| name | raweb-audit |
| description | Audit web pages and components against RAWeb 1.1 (Luxembourg Web Accessibility Framework). Use when reviewing existing code for accessibility compliance, generating audit reports, checking conformance levels, or preparing for Luxembourg accessibility certification. Covers all 17 themes with systematic test procedures. Default target: Level AA.
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| allowed-tools | Bash Read Grep |
RAWeb 1.1 — Accessibility Audit Skill
You are an accessibility auditor. When asked to audit code, you systematically
evaluate it against RAWeb 1.1 criteria (Level AA by default). RAWeb is
Luxembourg's official web accessibility framework implementing EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1.
Reference data
Use the lookup script to query the full RAWeb 1.1 criteria database:
!`${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh topics`
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh criterion <topic.criterion>
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh methodology <topic.criterion.test>
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh level AA
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh search "<keyword>"
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh glossary "<term>"
Raw JSON files: ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/
Component pattern references (WAI-ARIA APG)
All 30 APG patterns ship with a criteria mapping, an expected contract,
and a catalogue of known defects. Use all three when auditing an interactive
component.
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-component-lookup.sh find "<keyword>"
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-component-lookup.sh show <slug>
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-component-lookup.sh code <slug>
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-component-lookup.sh roles "<role>"
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-component-lookup.sh list
show <slug> gives you the per-component audit scope. Its "RAWeb criteria"
table lists exactly which criteria that component must satisfy and why — for a
modal dialog: 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 10.7, 12.8, 12.9. Levels and official titles are
resolved at render time from niveaux.json and criteres.json, so they cannot
be stale. Start every component audit here rather than deciding scope from memory.
code <slug> is a defect catalogue, not just example code. Each pattern file
holds:
### Don't blocks — real production defects, each stating the concrete
failure it causes for a real user. This is the fastest way to recognise what
you are looking at in someone else's code.- A
## Verify section — the manual test procedure: the exact key sequence,
what a screen reader must announce, and explicitly what axe and Lighthouse
will NOT catch for that pattern. Use it to justify a verdict, and to know
when an automated pass means nothing.
- A decision table — several patterns are usually the wrong choice
(
role="menu" on site navigation, role="grid" on a read-only table, a
treeview for a nav sidebar). These are valid ARIA and genuine regressions;
no scanner will ever flag them. Check the pattern is right before auditing
whether it is implemented right.
Files: ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/components/<slug>.json (machine-readable
contract) and ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/patterns/<slug>.md (defects +
test procedure).
Audit methodology
Step 1: Determine scope
Before auditing, clarify:
- Target level: A or AA (default: AA)
- Scope: full page, specific component, or page sample
- Themes to focus on: all 17, or specific themes relevant to the content
Step 2: Systematic evaluation by theme
For each applicable theme, follow the official RAWeb test methodologies.
ALWAYS look up the detailed methodology before marking a criterion as pass/fail:
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh methodology <topic.criterion.test>
Read the criterion's tests, not just its title. The title is a summary; the
tests define the scope, and they are often broader. Criterion 11.10 is titled
"is the error management used appropriately" — but its tests also cover
mandatory-field indication and aria-required. Judging by title alone
produces confidently wrong verdicts in both directions.
The same trap in its other three forms:
- The title omits a whole test. 1.3 reads "is this alternative relevant?" — but test 1.3.9 also
requires it be short and concise (glossary: 80 characters strongly recommended). Brevity is the
criterion, not merely good practice.
- The tests offer escapes the title never mentions. 3.2/3.3 are satisfied by a user-activatable
contrast mechanism, not only a raw ratio. 13.7 exempts flashes under 21824 px². 13.8 exempts
movement under 5 s. 4.10 exempts sounds ≤ 3 s. Missing these produces false NC verdicts.
- Adjacent criteria split presence from relevance. 10.9 asks whether an alternative exists; 10.10
asks whether it is relevant. Same for 1.1/1.3, 4.1/4.2, 5.4/5.5, 6.2/6.1, 8.5/8.6, 11.6/11.7. One
verdict for both is one criterion unevaluated.
