Accessibility: Audits & Testing
IS 17802 & RPwD Act Audit
IS 17802 (Bureau of Indian Standards) is India's national accessibility standard, made statutory under the RPwD (Amendment) Rules, 2023. We audit your ICT products and digital services against IS 17802 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - with documentation that stands up to the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.
Typical timeline
2–3 weeks
Engagement model
Audit · remediation · re-test
How it runs
Scope → test → report → verify
Overview
IS 17802 is India's national standard for ICT accessibility under the RPwD Act. Compliance is a statutory requirement for all public and private digital service providers in India.
Our IS 17802 audit evaluates your mobile apps, websites, and documents to ensure compliance under the RPwD Act, providing a legal evidence pack suitable for regulatory review.
At a glance
- Conformance assessment against IS 17802 (Part 1 & 2)
- RPwD Act, 2016 Section 46 obligation mapping
- Regional-language and India-specific criteria coverage
- Defensible evidence pack for CCPD scrutiny
Coverage
What we cover
IS 17802 Criteria
Testing Part 1 (Accessibility of ICT) and Part 2 (Usability) compliance.
Regional Language Support
Ensuring screen reader and localization features function in major Indian languages.
Indic Screen Readers
Testing compatibility with local screen readers and assistive technology settings.
RPwD Act Conformance
Mapping accessibility failures directly to statutory liabilities under the Act.
Outcomes
What you get
Methodology
How the engagement runs
Scope
Map ICT products, services and journeys in scope of IS 17802 and the RPwD Act.
Test
Manual AT + automated testing against IS 17802 success criteria (WCAG-aligned + India additions).
Document
Conformance report and statutory-obligation evidence pack.
Remediate
Prioritized fixes and verification re-test.
Deliverables
What lands in your inbox
- IS 17802 conformance report
- RPwD Act obligation mapping
- Remediation roadmap
- Conformance statement
Why A5
Why teams pick us
Real assistive tech
We test with NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver and TalkBack - not just automated scanners that miss most issues.
Developer-ready findings
Annotated screenshots, reproduction steps and code-level fixes mapped to your stack.
We can fix it too
Beyond the audit, our engineers remediate at the source and verify conformance.
Defensible documentation
Conformance statements and VPATs that stand up to regulators and procurement.
FAQ
Frequently asked
Is IS 17802 mandatory?
Yes - it became statutory under the RPwD (Amendment) Rules, 2023, shifting from voluntary guidance to a legal requirement for ICT products and services.
How does it relate to WCAG?
IS 17802 is aligned with WCAG but adds India-specific criteria such as regional-language support, so WCAG conformance alone is not sufficient.
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Need is 17802 & rpwd act audit?
Prove both before launch.
Bring us your app, audit deadline, or security concern. We'll map the fastest path to WCAG conformance, VAPT coverage, and regulator-ready evidence.
