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Website Accessibility Quick Check

A guided manual review of 27 WCAG 2.2 AA questions, each marked with its success criterion and level. Record what you tested, flag barriers and plan follow-up work. This is not an automated scan or a WCAG conformance assessment.

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Perceivable

Informative images have useful alternatives; decorative images use empty alternatives (1.1.1 A)
Text meets 4.5:1 contrast, or 3:1 for large text, with WCAG exceptions reviewed (1.4.3 AA)
Prerecorded videos have captions (1.2.2 A)
Text can be resized to 200% without losing content or function (1.4.4 AA)
Colour is never the only way information is shown (1.4.1 A)
Content reflows at 320 CSS px wide (400% zoom) without scrolling both ways (1.4.10 AA)
Controls, focus indicators and meaningful graphics have 3:1 contrast (1.4.11 AA)

Operable

Everything works with a keyboard alone, with no keyboard trap (2.1.1 A, 2.1.2 A)
Keyboard focus is always visible (2.4.7 AA)
Nothing flashes more than three times a second (2.3.1 A)
A skip link or landmarks let people bypass repeated blocks (2.4.1 A)
Pointer targets are at least 24 by 24 CSS px, or have enough spacing (2.5.8 AA)
Focused items are not hidden by sticky headers, cookie banners or chat widgets (2.4.11 AA)
Anything done by dragging also works with a single tap or click (2.5.7 AA)

Understandable

Form fields have visible labels or instructions (3.3.2 A)
Errors are described in text, with a suggested fix (3.3.1 A, 3.3.3 AA)
The page language is set in the code (3.1.1 A)
Navigation appears in the same order on every page (3.2.3 AA)
Plain language, not jargon (good practice; the reading-level criterion 3.1.5 is AAA)
Help options, such as phone, chat or a contact link, are in the same place on every page (3.2.6 A)
Forms do not ask for the same information twice in one process (3.3.7 A)
Sign-in does not rely on memorising or retyping codes, and allows password managers and paste (3.3.8 AA)

Robust

Controls expose correct names, roles and values to assistive technology (4.1.2 A)
Headings and landmarks show the page structure (1.3.1 A)
Key tasks work with a screen reader (a practical test across 1.3.1 and 4.1.2)
Buttons and links are real button and link elements (4.1.2 A)
Status messages are announced without moving focus (4.1.3 AA)

Results stay on your device. Copy, download or print includes your inputs and the stated assumptions. Enquiries do not automatically attach your inputs.

Example, assumptions and model details

One failed keyboard checkpoint remains a task-critical warning even if the other 19 checks pass.

The checklist is not exhaustive and does not certify WCAG conformance. Automated tests and self-reported passes cannot replace complete task testing.

Evidence basis
Elev8d's planning assumptions, or the numbers you enter. Not an independent benchmark.
Population and market
Built for Australian businesses. Not based on a survey of the market.
Review owner
Elev8d
Model version
2026-09-20

How to use this tool

1

Use the keyboard through a real task, including menus, forms, errors and completion.

2

Check the stated criterion and applicability. Record Not tested when you lack the evidence or assistive technology.

3

Prioritise barriers that stop a task. Arrange representative user and assistive-technology testing before making a conformance claim.

How the check works

Questions are organised under the WCAG principles Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust. The score is the weighted share of tested, applicable checks reported as passing, not a percentage of WCAG conformance. Weights run from 1 to 10: keyboard access is highest, then screen-reader tasks, with good-practice items such as plain language lowest. A score appears once eight checks are answered; Not tested keeps the review provisional.

Keyboard operation, visible focus, screen-reader use and real controls are task-critical. Answered No, a keyboard or screen-reader failure caps the score at 40%, and a visible-focus or real-controls failure at 60%, whatever the other answers. They stay essential warnings while untested. Other failures stay in the action list. Test actual tasks with assistive technology; passing this short checklist does not establish conformance.

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