For React / Next.js teams shipping shadcn/ui to the EU

Turn an accessibility questionnaire into dated evidence — without a blank-template scramble.

A buyer's procurement team just asked for WCAG accessibility documentation. Conformance Studio scans your shadcn/Next.js app in your browser and drafts four documents a reviewer can inspect — conformance report, accessibility statement, remediation log, and questionnaire answers. It targets WCAG 2.2 AA as a best-practice baseline while noting that the currently harmonised EN 301 549 web basis remains WCAG 2.1. No backend. Nothing leaves your machine.

100% client-side — your code never leaves the browser Built on axe-core, the engine auditors use Commercial-use licence for client work

The painful moment

The deal stalls on a document you don't have.

The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025 to covered products and listed services, including e-commerce. For software teams, the practical commercial effect is often a buyer email asking for documented accessibility evidence before procurement can proceed.

"Before we can proceed, our procurement team requires your accessibility conformance documentation. Please complete the attached vendor questionnaire and include your current testing scope, known limitations and remediation plan."

A scanner alone won't cut it

axe and Lighthouse catch only a subset of accessibility issues. They produce a list of violations — not the dated report, statement and evidence trail a reviewer needs.

Default shadcn quietly fails

shadcn/ui is a common modern stack, but the styled layer can leak conformance: focus-ring contrast, target size, combobox keyboard support. You may be flagged on components you assumed were fine.

A consultant costs thousands and weeks

A full manual WCAG audit is valuable, but it can take time to scope, schedule and complete. Your buyer may need a documented first response before that review is finished.

Overlays are a trap, not a shortcut

"One line of code = compliant" widgets are a risky shortcut — the FTC's April 2025 accessiBe order shows why unsupported automated-compliance claims are dangerous. Some buyers now ask directly whether vendors rely on overlays.

The mechanism

Scan, decide, document — entirely in your browser.

Conformance Studio is self-assessment tooling plus document automation. It runs a proven accessibility engine, walks you through the manual checks automation can't see, then turns your findings into artefacts a buyer can review.

Scope it

Enter your product, entity and the representative page types you tested. This auto-fills every document and signals an honest, defensible scope.

Auto-scan

Run a one-line axe-core snippet on your live, logged-in app and import the result — or paste rendered HTML for a built-in static scan. Every finding is captured as dated evidence.

Manual checks

Work through 20 high-impact WCAG 2.2 AA checks, each with a shadcn-specific note telling you where these issues often appear. Mark Pass / Fail / N/A.

Export the pack

Generate the conformance report, accessibility statement, remediation log (+ CSV) and procurement answers. Save as PDF, attach, reply. Done.

What you actually receive

The evidence layer — not another blank template.

Anyone can give you a list of failing components for free; the code is open. What's painful, time-boxed and worth paying for is everything that turns a scan into documents a buyer can review. That's what you get.

Conformance Studio — the in-browser tool

A real, working application (no install, no account, no backend). It ingests genuine axe-core results, drives the manual review, and generates four buyer-review documents from your inputs.

  • Conformance report — scope, method, per-criterion status, dated. A practical starting point for a VPAT-style review.
  • Public accessibility statement — EAA-style: conformance level, known limitations, feedback contact.
  • Remediation log + CSV — every finding with owner, target date and status. Evidence of the actions you took.
  • Procurement questionnaire answers — drafted replies to the 12 questions buyers ask most, pre-filled from your scan.

The shadcn fix library

Copy-paste, source-level fixes for the failures that actually recur in a default shadcn/Radix/Tailwind stack — focus-ring contrast, target size, combobox and data-table keyboard support, form-error association, live-region toasts.

The Playbook + checklist

A specific, no-fear guide to the law as it really stands in 2026, the 60-minute path, and the 20-criterion manual checklist as an editable spreadsheet. Plus editable statement and questionnaire templates.

Premium, one-time, no subscription

Focused evidence work before a full external audit.

