Accessibility checklist for teams

checklist

Sixteen checks, sorted by role. Use them at the start of a project and before every release.

Info

Ticking a check is just for you. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Content

writers · content editors · content designers

Content checks

Write content in a clear and understandable way.

Provide text alternatives for non-text content (images, video, audio).

Links should describe where the user will go if they click it, giving them an idea of what will happen.

Do not rely on sensory characteristics as the only indicator, such as shape, color or orientation (“click the red button on the right”).

UX design

interaction designers · user researchers

UX design checks

Don’t design for mouse interactions exclusively.

Include a diverse group of users, including disabled people, in your user research and usability testing.

Do not rely solely on sensory characteristics, such as shape, color or orientation (e.g. a red or green dot for indicating a status).

More resources for accessible UX design

Full guide for UX and UI designers

Visual design

UI designers · graphic designers

Visual design checks

Make sure there’s enough color contrast in your designs; a contrast ratio of 4.5 : 1 is the minimum.

Design styles for both mouse (hover) and keyboard (focus) interaction.

Don’t rely on color alone to communicate information (e.g. red borders for input fields that have errors).

More resources for accessible visual design

Full guide for UX and UI designers

Frontend development

frontend developers · UX engineers

Frontend development checks

Write semantic HTML.

Provide labels for all form controls.

Make all interactive elements keyboard accessible: use <button>, <a> and <input>.

More resources for accessible frontend development

Coming soonFull guide for frontend developers

Quality assurance

software testers · test engineers

Quality assurance checks

Read the requirements and the success criteria for WCAG compliance.

Run a manual test each release for common accessibility pitfalls.

Run an automated accessibility checker.

More resources for accessibility testing

Selecting web accessibility evaluation tools (opens external website)

Coming soonFull guide for testing