Estimate scenario-based financial exposure from potential accessibility compliance violations using affected units, penalty per unit, enforcement probability, defense cost, remediation cost, and an optional statutory cap. The calculator shows gross maximum exposure, probability-weighted exposure, and a planning total. It does not predict enforcement or interpret any law; all legal inputs must come from current, applicable advice.
Probability-weighted exposure scales the entered gross penalty scenario by a planning probability. The planning total then adds defense and remediation costs, which are treated as expected amounts rather than multiplied by probability.
Penalty structures can use tiers, per-day rules, aggravating factors, discretionary amounts, and changing caps. Obtain current jurisdiction-specific advice before relying on a scenario.
For 1,000 affected units at $100 per unit, gross penalty exposure is $100,000. At a 20% enforcement probability, weighted exposure is $20,000. Adding $75,000 defense and $50,000 remediation produces a planning total of $145,000.
No. You enter the amount and cap so the model does not hardcode rules that vary by jurisdiction or change over time.
It multiplies the modeled gross penalty by the entered planning probability; it is not a prediction of an enforcement outcome.
Enter one only when qualified review confirms that a cap applies to the exact scenario; otherwise leave it at zero.
No. This model treats them as expected planning costs and adds them after weighting the penalty.
No. Add those impacts in a separate documented scenario if they are relevant to the decision.
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Affected units | Count used by the scenario |
| Penalty per unit | Reviewed monetary assumption |
| Probability | Planning likelihood assumption |
| Penalty cap | Optional maximum modeled penalty |
| Response costs | Defense plus remediation |