A full manual accessibility audit is still the right path for legal certainty. This gives you a structured first-pass evidence workflow today — once, with a commercial licence.

Founding price · first 100 buyers
Conformance Studio — full evidence pack + commercial licence
£129 £149

Positioned below a full external audit and monthly remediation platforms, because this is a focused self-assessment and evidence workflow.

Founding price of £129 holds for the first 100 buyers, then it rises to £149. No fake countdowns — the price genuinely changes at 100.

What's in the stack

Conformance Studio in-browser tool £99
Procurement questionnaire answer kit £49
shadcn/Radix fix library (source-level) £59
The Playbook + WCAG 2.2 AA checklist £39
Editable statement & document templates £29
Commercial-use licence (client projects) £59
Total standalone value £334
Get instant access — £129

Secure checkout via Lemon Squeezy (VAT handled). Instant download. At checkout you'll confirm you want immediate access and understand this waives the 14-day cancellation right — your 60-day guarantee below is more generous than that anyway.

60day
guarantee

Use it on a real audit. If it doesn't hold up, keep everything and get your money back.

Run Conformance Studio against your app and generate your evidence pack. If within 60 days it hasn't given you documentation you're comfortable having a buyer review, email us for a full, no-questions refund — and keep the fix library and playbook.

We can only offer that because the tool does genuine work. We win when you ship the document and close the deal.

Honest answers

Questions worth asking before you buy.

Is this a guarantee that I'm legally compliant?

No — and be wary of anything that claims it is. Conformance Studio is self-assessment tooling and document automation. It helps you test, decide and produce a defensible, dated paper trail for buyer review. It is not legal advice and not a substitute for a full manual audit by a qualified professional. Over-claiming compliance is precisely what got overlay vendors into trouble.

How is this different from running axe-core or Lighthouse myself, for free?

Automated scanners detect only a subset of accessibility issues and output a list of violations. They don't cover key manual checks such as keyboard flow, focus order, name/role/value, status messages, and the newer 2.2 items, and they don't produce a conformance report, accessibility statement, remediation log or questionnaire answers. Conformance Studio uses axe-core for the automated checks, then drives the manual review and turns the result into documents a buyer can inspect. The scan is the easy part; the evidence layer is what you're paying for.

Does my code or any data get uploaded anywhere?

No. The tool runs entirely in your browser. The axe-core snippet you run executes on your own page; your scan results, scope details and checklist answers are stored only in your browser's local storage. Nothing is transmitted to us or to any server.

I'm not on shadcn/ui. Is this still useful?

Yes. The Conformance Studio tool, the 20-criterion WCAG 2.2 AA manual checklist, and all four generated documents are framework-agnostic. The only shadcn-specific part is the fix library and the "in a shadcn stack" notes — which you can ignore. The evidence layer works for any React/web product.

Can I use it for client projects?

Yes — a commercial-use licence is included. You may use the tool to evaluate and document accessibility for client projects and publish the generated documents under your or your client's name. You may not resell or redistribute the tool, templates or guide themselves. Full terms in the bundled licence.

Will it stay current with WCAG and the EAA?

The tool targets WCAG 2.2 AA as a current W3C best-practice target and references EN 301 549, whose currently harmonised web basis remains WCAG 2.1. We ship free updates to buyers when the criteria or guidance materially change. The guide deliberately avoids stating country-specific penalty figures because they vary and change — it points you to the official W3C, ETSI and EAA sources to verify the current position yourself.

Who is behind this?

A UK-based independent software studio. Sold self-serve via Lemon Squeezy (the merchant of record), with a real money-back guarantee and a monitored support email. Reach us any time at the address in the footer.

Turn the audit request from a blocker into a documented reply.

Stop a procurement questionnaire from becoming a blank-page scramble. Get the evidence pack, fill it in, and send documents that make the next review conversation concrete.

Get Conformance Studio — £129One-time · 60-day money-back guarantee · instant access