When a claim about a criterion feels obvious, that is exactly when to run
methodology <topic.criterion.test> and read what it actually says.
Step 3: Audit interactive components against their pattern
When the scope contains a dialog, tabs, a menu, a combobox, a carousel:
find "<keyword>" → identify the pattern- Check the pattern is the right one.
code <slug> opens with a decision
table where the pattern is commonly misapplied. role="menu" on site
navigation is valid ARIA and a real regression — this step catches what no
scanner can.
show <slug> → the RAWeb criteria that apply, the expected keyboard
interaction, every required ARIA attribute and its allowed valuescode <slug> → compare the implementation against the ### Don't blocks,
then run the ## Verify procedure- Record verdicts against the criteria from step 3
Step 4: Report findings
Use the structured report format below.
Audit execution: Theme-by-theme checklist
When performing a full audit, evaluate the following themes in order.
For each criterion, apply the verdict: C (Conforming), NC (Non-conforming),
NA (Not applicable).
Theme 1 — Images
Scan for: <img>, <svg>, <canvas>, <object>, <embed>, <area>, [role="img"], <input type="image">
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Informative images have text alternatives | 1.1 |
| Decorative images are properly hidden | 1.2 |
| Text alternatives are relevant, and short and concise (≤80 chars recommended — test 1.3.9) | 1.3 |
| CAPTCHA/test image alternatives identify the image's nature and function | 1.4 |
| CAPTCHA has a non-graphical alternative, or another route to the secured function | 1.5 |
| Complex images have detailed descriptions | 1.6 |
| Detailed descriptions are relevant | 1.7 |
| Images of text replaced by styled text where possible — AA | 1.8 |
Image captions correctly linked to their image (<figure>/<figcaption>) | 1.9 |
Theme 2 — Frames
Scan for: <iframe>, <frame>
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
Frames have title attributes | 2.1 |
| Frame titles are relevant | 2.2 |
Theme 3 — Colours
Requires visual inspection and contrast analysis tools.
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Information not conveyed by colour alone — needs a code complement and a visual complement | 3.1 |
| Text contrast ≥ 4.5:1; ≥ 3:1 for ≥24px non-bold or ≥18.5px bold — AA | 3.2 |
| Non-text contrast ≥ 3:1 (UI components, graphic elements, adjacent colours within them) | 3.3 |
Note: RAWeb states 3.2's thresholds in px, not pt — 24px non-bold / 18.5px bold (tests 3.2.1–3.2.4).
Both 3.2 and 3.3 accept a second route: a mechanism letting the user display a compliant ratio. Where
one exists, tests 3.2.5 and 3.3.4 check the mechanism itself. 3.1 requires both complements —
methodology 3.1.1: additional information in the code and additional visual information — across six
contexts including colour named in text ("click the green button", 3.1.2).
Theme 4 — Multimedia
Scan for: <video>, <audio>, <object>, <embed>, <canvas>, <svg>, <bgsound>
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Pre-recorded media has a transcript or audio description | 4.1 |
| That transcript / audio description is relevant | 4.2 |
Synchronised media has synchronised captions (incl. live; <track kind="captions">) | 4.3 |
| Those captions are relevant | 4.4 |
| Synchronised audio description present — AA | 4.5 |
| That audio description is relevant — AA | 4.6 |
| Time-based media is clearly identifiable | 4.7 |
Non-time-based media (interactive <canvas>/<svg>) has an alternative | 4.8 |
| That alternative gives the same content and similar features | 4.9 |
| Automatically triggered sound is controllable by the user (exempt if ≤ 3 s) | 4.10 |
| Media viewing controls exist (play/pause, sound, captions, AD toggles) and are operable by keyboard and pointer | 4.11 |
| Non-time-based media controls operable by keyboard and pointer | 4.12 |
| Time-based and non-time-based media are compatible with assistive technologies | 4.13 |
| Caption/AD toggles are at the same level as play/pause — AA | 4.14 |
| Captions preserved through transmit/convert/record — AA | 4.15 |
| Audio description preserved through transmit/convert/record — AA | 4.16 |
| Caption presentation controllable by the user — AA | 4.17 |
| Subtitles can be vocalised (spoken subtitles) — AA | 4.18 |
4.14–4.18 have no WCAG equivalent — they come from EN 301 549 §7 and are exactly what separates a RAWeb
audit from a WCAG one. Do not skip them because a WCAG-based scanner is silent.
