Accessibility Compliance Evidence Checklist

Most organizations believe they can demonstrate accessibility compliance. They run scans. They file tickets. They deploy fixes. But when asked to produce a defensible record of that work — one that would hold up under legal scrutiny — most cannot.

The gap is not effort. The gap is evidence. Without structured documentation of what was found, who acted on it, how it was verified, and whether the record is intact, even years of genuine accessibility work can be invisible to courts, regulators, and auditors.

This checklist evaluates whether your organization's current process can produce the kind of evidence that matters — not just proof that you worked, but proof that your work is defensible.

What this checklist evaluates

• Detection — Can you prove accessibility issues were systematically identified, not just occasionally noticed?
• Remediation — Can you prove fixes were implemented with attribution, timestamps, and accountability?
• Verification — Can you prove that fixes were independently confirmed by someone other than the person who made them?
• Record integrity — Can you prove your compliance records haven't been altered, backdated, or fabricated?
• Continuity — Can you prove this is an ongoing effort, not a one-time project triggered by a complaint?

Why evidence matters more than effort

When an organization faces an ADA demand letter, a regulatory inquiry, or litigation, the question is never "did you try?" The question is "can you prove it?"

Scan reports prove you ran scans. Jira tickets prove you filed tickets. Neither proves you systematically detected, remediated, verified, and documented accessibility issues with the kind of rigor that constitutes a defensible compliance record.

This checklist helps you determine whether your current process produces evidence — or just activity.

Who this is for

This checklist is designed for compliance officers, accessibility leads, legal teams, and anyone responsible for demonstrating that their organization takes accessibility seriously — not in narrative form, but in auditable, verifiable evidence.

SiteRecord produces defensible accessibility compliance evidence as a byproduct of normal remediation work. Every action is attributed, timestamped, and independently verifiable.