About
A small shop built for public-sector work
Independent testing catches barriers that platform reports and internal QA may miss. We're platform-independent, so we can test candidly and still work alongside the vendor you already have.
Founder
Better Pixels is run by a user experience designer with twenty years of practice, most of it in the public sector. That work has included Section 508 and accessibility testing for Medicare.gov, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Federal Aviation Administration — sites where a broken form means someone doesn't get a benefit they're entitled to.
Federal agencies have accessibility teams, budgets, and procurement officers. A town of 12,000 has a clerk who also runs the website. The standard the residents deserve is the same. Better Pixels exists to bring the federal-grade version of this work to entities that were never going to be able to buy it at enterprise prices.
We work with cities, counties, libraries, school districts, and special districts across Maryland and the mid-Atlantic.
Past project experience. Listed for background only; no endorsement implied.
What we hold to
Independence
We don't resell a website platform, a widget, or a scanning subscription. Nothing we recommend has a commission attached to it — and we're happy to collaborate with the vendor you already work with.
Plain language
We write so your clerk, your developer, and your attorney can read the same sentence and each know what to do next.
Human testing
Tools give us a baseline. People using keyboards and screen readers tell us whether the site actually works.
A paper trail you can use
Every project leaves behind a dated record of what we tested, what we fixed, and what's still open. Bring it to a council meeting or hand it to counsel.
Who we work with
- Cities and towns under 50,000
- Counties
- Public libraries
- School districts
- Special districts — water, fire, parks
- Transit and utility authorities
- State agencies
- Nonprofits — some have separate Section 504 or Title III obligations
Some nonprofits may have separate Section 504 or Title III obligations depending on their funding and activities. We can help you determine the appropriate assessment scope, but we don't provide legal advice.