accessibility-compliance-accessibility-audit

Accessibility Audit and Testing

Assess the supplied pages and user journeys against the agreed WCAG edition and level. Record observed barriers, actual test coverage, remediation priorities and unresolved manual checks; automated scans alone do not establish conformance.

Use this skill when

• Auditing web or mobile experiences for WCAG compliance
• Identifying accessibility barriers and remediation priorities
• Establishing ongoing accessibility testing practices
• Preparing compliance evidence for stakeholders

Do not use this skill when

• You only need a general UI design review without accessibility scope
• The request is unrelated to user experience or compliance
• You cannot access the UI, design artifacts, or content

Context

Combine automated evidence with keyboard, screen-reader, focus and contrast inspection in the actual target environment. Keep untested journeys and incomplete checks visible.

Requirements

Use the supplied WCAG edition/level, target pages and flows, authorized test environment, available audit tools and representative interaction states. Missing scope or UI access is an explicit limitation, not a passing audit.

Instructions

• Confirm scope (platforms, WCAG level, target pages, key user journeys).
• Run automated scans to collect baseline violations and coverage gaps.
• Perform manual checks (keyboard, screen reader, focus order, contrast).
• Map findings to WCAG criteria, severity, and user impact.
• Provide remediation steps and re-test after fixes.
• If detailed procedures are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Example

Request: “Audit keyboard use in our checkout staging flow against WCAG 2.2 AA.”

Output: Record the exact staging URL and states tested. Inspect tab order, visible focus, field labels, validation errors and checkout completion without a pointer. Link each observed barrier to the applicable criterion and evidence; mark screen-reader and unvisited-state checks as pending. Propose a fix and repeat the failed interaction after the authorized change. Do not call the whole product compliant from one successful scan.

Resources

• resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed audit steps, tooling, and remediation examples.

Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.