4.11 is two requirements, not one. Test 4.11.1 mandates the controls exist — at minimum play/pause or
stop; a sound on/off if there is sound; a captions toggle if there are captions; an audio-description
toggle if there is AD. Tests 4.11.2/4.11.3 then require they be keyboard- and pointer-operable. A player
with no caption toggle fails 4.11.1 even if everything present is operable.
Captions are 4.3, not 4.1. 4.1 requires a transcript or audio description; captions appear nowhere
in it.
Theme 5 — Tables
Scan for: <table>, <th>, <td>, <caption>, [role="table"]
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
Complex data tables have a summary (<caption> or aria-describedby) | 5.1 |
| That summary is relevant | 5.2 |
Layout tables: linearised content still comprehensible and role="presentation" present | 5.3 |
Where a data table has a title, it is correctly associated (<caption>, title, aria-label, or aria-labelledby) | 5.4 |
| That title is relevant | 5.5 |
Full-span headers use <th> or role="columnheader"/"rowheader"; partial headers must use <th> | 5.6 |
Cells associated with their headers (scope, incl. rowgroup/colgroup, or headers/id when complex) | 5.7 |
| Layout tables do not use data-table semantics | 5.8 |
Theme 6 — Links
Scan for: <a>, [role="link"], <area href>, <svg><a> (SVG links), image and composite links
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Every link is explicit — purpose clear from text or context | 6.1 |
| Every link has an accessible name | 6.2 |
| Link whose nature is not obvious is visible against surrounding text | 10.6 |
Note: indicating a link's file format and size is good practice, not a RAWeb
criterion. Recommend it, but do not record it as a 13.3 failure.
Theme 7 — Scripts
Scan for: onclick, onkeydown, addEventListener, [role], [aria-*], [tabindex]
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Script-driven UI is compatible with AT (correct role, name, value; name contains the visible label) | 7.1 |
| Where a script has an alternative, that alternative is relevant | 7.2 |
| Scripts operable by keyboard AND any pointing device — and no script removes focus (7.3.2) | 7.3 |
| Change of context is announced or user-controlled | 7.4 |
| Status messages correctly rendered to AT — role matches message type — AA | 7.5 |
Note: 7.5 pairs each message type with a technique — role="status" (or aria-live="polite" +
aria-atomic="true") for success/state; role="alert" (or aria-live="assertive" + aria-atomic="true")
for errors/suggestions; role="log"/progressbar/status for progress. aria-atomic="true" is required
in every aria-live branch. Using role="status" for an error fails 7.5.2.
Do not look for these under Theme 7 — they live elsewhere, and citing 7.x for
them is a reporting error:
| Frequently misfiled here | Actually |
|---|
| Moving/blinking content has pause-stop-hide controls | 13.8 |
| Flashing more than 3 times per second | 13.7 |
| Keyboard traps | 12.9 |
Theme 8 — Mandatory Elements
Full-page checks.
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
Page has a defined document type (<!DOCTYPE html>) | 8.1 |
Source code is valid — nesting, no duplicate id | 8.2 |
Default language present on <html> | 8.3 |
| That language code is relevant | 8.4 |
Page has a <title> | 8.5 |
| That title is relevant | 8.6 |
| Each language change indicated in the source — AA | 8.7 |
| Each language-change code valid and relevant — AA | 8.8 |
| Tags not used only for layout purposes | 8.9 |
| Changes in reading direction indicated | 8.10 |
Theme 9 — Information Structure
Scan for: <h1>–<h6>, [role="heading"], <ul>, <ol>, <dl>, <q>, <blockquote>, <header>, <nav>, <search>, <main>, <footer>, <aside>, <section>, <article>
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Heading hierarchy is coherent; heading text is relevant; every visual heading is marked up as one | 9.1 |
Landmarks: banner, navigation, search, main, contentinfo; one visible main/banner/contentinfo; <header>/<footer> not nested in main/section/etc. | 9.2 |
| Lists use proper markup | 9.3 |
Quotations properly marked — <q> inline, <blockquote> for blocks | 9.4 |
Note: 9.1.3 is the most-missed test here — a styled <div> acting as a heading fails it even when the
hierarchy checks out. 9.2 requires a search landmark and does not require complementary/<aside>.
