How to Do a Website Accessibility Audit (Step by Step)
The article outlines a step-by-step process for conducting a website accessibility audit. It emphasizes the importance of combining automated tools with manual testing to identify and address accessibility issues. The author also highlights common mistakes to avoid and introduces AccessProof as a tool to streamline the auditing process.
- ▪An accessibility audit checks a website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
- ▪Automated tools can catch about 30-40% of accessibility issues but cannot fully assess the meaningfulness of alt text or the usability of error messages.
- ▪The audit process includes defining the scope, running automated scans, and conducting manual tests with keyboard and screen readers.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 07:20:38 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3940661) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Romain Posted on May 22 • Originally published at access-proof.com How to Do a Website Accessibility Audit (Step by Step) #a11y #testing #webdev An accessibility audit checks a website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Done well, it produces two things: a prioritized list of issues to fix, and dated evidence that you are actively conforming. Here is the 7-step workflow we use.
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