accessibility-review

name	Accessibility review
description	Check a public document or page against the standard and say what to fix.
category	qa

Reviewing for accessibility

Public information has to be usable by everybody, and the fix is nearly always cheap when it is found early.

Check

Headings in real hierarchy, not visual formatting · alternative text that conveys the meaning rather than describing the picture · contrast against the ratio, with the measured value reported · link text that makes sense alone — never "click here" · tables with real headers, and no layout tables · forms with associated labels · language attribute set · no meaning carried by colour alone · video with captions and audio with a transcript.

Report with the fix

"Contrast 3.1:1 against a 4.5:1 requirement — darken to #4A4A4A" is actionable. "Poor contrast" produces another round.

Prioritise by exclusion

Order by who is shut out entirely, not by count. One unlabelled form field on the application page outranks twenty decorative images missing alt text.

Never

Pass a document because it looks fine, or treat a PDF as accessible because it opens.