Filing № PF-001 · Shopify App Store · WCAG 2.2 AA
Rev. 04 / Apr 2026 · Cream 80#
For Shopify merchants who received an ADA demand letter this week.

Shopify WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audits.
Three documents. Zero widgets.

Paperfort produces the three artifacts Shopify merchants hand to procurement, defense counsel, and the ATG’s office: a paginated WCAG 2.2 AA audit PDF, a hosted /accessibility statement, and a VPAT 2.5 conformance report. We don’t touch your storefront. No overlay. No contrast slider. No one-click magic.

Get the $249 audit bundle → Install the Shopify app → CPACC-reviewed · IAAP-certified VPAT 2.5 · 7-day demand-letter turnaround
  1. Crawl the storefront · axe-core 4.10§
  2. Audit against WCAG 2.2 AA · prioritize§
  3. Stamp & sign · CPACC review§
  4. File the three documents · deliver§
Part I · The artifacts

The three documents a Shopify accessibility audit should actually produce.

Not a dashboard. Not a score. Not a widget. Three deliverables, versioned, dated, and exportable — the same paper trail a Fortune-500 legal team would expect from a standards firm.

The three Paperfort deliverables: Shopify VPAT 2.5, WCAG 2.2 AA audit report, and accessibility statement.
The three Paperfort deliverables every Shopify merchant ships: VPAT 2.5, WCAG 2.2 AA audit report, and accessibility statement.
WCAG 2.2 AA Conformance Report
Prepared for Morningside Apparel
§ 3.1 Findingsp. 03 / 42
Document № 01

The Audit PDF

A paginated WCAG 2.2 AA conformance report. Every success criterion, every finding, every template — with severity, code-level reference, and a prioritized remediation plan your developer can ticket on Monday.

Standard
WCAG 2.2 · Level AA
Format
PDF · paginated · print-ready
Length
Typical 38–56 pp.
Refreshed
Quarterly
morningside.com/accessibility
Accessibility Statement
Last reviewed · Apr 2026
Contact · feedback
Document № 02

The Statement Page

A hosted /accessibility page on your own domain — the URL plaintiff’s counsel looks for first. Versioned, dated, with a real feedback channel and the scope of your most recent audit.

Hosted at
yourstore.com/accessibility
Framework
W3C WAI-recommended structure
Updates
Auto-revised on each audit
Languages
EN · ES · FR · DE
VPAT 2.5 · Rev 04
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Section 508 · EN 301 549 · WCAG 2.2
CriterionLevelStatus
1.1.1ASupports
1.4.3AAPartial
2.1.2ARemediating
4.1.2ASupports
Form
VPAT 2.5
Document № 03

The VPAT 2.5 Report

The conformance report procurement asks for before renewing. ITI-format VPAT 2.5 — the rev enterprise and government buyers require, not the consumer-facing one. One PDF, boilerplate-free, filled in from your actual audit data.

Template
VPAT® 2.5 · ITI
Scope
508 · EN 301 549 · WCAG 2.2
Format
PDF · Word-editable
Reviewed by
IAAP-certified auditor
Part II · What this is not

Why a Shopify accessibility overlay widget is not a WCAG 2.2 audit.

If you’ve shopped this category, you’ve seen the widget — the little wheelchair icon in the corner, the toolbar with contrast sliders and text-size buttons. That category is what we make documents about. It’s not what we sell.

× An overlay is:

A JavaScript widget
that touches your storefront.

  • A floating icon and a toolbar injected into every page
  • Auto-“fixes” (guessed alt text, auto-contrast) that courts and plaintiff’s counsel now cite as evidence of knowledge-without-remediation
  • A monthly subscription that persists regardless of whether the underlying site improves
  • Marketed as “AI-powered compliance” — language the FTC fined a category leader $1M for in January 2025
§ Paperfort is:

Three static documents.
Your storefront, untouched.

  • A paginated audit PDF — the same artifact a standards firm produces
  • A hosted statement page on your domain, at your /accessibility URL
  • A VPAT 2.5 conformance report, the version procurement and enterprise buyers require
  • A prioritized remediation plan your developer can ticket — the evidence of the work, not a shortcut around it
Part III · Why we exist

The overlay category became legally toxic in January 2025.

