Writing
Plain-English explainers on Shopify accessibility, WCAG 2.2 AA, the European Accessibility Act, VPATs, and ADA demand letters. This is documentation, not legal advice — consult your own counsel about your specific situation.
Legal
California is the epicenter of web accessibility litigation because its Unruh Civil Rights Act adds $4,000 in statutory damages per violation on top of ADA claims. Federal ADA Title III, on its own, offers plaintiffs only injunctive relief and attorney's fees. The pairing changes the math entirely.
Standards
Choose the right VPAT 2.5Rev edition, fill in the header, evaluate each criterion, record a conformance level with remarks, and re-issue after fixes. Seven steps that turn a blank template into a credible Accessibility Conformance Report.
Standards
WCAG 2.2 AA is the practical bar for e-commerce accessibility. This checklist maps the success criteria most likely to fail on a Shopify storefront, grouped by topic, and notes which ones an automated scan can flag versus which ones need a person.
Guides
Accessibility audits for Shopify stores range from a free automated scan to a one-time documentation bundle to a full manual review by a specialist firm. Here is what each tier costs, what it delivers, and the honest limits of automation.
Legal
No tool can certify your store as “ADA compliant” — compliance is a legal call. Here is what the law actually points to, what WCAG 2.2 AA measures, and how an automated audit shows where you stand.
Legal
In January 2025 the FTC moved against accessiBe over how its overlay widget was marketed, and in April 2025 approved a final order requiring a $1,000,000 payment. Here is what the agency's own filings say.
Legal
A measured, step-by-step walkthrough for Shopify merchants who just received an ADA web-accessibility demand letter. Talk to a lawyer first, preserve your site, and gather dated documentation.
Standards
If a buyer's procurement team has asked you for a VPAT, here is what the document is, what it is not, and when a Shopify store actually needs one.
Standards
A plain-English map of the WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria that storefronts fail most, which ones an automated axe-core scan can flag, and which ones still need a person.
Compliance
The EAA became enforceable on June 28, 2025. A plain-language look at who it covers, the microenterprise service exemption, and the documentation that gives you something to show.
When you are ready, Paperfort runs an automated axe-core WCAG 2.2 AA scan and produces three documents: an audit report, a hosted accessibility statement, and a VPAT 2.5.
Paperfort produces defensible documentation and a prioritized remediation plan. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice; it does not guarantee lawsuit prevention or automatic ADA/WCAG compliance. Automated scans detect roughly 30–50% of WCAG issues; Paperfort documents what an automated axe-core scan finds and flags where a qualified professional should review further.