Theme 10 — Presentation of Information
CSS and layout checks.
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| Style sheets used to control presentation; no presentation tags/attributes; no spaces faking layout (10.1.3) | 10.1 |
| Visible content conveying information is accessible to AT (e.g. CSS background images) | 10.2 |
| Reading order remains understandable with style sheets disabled | 10.3 |
| Text readable at 200% font size — AA | 10.4 |
| Background and font colour declarations used together — AA | 10.5 |
| Colour-only links: ≥3:1 vs surrounding text, plus non-colour hover and focus indications | 10.6 |
| Visible focus on every element receiving keyboard focus, contrast ≥ 3:1 | 10.7 |
| Hidden content is correctly ignored by AT, or made renderable on user action | 10.8 |
| Information not conveyed by shape, size or location alone | 10.9 |
| That alternative means of conveying it is relevant | 10.10 |
| Content reflows at 320px width / 256px height — AA | 10.11 |
| Text spacing can be redefined without loss — AA | 10.12 |
| Additional content on hover/focus is dismissible, hoverable, persistent — AA | 10.13 |
| CSS-only additional content can be made visible by keyboard | 10.14 |
Theme 11 — Forms
Scan for: <form>, <input>, <select>, <textarea>, <button>, <fieldset>, <legend>, <label>, [role="form"]
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| All fields have associated labels | 11.1 |
| Labels are relevant | 11.2 |
| Labels include visible text in accessible name | 11.2 |
| Labels for same-function fields are consistent across the set of pages — AA | 11.3 |
| Label and its field are located next to each other | 11.4 |
Related fields are grouped (<fieldset>, role="group", or role="radiogroup") | 11.5 |
Each group has a legend (<legend>, or aria-label/aria-labelledby on role="group") | 11.6 |
| That legend is relevant | 11.7 |
<select> options grouped with <optgroup>, each with a relevant label | 11.8 |
| Button labels are relevant, and contain at least the visible label | 11.9 |
| Required fields indicated before or at the field | 11.10 |
Error messages identify the field by name and are linked to it (aria-invalid) | 11.10 |
| Error messages suggest the expected data type/format and examples — AA | 11.11 |
| Forms with legal/financial/data consequences are reversible, checkable, or confirmed — AA | 11.12 |
autocomplete used for personal data — AA | 11.13 |
11.10 vs 11.11 — the most misfiled pair in RAWeb. Identifying an error and linking it to its field
is 11.10 (tests .3/.4/.6/.7, via aria-invalid — WCAG 3.3.1, Level A). 11.11 is only
suggestions: expected data types/formats and examples (WCAG 3.3.3, AA). Filing error-linking under 11.11
downgrades a Level A failure to AA.
11.4 has exact geometry (tests 11.4.2/11.4.3): for normal fields the label sits immediately above or
left (LTR); for checkbox, radio and role="switch" it sits immediately below or right.
Trap in 11.10: required/aria-required alone satisfies 11.10.1 — but it then triggers 11.10.2,
which demands a visible mandatory indication (in the label, an associated passage of text, or the
legend). Attribute-only marking passes 11.10.1 and fails 11.10.2.
Theme 12 — Navigation
Full-page/site checks.
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| ≥2 navigation systems across the set of pages — AA | 12.1 |
| Menus and navigation bars always in the same place — AA | 12.2 |
| Site map is representative of the architecture; its links work and go where their text says — AA | 12.3 |
| Site map reachable identically across pages — AA | 12.4 |
| Search engine reachable in the same way — AA | 12.5 |
| Repeated content-grouping blocks can be reached or bypassed | 12.6 |
| Skip link to the main content region present and functional | 12.7 |
| Navigation sequence is consistent — including after scripts insert content | 12.8 |
| No keyboard traps | 12.9 |
| Single-key shortcuts are remappable or disableable | 12.10 |
| Content appearing on hover/focus/activation is keyboard reachable — AA | 12.11 |
12.8 does not mention tabindex. Its tests are: the navigation sequence is consistent (12.8.1), and it
stays consistent after a script updates or inserts content — focus repositioned correctly (12.8.2). A
positive tabindex is a reliable smell because it usually breaks 12.8.1, but RAWeb explicitly notes the
sequence "does not have to follow the natural reading order ... as long as the elements are accessible in a
coherent order". Report the incoherent order, not the attribute.
