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From: Steve Green
Date: Dec 13, 2017 4:54AM

The nearest thing I know of is a VPAT. Although these are only intended for the US market we use them for any client who wants some sort of certificate. There is no official format so we created our from a variety of sources such as:

https://www.state.gov/m/irm/impact/126343.htm (only Section 1194.22 is relevant for websites)
https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility

The ITIC version has recently been updated so it can be used for reporting under EN 301 549. This will be required under the EU Accessibility Directive from 2019 although the precise certification method is not yet defined.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd