ADA Accessibility Compliance Audits

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Startup Cost
$6,000-$28,000
Difficulty
Advanced
Time to Profit
8-15 months
Profit Potential
$70,000-$320,000/year

Overview

ADA accessibility audit services evaluate businesses, facilities, and websites for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and accessibility for people with disabilities.

With ADA lawsuits increasing and businesses prioritizing accessibility, compliance audit services generate revenue of $120,000-$380,000 annually with profit margins of 40-55%.

The business requires auditors with disabilities or accessibility expertise, comprehensive ADA compliance checklists, documentation and reporting tools, and legal/compliance relationships.

Services include physical accessibility audits (ramps, parking, entrances, restrooms), website accessibility testing, service accessibility evaluation, communication accommodation assessment, and ADA compliance reporting.

Pricing typically $300-$800 per facility audit, $500-$1,500 for comprehensive assessments, billed to businesses seeking compliance.

Success factors include ADA regulations expertise, recruiting auditors with disabilities for authentic assessment, detailed compliance documentation, providing actionable remediation recommendations, and building relationships with businesses, property owners, and accessibility consultants.

Most audits comprehensively assess parking, building entrance, interior accessibility, restrooms, and service delivery.

The business serves businesses seeking proactive compliance, property owners, attorneys defending ADA cases, and municipalities.

Many auditors have personal disability experience providing authentic assessment.

Marketing focuses on businesses, property management, corporate legal departments, and accessibility consultants.

With ADA compliance mandatory and lawsuit exposure increasing in 2025, accessibility audits offer specialized opportunities for disability advocates and compliance experts helping businesses achieve ADA compliance and serve customers with disabilities.

Required Skills

  • ADA regulations and compliance standards
  • Accessibility evaluation methodology
  • Auditor recruitment (people with disabilities)
  • Detailed compliance documentation
  • Remediation recommendations
  • Legal and accessibility consultant relationships

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Premium pricing for compliance expertise
  • Growing ADA compliance awareness
  • Legal liability prevention for businesses
  • Meaningful accessibility improvement impact
  • Recurring compliance audit needs

Cons

  • Complex ADA regulations
  • Recruiting qualified auditors with disabilities
  • Liability and professional insurance
  • Longer sales cycles with businesses
  • Competition from accessibility consultants

How to Get Started

  1. Learn comprehensive ADA regulations
  2. Recruit auditors with disability experience
  3. Develop detailed accessibility audit methodology
  4. Market to businesses and property owners
  5. Conduct thorough compliance assessments
  6. Deliver actionable remediation recommendations
  7. Build relationships with legal and accessibility clients

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