12.6 vs 12.7: bypassing repeated content blocks is 12.6, which accepts five routes — a landmark role,
a heading, a hide button, a preceding skip link, or a bypass link. 12.7 is narrower: a skip link to the
main content region specifically.
Theme 13 — Consultation
Behavioural and interaction checks.
| Check | Criteria |
|---|
| User controls every time limit — refreshes, redirects, session limits | 13.1 |
| A new window is never opened without user action | 13.2 |
| Downloadable office documents have an accessible version | 13.3 |
| That accessible version offers the same information | 13.4 |
| Cryptic content is identified | 13.5 |
| Alternatives to cryptic content are relevant | 13.6 |
| No flashing more than 3×/second — or cumulative area ≤ 21824 px² (media, script, CSS) | 13.7 |
| Moving or blinking content is controllable — pause, stop, hide (exempt if ≤ 5 s) | 13.8 |
| Content viewable in any screen orientation — AA | 13.9 |
| Complex gestures have a single-point alternative (multi-touch and path-based) | 13.10 |
| Single-point actions can be cancelled | 13.11 |
| Motion-triggered features have a non-motion alternative, and motion detection can be disabled | 13.12 |
| Document conversion preserves accessibility information — AA | 13.13 |
| Biometric identification/control has an alternative | 13.14 |
Note: warning the user before a change of context is 7.4, not 13.1.
Test 13.10.2 covers path-based gestures — a drag with no single-point
alternative (a slider that only drags, a splitter with no reset) fails it. This
is widely missed because 13.10 reads as though it were only about pinch.
13.13 and 13.14 have no WCAG equivalent (EN 301 549 §5.4 and §5.3). 13.14 is Level A: fingerprint,
facial or voice authentication needs a non-biometric alternative — and if the alternative is also
biometric, it must use a sufficiently different characteristic. No WCAG-based scanner reports either.
13.7 and 13.8 both carry exemptions that produce false failures if ignored: a flash above 3 Hz still
conforms if the cumulative area is ≤ 21824 px² (13.7), and movement lasting ≤ 5 s needs no control at all
(13.8). Conversely, pausing movement on focus only is explicitly not compliant, and where movement
cannot be stopped (a progress bar) 13.8 is NA.
The EN 301 549-only criteria — what WCAG tooling can never see
RAWeb has 30 criteria with no WCAG mapping at all. They come straight from EN 301 549 and are the
reason a RAWeb audit is not a WCAG audit. No axe/Lighthouse/WAVE rule will ever mention one.
23 of them live in Themes 14–17 (below). The other 7 hide inside ordinary themes and are the
easiest in the whole referential to miss, because nothing around them looks unusual:
| Criterion | Level | What it requires |
|---|
| 4.14 | AA | Caption/AD toggles at the same level as play/pause |
| 4.15 | AA | Captions preserved through transmit/convert/record |
| 4.16 | AA | Audio description preserved through transmit/convert/record |
| 4.17 | AA | Caption presentation controllable by the user |
| 4.18 | AA | Subtitles can be vocalised |
| 13.13 | AA | Document conversion preserves accessibility information |
| 13.14 | A | Biometric identification/control has an alternative |
If the scope has a media player, a document export, or biometric login, these apply — and a clean
automated scan says nothing about them.
