Accessibility Audit Report

A WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility audit with severity ratings, WCAG criterion references, and a prioritized remediation roadmap.

Best For

•A compliance-focused product team uses this before a public sector contract renewal that requires documented WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
•A frontend engineer preparing a sprint uses the quick-wins list to knock out under-an-hour fixes before tackling larger remediation items.
•An agency delivering a completed website to a client attaches this audit as proof of due diligence on accessibility.

Prompt Template

Perform a structured accessibility audit of [PRODUCT_NAME] against WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Audit scope: [AUDIT_SCOPE, e.g., homepage, checkout flow, account settings]. For each of the following categories, identify specific issues, their WCAG criterion reference (e.g., 1.4.3 Contrast), severity (Critical / Serious / Moderate / Minor), affected element, and a specific remediation recommendation: (1) Perceivable, color contrast, text alternatives for images, captions for media, (2) Operable, keyboard navigability, focus indicators, skip navigation, touch target sizes (minimum 44x44px), (3) Understandable, form labels, error identification, consistent navigation, (4) Robust, valid HTML semantics, ARIA roles and attributes, screen reader compatibility. After the findings, provide: (a) a prioritized remediation roadmap grouped by severity, (b) a quick wins list, 3–5 issues fixable in under 1 hour each, (c) tools used for testing: [TESTING_TOOLS, e.g., axe, NVDA, Lighthouse, manual keyboard test].

Pro Tip

List the actual testing tools you have access to in TESTING_TOOLS, since the recommendations should distinguish between issues confirmed by automated scanners like axe and ones that need manual keyboard or screen reader verification.

Example Output

A sample of what this prompt produces once you fill in the placeholders.

Critical, WCAG 1.4.3: body text at #999999 on white fails contrast at 2.8:1, needs to reach 4.5:1, affects all card descriptions. Serious, WCAG 2.4.7: focus indicator is invisible on the primary nav links. Quick wins: increase the checkout button touch target from 32px to 44px, add alt text to the hero image, label the search input.

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How to use this prompt

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