Digital Accessibility Centre

Name

Digital Accessibility Centre

Legal name

Digital Accessibility Centre Limited

Website

https://digitalaccessibilitycentre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Accessibility Testing and Accreditation

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Accessibility & Web/App Compliance (WCAG) (EDALAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assistive Technology (AT) & Accessible Learning Tools (EDALAGAB), Accessible Testing, Accommodations & IEP/504 Management Platforms (EDAFAKAF)

Keywords

• Digital accessibility testing
• WCAG compliance audits
• Accessibility accreditation services
• Assistive technology testing
• Accessibility training consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Neath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Accessibility Testing and Auditing: Comprehensive digital accessibility testing services combining user testing with disabilities, automated tools, and expert manual review against WCAG guidelines. Delivers accreditation upon successful completion.
2. Training and Consultancy Services: Range of training courses for various business roles including heads of departments, developers, designers, content authors, and QA testers. Includes bespoke e-learning packages with certification.
3. Design and Development Support: Accessibility support throughout web digital product lifecycle including tender requirements, wireframe reviews, template testing, and finished product auditing.
4. Accreditation Services: DAC Accreditation at two levels (Silver AA and Gold AAA) for digital media including websites, intranets, mobile apps, and gaming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digital Accessibility Centre provides professional digital accessibility testing, auditing, and accreditation services for websites, mobile apps, intranets and gaming, delivering WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA compliance verification and DAC Accreditation (Silver AA and Gold AAA). Its three-strand methodology combines user testing by testers with disabilities using assistive technologies, automated tools, and expert manual auditor review, supported by training, consultancy, design and development support, and the proprietary AccessIn real-time accessibility maintenance tool.

Product overview

Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) is a not-for-profit social enterprise offering a comprehensive suite of digital accessibility services rather than a single software product. The company provides end-to-end accessibility support including Training and Consultancy, Design and Development Support, Mobile Technology Testing, Issue Resolution, User Testing with disabled users, and Audit and Accreditation services. DAC also offers its proprietary AccessIn tool for real-time accessibility maintenance. All services are aligned with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• User Testing User testing of digital platforms (websites, apps, mobile, tablet, IPTV, games consoles) conducted by team members with disabilities including visual impairments, dyslexia, mobility impairments, and learning disabilities, using assistive technologies such as JAWS, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and ZoomText.
• Audit and Accreditation Comprehensive accessibility audits against WCAG 2.2 AA and AAA standards for websites, intranets, web apps, mobile apps, and gaming, leading to DAC Accreditation at Silver AA and Gold AAA levels.
• Design and Development Support End-to-end accessibility support across the web digital product lifecycle, including tender requirements, choosing designers and developers, wireframe reviews, template testing, and final-product auditing.
• Mobile Technology Testing Research, analysis, and accessibility testing across mobile devices and platforms including iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, and Blackberry, for websites and native mobile apps.
• Issue Resolution Flexible support for resolving specific accessibility issues, including one-off help, working alongside accessibility experts, or subscribing to an accessibility helpline.
• Training and Consultancy Accessibility training courses for business roles including heads of departments, developers, designers, content authors, and QA testers, alongside bespoke e-learning packages with video-based modular content and certification.
• AccessIn Proprietary real-time accessibility maintenance tool that lets website visitors report accessibility issues as they occur, with DAC's team providing ongoing support to resolve them.

Quantifiable outcome

• WCAG 2.2 AA compliance certification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• W3C PanelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDAC management team, testers and technical auditors are invited experts on the W3C panel, the main standards body for web accessibility guidelines (WCAG).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AbilityNet: UK-based charity providing digital accessibility services, testing, and training. Closest direct peer to DAC in geography, customer base, and service model (auditing, user testing, training, accreditation).
• WebAIM: US-based non-profit offering web accessibility training, evaluation, and certification. Comparable professional services model with WCAG-focused audits and user testing, though primarily digital delivery versus DAC's on-site centre.
• Level Access: US-based commercial accessibility software and services firm offering auditing, training, and an enterprise accessibility platform. Direct competitor across professional services and tooling, with broader scale and VC backing.
• Deque Systems: US-based commercial accessibility company providing WCAG audits, user testing with disabled users, training, and the Axe testing toolkit. Directly comparable to DAC across manual testing, user testing, and training.
• TPGi (The Paciello Group): Specialist accessibility consultancy offering audits, user testing, and strategic accessibility consulting. Direct competitor in WCAG compliance and enterprise accessibility services.

Emerging players

• UserWay: AI-powered accessibility widget and auditing platform. Comparable at the tooling and audit tier; competes with DAC's accessibility maintenance and audit offerings, especially for mid-market.
• AudioEye: Publicly listed accessibility technology vendor offering AI-driven automated remediation and auditing. Competes with DAC's accessibility services, particularly on lower-cost or self-service tiers, and represents a software-first model.
• Accessibe: AI-driven web accessibility platform offering automated audits and overlays. Competes with DAC primarily on price-sensitive segments and represents the automation threat to manual testing models.

Others

• G3ict: Global initiative for inclusive ICTs working with UN agencies on accessibility policy. Comparator not as a commercial competitor but as an adjacent standards and policy influencer shaping the regulatory environment DAC operates in.

Regional players

• RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People): UK charity providing digital accessibility services, training, and accreditation through its commercial arm. Comparable UK-based competitor with similar non-profit positioning and accessibility testing offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/daccessibility
• Facebookfacebook.com/DigitalAccessibilityCentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digital-accessibility-centre

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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