CONSULTING

Accessibility consulting with real-world operational value.

Jim Vacik provides advisory, audit, risk, and project guidance for organizations that need accessibility decisions to work in practice, support better user outcomes, and hold up under scrutiny.

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CORE SERVICES

Consulting engagements can include:

Accessibility Audits

Real-world review of routes, seating, restrooms, parking, customer journeys, and the points where accessibility breaks down in practice.

Design Advisory

Guidance during planning, design, and development to help teams avoid costly accessibility mistakes before they are built into the environment or experience.

Litigation & Risk Support

Grounded perspective for case review, site inspections, risk analysis, and conversations where usability and accessibility issues need practical clarity.

Policy & Testimony

Support for public policy, committee testimony, legislative matters, and government-facing discussions where real-world accessibility perspective matters.

Training & Workshops

Sessions for staff, leadership teams, and stakeholders focused on accessibility performance, usability, accountability, and better execution.

Project Advisory

Strategic input during planning, redesign, development, and capital projects where accessibility decisions shape user experience, exposure, and long-term outcomes.

WHAT THIS SUPPORTS

Guidance designed to improve decisions and reduce avoidable problems.

  • Better accessibility decisions before problems scale
  • Improved usability in customer and public-facing environments
  • Stronger support for leadership, design, legal, and policy conversations
  • Practical recommendations that can be acted on
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HOW JIM WORKS

Grounded, practical, and useful to decision-makers.

Lived perspective

Accessibility issues are evaluated through the lens of actual use, not abstract assumptions.

Risk awareness

Useful for organizations navigating exposure, enforcement concerns, and the gap between review and performance.

Operational relevance

Advice is framed for decisions teams can use across design, operations, leadership, and public interface.

INVESTMENT

Typical consulting structure

Consulting & advisory $150–$350/hour
Accessibility audits $1,500–$15,000+
Legal / expert work Quoted by scope
Retainers / project scopes Custom engagement

WHO THIS IS FOR

Best suited for organizations that need:

  • Accessibility guidance with practical business relevance
  • Usability-focused review beyond checkbox compliance
  • Support for design, operations, legal, or policy discussions
  • Credible perspective before problems become more costly

DOWNLOADS

Consulting one-sheet and full resource pack.

NEXT STEP

Start a consulting conversation.

For advisory, audit, project, policy, and risk-related engagements.