceSection.dropdown('wcagLevel')?.value() || 'aa';
const urgency = complianceSection.dropdown('urgency')?.value() || 'standard';
let baseCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.remediation || 8000;
baseCost *= complexityMultipliers[complexity] || 1;
baseCost *= currentStateFactors[currentState] || 1;
baseCost *= wcagLevelMultipliers[wcagLevel] || 1.4;
// Urgency multiplier
if (urgency === 'accelerated') baseCost *= 1.25;
if (urgency === 'urgent') baseCost *= 1.5;
// Specific remediation additions
if (remediationSection.checkbox('mediaRemediation')?.value()) baseCost += 1000;
// PDF remediation
if (remediationSection.checkbox('pdfRemediation')?.value()) {
const pdfCount = remediationSection.integer('pdfCount')?.value() || 10;
baseCost += pdfCount * 75;
}
// Video captioning
if (remediationSection.checkbox('videoCaption')?.value()) {
const videoMinutes = remediationSection.integer('videoMinutes')?.value() || 30;
baseCost += videoMinutes * 8;
}
return Math.round(baseCost);
},
variant: 'default'
}, '1fr');
});
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('trainingCost', {
label: 'Training & Documentation',
computedValue: () => {
let cost = 0;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('staffTraining')?.value()) cost += 1500;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('contentGuidelines')?.value()) cost += 750;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('accessibilityStatement')?.value()) cost += 500;
return cost;
},
variant: 'default'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('ongoingCost', {
label: 'Ongoing Services',
computedValue: () => {
const size = websiteSection.dropdown('websiteSize')?.value() || 'medium';
let monthlyCost = 0;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('quarterlyAudit')?.value()) {
const auditCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.audit || 3500;
monthlyCost += (auditCost * 0.5) / 3; // Quarterly at 50% rate
}
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('monitoring')?.value()) monthlyCost += 100;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('supportRetainer')?.value()) monthlyCost += 500;
return Math.round(monthlyCost);
},
variant: 'default',
suffix: '/month'
}, '1fr');
});
const finalSection = form.addSubform('final', {
title: '💰 Total Investment Estimate',
isCollapsible: false,
sticky: 'bottom'
});
finalSection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('initialCost', {
label: 'Initial Project Cost',
computedValue: () => {
const size = websiteSection.dropdown('websiteSize')?.value() || 'medium';
const complexity = websiteSection.dropdown('complexity')?.value() || 'moderate';
const currentState = websiteSection.dropdown('currentState')?.value() || 'none';
const wcagLevel = complianceSection.dropdown('wcagLevel')?.value() || 'aa';
const urgency = complianceSection.dropdown('urgency')?.value() || 'standard';
// Audit cost
let auditCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.audit || 3500;
auditCost *= complexityMultipliers[complexity] || 1;
auditCost *= wcagLevelMultipliers[wcagLevel] || 1.4;
if (auditSection.checkbox('assistiveTechTesting')?.value()) auditCost += 500;
if (auditSection.checkbox('userTesting')?.value()) auditCost += 2000;
if (auditSection.checkbox('vpat')?.value()) auditCost += 1500;
if (complianceSection.checkbox('section508')?.value()) auditCost += 500;
if (complianceSection.checkbox('euDirective')?.value()) auditCost += 500;
// Remediation cost
let remediationCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.remediation || 8000;
remediationCost *= complexityMultipliers[complexity] || 1;
remediationCost *= currentStateFactors[currentState] || 1;
remediationCost *= wcagLevelMultipliers[wcagLevel] || 1.4;
if (urgency === 'accelerated') remediationCost *= 1.25;
if (urgency === 'urgent') remediationCost *= 1.5;
if (remediationSection.checkbox('mediaRemediation')?.value()) remediationCost += 1000;
if (remediationSection.checkbox('pdfRemediation')?.value()) {
remediationCost += (remediationSection.integer('pdfCount')?.value() || 10) * 75;
}
if (remediationSection.checkbox('videoCaption')?.value()) {
remediationCost += (remediationSection.integer('videoMinutes')?.value() || 30) * 8;
}
// Training cost
let trainingCost = 0;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('staffTraining')?.value()) trainingCost += 1500;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('contentGuidelines')?.value()) trainingCost += 750;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('accessibilityStatement')?.value()) trainingCost += 500;
return Math.round(auditCost + remediationCost + trainingCost);
},
variant: 'large'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('annualOngoing', {
label: 'Annual Ongoing Cost',
computedValue: () => {
const size = websiteSection.dropdown('websiteSize')?.value() || 'medium';
let monthlyCost = 0;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('quarterlyAudit')?.value()) {
const auditCost = websiteSizeCosts[size]?.audit || 3500;
monthlyCost += (auditCost * 0.5) / 3;
}
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('monitoring')?.value()) monthlyCost += 100;
if (ongoingSection.checkbox('supportRetainer')?.value()) monthlyCost += 500;
return Math.round(monthlyCost * 12);
},
variant: 'large',
suffix: '/year'
}, '1fr');
});
finalSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('disclaimer', {
computedValue: () => 'This calculator provides estimates only. Actual costs depend on specific accessibility issues, website architecture, and remediation complexity. A detailed audit is required for accurate project scoping. This does not constitute legal advice regarding ADA compliance.',
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.8rem', 'color': '#64748b', 'font-style': 'italic' }
});
});
form.configureSubmitButton({
label: 'Request Accessibility Assessment'
});
}
Frequently Asked Questions
What standards does this cover?
The calculator covers WCAG 2.1 (Levels A, AA, AAA), ADA compliance, Section 508, and European accessibility requirements (EN 301 549).
What's included in an accessibility audit?
Audits typically include automated testing, manual expert review, assistive technology testing, and a detailed report with prioritized remediation recommendations.
How long does remediation take?
Remediation timelines depend on website size, complexity, and current accessibility state. The calculator provides estimates based on typical project factors.
Do I need ongoing accessibility services?
Yes, accessibility requires ongoing attention. New content, updates, and features can introduce accessibility issues. Regular audits and monitoring are recommended.
What about legal compliance?
The calculator estimates technical implementation costs. Legal strategy and litigation response are separate services that should be discussed with legal counsel.