The FTC’s accessiBe settlement didn’t just fine one company. It changed what plaintiff’s counsel looks for in discovery.

ADA Title III demand letter on a desk beside a manila accessibility file — the scenario Paperfort's audit documentation is designed to answer.
An ADA Title III demand letter is the scenario Paperfort’s three documents are designed to answer — with a dated WCAG 2.2 AA audit, a hosted accessibility statement, and a VPAT on file.

On January 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ordered accessiBe — the largest vendor in the accessibility-overlay category — to pay $1 million for deceiving consumers with claims that its AI widget made websites “ADA compliant.”

Case
FTC v. accessiBe Ltd. — File № 222-3011
Order
January 3, 2025 · $1,000,000 civil penalty
Finding
Deceptive marketing of automatic ADA/WCAG compliance
Reference
ftc.gov · File 222-3011

The settlement did two things at once. First, it made every “AI-powered compliance” claim in the category legally radioactive — the exact copy on every overlay landing page became a liability, not a marketing asset.

Second, and more consequential for merchants: plaintiff’s firms pivoted. A widget on your homepage used to be neutral. Today, it is routinely cited in demand letters as evidence the merchant knew about accessibility obligations and chose a shortcut — the opposite of the defensive posture it was sold as.

What plaintiff’s counsel does not cite as negative evidence: a dated, paginated audit report; a versioned statement page; a VPAT on file. Because those are the artifacts of the actual work.

That’s the category Paperfort is in. We produce the paper trail. You do the remediation. Your developers ticket the findings. And when the letter arrives — and in this category, at some point, it does — you respond with documents, not with a screenshot of a widget.

Part IV · Pricing

Transparent pricing. No “contact sales” gate.

Four tiers. Published prices. The one-time bundle is for merchants with a demand letter in hand; the subscriptions are for merchants who would rather have the documents ready before the letter arrives.

Tier 01 · StarterSolo
Starter
$29/ mo

One storefront. The three documents, refreshed quarterly. For solo merchants who want the paper trail on file.

  • 1 storefront
  • WCAG 2.2 AA audit PDF · quarterly
  • Hosted /accessibility statement
  • VPAT 2.5 · on request
  • Email support · 3 business days
Install on Shopify →
Tier 02 · GrowthMost merchants
Growth
$79/ mo

One storefront, monthly refresh. Priority review when you ship a theme change. For stores over $1M GMV.

  • 1 storefront
  • Audit PDF · monthly refresh
  • Hosted statement · 4 languages
  • VPAT 2.5 · included
  • Demand-letter review · included
  • Priority support · next business day
Install on Shopify →
Tier 03 · AgencyShopify Plus partners
Agency
$149/ mo

Up to 10 client storefronts. White-label cover pages. Procurement-ready VPATs for enterprise deals.

  • Up to 10 storefronts
  • White-label audit cover pages
  • VPATs with agency authorship
  • Bulk statement deployment
  • Slack-connect support
  • sales@paperfort.app onboarding
Talk to sales →
Bundle · One-timeLetter in hand
Audit Bundle
$249one-time

You received a demand letter this week. You need the three documents dated, signed, and filed in seven days. This is that.

  • Full WCAG 2.2 AA audit PDF
  • Statement page, deployed
  • VPAT 2.5, turnaround in 7 days
  • Prioritized remediation plan
  • One call with a CPACC auditor
  • Counsel-ready cover letter
Get the $249 bundle →
Part V · Contact

Three inboxes. No phone tree.

A real person at each. Replies within one business day, or same-day for demand-letter bundles.

Product · § 01

Install help, audit questions, refresh cadence, anything about your store’s three documents.

Agency & Shopify Plus · § 02

Bulk deployment across client portfolios, white-label VPATs, procurement-cycle timelines.

GDPR · CCPA · § 03

Data-subject requests, sub-processor disclosures, DPAs for EU and California buyers.

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