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A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®) is the industry-standard document used to communicate how a product conforms to accessibility standards. The completed document, called an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR), is required in many government procurement processes, enterprise vendor assessments, and client contracts where formal evidence of WCAG conformance is needed. Labrador can generate a VPAT® 2.5 – WCAG 2.2 conformance report directly from your audit data and export it as a fully editable DOCX file.
VPAT / DOCX export is only available on projects created with the VPAT® 2.5 – WCAG 2.2 methodology. You cannot add VPAT export to a standard WCAG 2.2 AA Testing project, and the methodology cannot be changed after a project is created. If you need a VPAT output, select the VPAT methodology when creating your project.

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What the VPAT DOCX Contains

The exported DOCX follows the official VPAT® 2.5 template structure published by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and includes all of the following:

WCAG Conformance Tables

Full conformance tables covering WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 success criteria at Level A and Level AA, populated with the conformance levels you assigned during the audit.

Conformance Level Values

Each criterion is marked with the appropriate conformance level: Supports, Partially Supports, Does Not Support, Not Applicable, or Not Evaluated.

Remarks and Explanations

Any remarks you added during the audit, describing the nature of a failure, the scope of partial support, or the reason a criterion is not applicable, are included alongside each criterion.

Standard VPAT Sections

All required VPAT® 2.5 sections are present: product information, evaluation methodology, applicable standards/guidelines, and the full set of conformance tables.
The DOCX is fully editable. Open it in Microsoft Word or Google Docs to refine your remarks, add product information, or make any final adjustments before submitting it to a client or procurement portal.

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Generating the VPAT DOCX

1

Create a project with the VPAT methodology

When creating a new project, select VPAT® 2.5 – WCAG 2.2 from the Testing Methodology dropdown. This setting cannot be changed after the project is created, so make sure you choose the correct methodology at this step.
2

Complete your audit

Work through all applicable WCAG criteria for each page and component in your project. Mark every criterion as Supports, Partially Supports, Does Not Support, Not Applicable, or Not Evaluated, and add remarks explaining your findings, especially for any criterion that is not fully conformant.
3

Open your project and click Export

In the project toolbar, click the Export dropdown.
4

Select PDF/Word (VPAT)

Choose PDF/Word (VPAT) from the dropdown menu. This option only appears for projects created with the VPAT® 2.5 – WCAG 2.2 methodology.
5

Download the DOCX file

The DOCX file is generated immediately and downloaded to your device.
6

Review and finalise the document

Open the file in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Review every criterion, tighten your remarks where needed, fill in any product information fields, and make any final edits before submitting the document to your client or a procurement portal.

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Best Practices for VPAT Completion

The quality of a VPAT depends on the specificity and accuracy of your remarks. Follow these practices to produce a credible, defensible conformance report.
Write a clear, specific remark that explains what aspect of the criterion is not met and on which pages or components the failure occurs. Vague remarks like “some issues present” are not sufficient. Instead, write something like: “The login form does not provide error identification on 3 of 5 form fields, see the Login Page findings for details.”
Always review the generated DOCX before submission. Labrador populates the document from your audit data, but you are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the final conformance report. Submitting an inaccurate VPAT to a client or procurement body can have serious consequences.
Labrador’s VPAT output follows the same structure as the official VPAT® 2.5 template published by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). Many government and enterprise procurement portals accept this format directly without requiring reformatting.