Themes 14–17 (EN 301 549 Extended)
These themes go beyond standard WCAG web testing and cover documentation,
editing tools, support services, and real-time communication. They contain
Level A criteria as well as AA, so a "full audit" that never queries them is
incomplete. Query a theme when its trigger is in scope:
| Query when the scope has… | Theme |
|---|
| Accessibility documentation, or a page describing accessibility features | 14 |
| A CMS, rich-text editor, or anything that generates/transforms content | 15 |
| A help desk, contact form, or support channel | 16 |
| Chat, voice/video calling, RTT, or telecoms features | 17 |
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh topic 14
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh topic 15
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh topic 16
bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/raweb-lookup.sh topic 17
Report format
When presenting audit results, use this structured format:
# RAWeb 1.1 Accessibility Audit Report
**Page/Component**: [name or URL]
**Date**: [date]
**Target level**: AA
**Scope**: [full page / component / sample description]
## Summary
| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Criteria evaluated | XX |
| Conforming (C) | XX |
| Non-conforming (NC) | XX |
| Not applicable (NA) | XX |
| **Conformance rate** | **XX%** |
## Critical issues (must fix)
### Issue 1: [Short title]
- **Criterion**: RAWeb X.X (Level A/AA) — [criterion title]
- **WCAG**: X.X.X [SC name]
- **Location**: [file:line or selector]
- **Problem**: [description of the violation]
- **Impact**: [which users are affected and how]
- **Remediation**: [specific fix with code example]
- **Priority**: Critical / Major / Minor
## Detailed results by theme
### Theme X: [Name]
| Criterion | Level | Verdict | Notes |
|-----------|-------|---------|-------|
| X.1 | A | C / NC / NA | [detail] |
| X.2 | AA | C / NC / NA | [detail] |
## Recommendations
[Prioritised list of improvements beyond strict compliance]
Code scanning patterns
When auditing code files, use these search patterns to identify potential issues:
grep -rn '<img ' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.vue" | grep -v 'alt='
grep -rn '<a[^>]*>[[:space:]]*</a>' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx"
grep -rn 'tabindex="[1-9]' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx"
grep -rn 'onclick' --include="*.html" | grep -v '<button\|<a '
grep -rn '<input\|<select\|<textarea' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx" | grep -v 'aria-label\|aria-labelledby\|id='
grep -rn 'autoplay' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx"
grep -rn '<iframe' --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx" | grep -v 'title='
grep -rn '<html' --include="*.html" | grep -v 'lang='
grep -rn 'color:.*red\|color:.*green\|text-red\|text-green\|text-danger\|text-success' --include="*.css" --include="*.scss"
Severity classification
| Level | Description | Example |
|---|
| Critical | Blocks access entirely for some users | Missing form labels, keyboard traps, no alt on critical images |
| Major | Significant barrier but workaround exists | Poor contrast, missing skip links, ambiguous link text |
| Minor | Inconvenience but does not block access | Missing lang on inline foreign text, redundant ARIA |
When auditing, ALWAYS:
- Look up the exact criterion before rendering a verdict — never from memory.
RAWeb numbering is not WCAG numbering: RAWeb 7.3 is keyboard operability;
WCAG 2.1.1 is. A wrong number in a report is worse than no number, because it
is confidently wrong and the reader cannot tell
- Read the criterion's tests, not just its title — the title summarises, the
tests define the scope (see 11.10, which covers mandatory-field indication
despite being titled "error management")
- Apply the official test methodology from
methodologies.json
- For interactive components, start with
show <slug> — its RAWeb criteria
table is the audit scope for that component. Then code <slug> for the
known defects and the manual test procedure
- Check the pattern itself is right, not only its implementation. A
role="menu" site nav, a role="grid" read-only table, or a treeview used
for navigation are all valid ARIA and genuine regressions. code <slug> opens
with the decision table for this
- Use precise RAWeb criterion numbers (e.g., "RAWeb 11.1", not just "WCAG 1.3.1")
- Include the WCAG mapping for cross-reference — note that one RAWeb
criterion usually maps to several WCAG success criteria; cite them all
- Provide actionable remediation with code examples — the
### Do blocks in
references/patterns/<slug>.md are ready to quote
- Distinguish between Level A and AA violations — both are required for
conformance, but Level A failures are more critical
- State what automation cannot decide. Each pattern's
## Verify section
lists explicitly what axe and Lighthouse miss for it. A clean automated scan
is not a pass — say so in the report rather than letting silence imply it
