Your accessibility journey
Select a stage below to explore what ExceedAbility does at each step and how it aligns with W3C standards.
⬤ Inaccessible 0%
100% Accessible ⬤
Digital Accessibility Experts, Australia.
Every organisation sits somewhere on the accessibility spectrum from 0% to 100% conformant. ExceedAbility's structured approach, grounded in the W3C WCAG 2.2 and the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model, guides you every step of the way.
The Accessibility Continuum is ExceedAbility's framework for mapping where an organisation sits on the path from inaccessible (0% conformant) to fully WCAG 2.2 conformant, and what to do next at each stage. Grounded in the W3C WCAG 2.2 guidelines and the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model, it turns accessibility from a pass-or-fail test into a clear improvement journey, so teams can see their current position and the next practical step.
Select a stage below to explore what ExceedAbility does at each step and how it aligns with W3C standards.
Plain answers to the questions teams ask when planning an accessibility programme.
Your position depends on how far your digital products, documents and processes meet WCAG 2.2, and how embedded accessibility is in your governance. ExceedAbility maps you against the continuum using an audit of current conformance plus a review of your processes, roles and tooling against the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model. Start with the free Accessibility Navigator to find the right entry point, or take the maturity self-assessment for an indicative level.
A WCAG audit is a point-in-time measurement of conformance against the success criteria. The continuum is the improvement journey around that measurement: it places the audit result on a path from reactive fixes to embedded, sustained accessibility, and defines the governance, training and process changes needed to keep moving forward. The audit tells you where you are today; the continuum tells you where you are heading.
It is designed for Australian government agencies and enterprises that need to move beyond one-off audits to a sustained accessibility programme. It suits accessibility leads, digital and product managers, procurement and assurance teams, and executives who need a shared, plain-language picture of progress from current state to full WCAG 2.2 conformance.
The continuum is the map; our five-stage delivery methodology (Scope, Audit, Remediate, Validate, Embed) is how we move you along it, and organisational uplift is the programme that embeds the change. The continuum shows the destination, the methodology runs each engagement, and uplift keeps accessibility in place after the work is done.
Yes. The framework is published free by ExceedAbility, alongside free companion tools including the Accessibility Navigator and the WCAG 2.2 Criteria Search. We offer paid audit, remediation and uplift services to help you move along the continuum, but the framework itself is open to use.
Whether you need advice, an audit, document remediation, or a full rebuild we're here to help every step of the way.
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