The Certified Digital Compliance Specialist (CDCS) Program
Stop paying expensive external agencies for endless audit reports. Train your in-house engineers, QA analysts, and compliance teams to identify, diagnose, and resolve WCAG 2.1/2.2 code violations directly inside your Git repositories.
7 Hands-On Code Modules
From basic syntax to advanced ARIA 1.2 dynamic modal dialog patterns.
Screen Reader Mastery
Hands-on testing routines using NVDA, JAWS, and Apple VoiceOver.
Production Pull Request Diffs
Real-world before and after code samples across React, Vue, and WordPress.
Verified CDCS Credential
Earn an accredited credential proving your in-house remediation authority.
Enroll in the CDCS Program
Complete your registration below for immediate LMS portal access.
Why In-House Training Beats Outsourcing
Third-party remediation consultants charge upwards of $150 to $250 per hour. Building internal competence pays for itself on your first sprint.
Recurring Agency Bills
Every quarterly website redesign or feature rollout breaks accessibility anew, requiring another costly external audit and remediation contract.
Build Compliant by Default
When your frontend developers understand semantic HTML, focus rings, and ARIA bindings, they write compliant code from the start, stopping bugs before production.
Insulated Legal Standing
Demonstrates to legal plaintiffs, DOJ regulators, and enterprise procurement officers that your company maintains ongoing, certified accessibility competence.
7 Practical Engineering Modules
Step-by-step video walkthroughs, downloadable code labs, and pull request breakdowns taught by veteran compliance auditors.
Legal Foundations & The WCAG 2.2 Framework
Understanding ADA Title III strict liability, DOJ Consent Decrees, Section 508, and European Accessibility Act (EAA 2025) requirements. Navigating WCAG 2.1 vs 2.2 success criteria.
Assistive Technology & Screen Reader Testing
Setting up NVDA on Windows and VoiceOver on macOS. Navigating rotor menus, virtual cursor modes, speech output interpretation, and auditing landmarks without looking at the screen.
Keyboard Architecture & Focus Management
Eliminating keyboard traps (2.1.2), managing logical tab index sequences, crafting skip links, and implementing WCAG 2.2 focus appearance (2.4.11) with CSS :focus-visible.
Form Accessibility, Errors & Live Announcements
Connecting explicit labels, helper hints via aria-describedby, dynamic real-time validation via aria-invalid, and polite vs assertive aria-live announcements for submission toast notices.
ARIA 1.2 Design Patterns & Complex UI Widgets
Engineering accessible modals with focus trapping and restore, multi-level dropdown menus, tabpanels, accordions, comboboxes, and custom toggle switches adhering to WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices.
Design Systems, Color Contrast & Motion
Calculating 4.5:1 and 3:1 luminance ratios, handling dark mode and brand palettes, respecting prefers-reduced-motion media queries, and designing touch targets adhering to 24x24px minimums (2.5.8).
CI/CD Automation & Continuous Conformance
Integrating Axe Core, Playwright, and Cypress test suites into GitHub Actions. Preventing accessibility regressions during deployment and establishing permanent compliance governance.
Choose Your CDCS Accreditation Path
Select the Practitioner Pass for individual engineering mastery or the Agency Commercial License to scale client accessibility auditing and unlock white-label revenue.
Tier 1: Practitioner Pass
Self-paced technical accreditation for engineers and solo auditors.
What is Included:
- Self-Paced Curriculum: Complete WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 Level AA manual verification workflows across 7 engineering modules.
- Testing Toolkit: The Complete Screen Reader (NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS) and Keyboard Testing Toolkit.
- 1 Practitioner Certification Exam Seat: Verifiable digital credential ID and badge for LinkedIn and corporate resumes.
- Corporate Frictionless Approval: Budgeted under the standard $500 departmental credit card ceiling for rapid procurement.
Instant LMS access • Lifetime curriculum updates included
Tier 2: Agency Commercial License
Full team training, white-label client assets, and partner directory listing.
Everything in Tier 1 Plus:
- Multi-Seat Team License: Full CDCS curriculum, toolkit, and 3 certification exam seats for your team.
- Client-Facing Deliverable Pack: White-label PDF Audit templates, Client Remediation Contracts, and Executive Summary slide decks (the exact assets agencies use to bill clients $5,000+).
- Official Registry Listing: Inclusion in the DigitalComplianceAuditors.com Certified Agency Directory (where inbound leads are forwarded).
- Commercial White-Label Rights: Authority to deliver client-branded accessibility audit reports and documentation.
Includes 3 seats • Client deliverable pack • Directory entry
Earn Your Certified Digital Compliance Specialist (CDCS) Credential
Upon passing the hands-on practical code evaluation, you receive an industry-recognized certificate with a verifiable verification ID, suitable for display on LinkedIn, enterprise vendor RFP submissions, and legal defense documentation.
Invest in Long-Term Engineering Independence
Empower your development team to resolve accessibility barriers in-house with The Certified Digital Compliance Specialist (CDCS) Program.